Definition of ramp in English:

ramp

noun rampræmp

1A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.
（建筑物入口处或不同层面间的）斜面，斜坡
a wheelchair ramp
轮椅用斜坡。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of the original buildings were connected inside, with ramps to accommodate the varying floor levels.
- Michelle rolled my wheelchair up the ramp on the stage, and I got to the microphone.
- The Romans were fond of building enormous ramps to allow them to walk over the walls of an enemy's strong point.
- Mrs Agnes Simms, of Holme Mill Lane, had been trying to get a wheelchair ramp fitted in her garden for the past three years.
- I threw the gun away and ran up the ramp to the second floor.
- Any money raised on Saturday at the Scout Hall in Kingsdown Park, Stratton, will be put towards a disabled toilet and wheelchair ramps at the venue.
- They would also like to see the playground levelled and a ramp installed.
- Some were housed in normal laboratory cages, while others stayed in more interesting pens, with multiple levels, ramps, bridges, tunnels and even a climbing chain.
- We raised the level of the veranda to the first floor level and incorporated ramps into the new veranda's design.
- Remember that ramps require a building permit, and the construction specifications can vary widely between jurisdictions.
- The funds will be used to develop the area at the back of the community hall into a recreational area incorporating ramps for wheelchair users.
- The tree provides structural support for the ramp and platform through the use of a cable, arch, and railing suspension system.
- A gently sloping pathway to a lower garden area works as a wheelchair ramp, but it also makes a great road for Amrita's tricycle.
- A total of ten ramps connect the three levels, creating spatial continuity and flow.
- The temple rises from the valley floor in three colonnaded terraces connected by ramps.
- To achieve this, he used a variable balance of forms, with columns, terraces, ramps and screens in a range of colours.
- Yes, I built a handicap ramp to access my building, for my dog.
- Picnic tables are built with supports and ramps to the entrance and guide rails are provided all round.
- They also arrange for home remodeling, such as building ramps for wheelchairs, and, in some areas, curb-to-curb transportation.
- All the amenities are there, and Church House only needs a short wheelchair ramp to the entrance door and is more useful than any of the proposed annexes which would be built on to the church.
Synonyms
slope, sloping surface, bank, incline, inclined plane, gradient, grade, tilt, angle
1. 1.1 A movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft.
  （供上下飞机使用的）活动舷梯，轻便梯
  Example sentencesExamples
  The technique is not recommended for delicate equipment and the trick is to complete the offload without tipping the aircraft on its tail and damaging the ramp.
  I stumbled up the boarding ramp and entered the code sequence that would open the main hatch for me.
  They hoist their bags on to the ramp, step up into the back of the aircraft and pass their bags forward to the cargo hold.
  Firefighters used fire hoses to clean the aircraft and the ramp.
  Jaini took a step down the ramp when it fully extended itself.
  He jumped down the ramp two steps at a time, and took a few quick steps toward the airport before checking himself and turning around.
  They proposed an immediate increase in the numbers of federal air marshals on flights and in airports, extra screening of passengers and baggage and more restrictive access to ramps leading to the aircraft.
  The aircraft finished final checks, taxied from the ramp toward the taxiway and proceeded to ruin my day.
  There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered.
  Gregory and I stepped off the ramp as I greeted my guests.
  ‘Lu, keep in touch,’ Andy said over the crowd as he made his way down the ramp.
  As we approached the ramp, the aircraft started to pull to the left.
2. 1.2British A transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of vehicles.
  〈英〉（路面上为强制车辆减速而采用的）小凸面
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well here was a proposal to put speed ramps in Cartron already agreed to in the past couple of months.
  Speed ramps along College Road, put in to try and dissuade boy racers who use the road to cut from one side of the town to the other, have been branded useless.
  But the ramps on the Woodhead road are far in excess of what might be needed, and completely ‘over the top’.
  Controversial speed ramps at the Woodstock Service Station in Athy will be lowered.
  Two speed ramps will be constructed at the Ardreigh Road from the railway bridge up to the Carlow Road.
  If we cannot control this, we're going to have to have ramps on all the roads.
