tip、slope与tilt这些动词均含“倾斜”之意。
tip : 指向一边倾斜或向上翻转、失去平衡或完全翻转过来。
- Don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.
不要那样向后仰椅子，你会翻倒的。
slope : 指向上或向下渐渐倾斜的表面，多用于山、屋顶等缓缓倾斜。
- The football pitch sloped at the south end, so one half of the game had to be played uphill.
我们学校的足球场南端呈斜坡状，所以比赛总是有一半不得不踢上坡球。
tilt : 指有意识地或长时间地使物体处于倾斜状态。
- He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk.
他把椅子向后倾，双脚搁在书桌上。
