ramp

pronunciation

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  • n.
    土堤斜坡
    斜道
    敲诈
    (装车或上下飞机的)活动梯
  • vt.&vi.
    敲诈
  • vi.
    蔓延

Word Origin

ramp 斜坡,匝道,狂蹦乱跳,狂暴,蔓延

来自古法语 ramper,爬,上升,登山,来自 Proto-Germanic*hrimp,卷起,弯起,收缩,来自 PIE*sker,弯,转,缩起,词源同 ring,curve.比喻用法,原用于形容动物蹲立在后脚跟上蓄势待发奔跑的姿势,引申诸相关词义。

Example

1. A downtown parking garage is being fitted with a water tank beneath its entrance ramp .
市中心一个停车场的入口斜坡下配备了一个大型蓄水池。
2. This ramp , coated with mud and water , eased the displacement of the blocks which were pushed ( or pulled ) into place .
这个斜坡覆盖着一层泥和水,然后缓缓地移动推(或拉)到上面的石块。
3. He then asked me how much I had to ramp up sales to achieve my three-year goal .
他然后问我多少我必须舷梯达到我3年的目标的销售。
4. I used a color ramp from black to blue to white , with each line 's color depending on its weight .
依据权重值,每条线的斜面颜色会有黑、蓝、白的不同颜色。
5. His key invention was a ramp designed for each parking space that allowed every viewer to see the screen ( as shown in this diagram from an august 1933 edition of popular science ) .
霍林斯赫德的主要发现是为了让停在每个地方的车主都能看得到屏幕的斜坡(1933年8月《大众科学》中一期有图记载)。

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