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acclivity
noun[ C or U ]
formaluk /əˈklɪv.ə.ti/ us /əˈklɪv.ə.t̬i/
an upward slope; the fact of sloping upward: 上（行）坡
The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities. 这个小村庄处于两个上行缓坡之间的山谷中。
I left the wooded valley and proceeded to mount the steep acclivity of Wildfell.
This mountain looks a monster, its very steep acclivities soaring skyward in terraces of uncompromising cliffs.
Behind the church, and sloping up a gentle acclivity, was its capacious burying-ground.
He encompassed the city with a wall, and made use of the acclivity of the place for making its fortifications stronger.
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