ramp

noun
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  1. a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other斜坡;坡道
    • Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users.应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。🔊🔊
  2. (North American English)
    (British English slip road)
    a road used for driving onto or off a major road such as a motorway or interstate(进出高速公路等的)支路,引路,匝道
    • a freeway exit ramp高速公路的出口坡道
    see also off-ramp, on-rampTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  3. a slope or set of steps that can be moved, used for loading a vehicle or getting on or off a plane(装车或上下飞机的)活动梯,活动坡道
    • a loading ramp装货用的活动坡道
    Extra Examples
    • I drove up the ramp onto the ferry.我开车上坡道到渡轮上。
    • She led the horse carefully down the ramp.她小心翼翼地将马带下坡道。
    • We manoeuvred the sofa onto the loading ramp.我们把沙发操纵到装货台上。
  4. (Indian English) the long stage that models walk on during a fashion show(时装模特走秀的)T 型台 synonym catwalk, runway
  5. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. The current senses date from the late 18th cent.

ramp

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ramp
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he / she / it ramps
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past simple ramped
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past participle ramped
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-ing form ramping
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