区别辨析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。

  • The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor.
    桌子翻了,结果我们所有的饮料都掉在地上。
  • If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up.
    如果你在书架的一头放的书太多,书架会翻掉的。
  • 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 path slopes up/down to the house.
    小路倾斜向上/向下通往房子。
  • 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。
  • His handwriting slopes backwards.
    他写的字向右斜。
  • It was a very old house with sloping walls.
    这房子已经很旧,墙都歪了。

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。
  • Anna looked up at him with her head tilted to one side.
    安娜歪着脑袋,抬眼望着他。
  • The front seats of the car tilt.
    汽车的前座可以倾斜。