  Last Wednesday night, the news came through that the speed ramps will be put in by the end of November.
  Speeding traffic and parking was also an issue with Martin Kavanagh who wanted ramps to control speeding and lots of them.
  But former councillor Jo Price who lives at the bottom of High Street said the ramps controlled speeding drivers.
  The volume and speed of traffic through the North Sligo town has led to increased calls for pedestrian crossings and speed ramps from local people.
  He said that he and his fellow councillors had been pressing the county council to install speed ramps at Manor Road, but to no avail.
  Speed ramps were introduced during the last week in some of the residential areas of the town.
  Paddy O'Callaghan said that adults and children were crossing the road on a speed ramp.
  Since Horse Close was equipped with speed ramps, this estate has not been utilised as much as before.
  He also said that speed ramps were not appropriate but were a last resort as a speed control.
  He turned off at high speed towards Dunton, near Laindon, and totally ignored speed ramps in one road.
  Perhaps if the council used the funding it has wasted on installing speed ramps all around the estate, its maths might have added up to a better figure.
  He has also said that speed ramps must be introduced to the street to calm the traffic that passes through.
  Speaking to a local resident, the issue of the new speed ramps came up.
  The letter noted that if ramps and speed limits signs within a housing development were deemed necessary the planning service would impose such a condition on the planning approval.
3. 1.3North American An inclined slip road leading on to or off a main road or motorway.
  〈北美〉（大道或高速公路的）（上、下）匝道
  an exit ramp
  驶出匝道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He got into the left turning lane and drove onto the on ramp and onto the freeway.
  The buildings began to thin out as they left the industrial sector of the city and entered onto a ramp that would take them to the freeway and towards Chris's house.
  And seven people were arrested when they temporarily blocked an exit ramp off Interstate 280 in San Francisco.
  It depicted a Jaguar, facing the exit ramp of the Main Street bridge.
  At the end of the exit ramp, go left for one-quarter mile to Forest Service Road 4832 and turn right.
  As a young police officer I remember finding a car parked in the middle of the entry ramp to the interstate highway.
  Brian flicked his blinker signal and descended the exit ramp.
  People shuffled out of his way, but finally he had to stop about halfway up the exit ramp leading to the overpass.
  My car broke down on the way home, within a hundred yards of an entrance ramp to the interstate.
  One night a drunk driver mistook our driveway for a freeway ramp and stumbled into our basement.
  I walked down the on ramp from the deserted avenue and continued walking down the highway.
  They also located individual subway and railroad stations and identified the entrance and exit ramps on the Moscow Ring Road, the automobile beltway that encircled the city.
  Dad turned the car onto an exit ramp and entered a very nice neighborhood, one that you would see in an expensive part of California.
  The convoy's lead vehicles served to clear the route and prevent vehicles from entering from side streets, ramps, and other approaches.
  Local roads, turn lanes and inter-change ramps, rest areas, and highway approaches were part of the improvement as well.
  But without that choice, you're on a circular highway without any exit ramps.
  It had gotten dark early and the wind was howling and the rain was pouring as he mounted the ramp to the freeway that would take him home.
  The exit ramp from the motorway took me down to a set of lights, sadly however it took everyone else down too and a queue of vehicles was waiting to get through the lights.
  Still others lobby for new roads, new highway exit ramps or new airports.
  This impedes movement of oncoming traffic, which builds up along the main ramp of the flyover.
4. 1.4
  another term for catwalk (sense 1)
2An upward bend in a stair rail.
（楼梯扶手的）弯子，弯斜段
3An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time.
斜坡波形，锯齿波形
a voltage ramp
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the reversal potentials were independent of the direction of voltage ramps.
- We applied voltage ramps from - 100 to + 100 mV to cell 1.
- During the phase ramp, fringing field effects smooth the phase profile.
- To commence near-field studies we provided voltage ramps to extend the near-field fiber repeatedly toward the sample.
- We measured recovery from inactivation during voltage ramps.
4British informal A swindle, especially one involving a fraudulent increase of the price of a share.
〈英，非正式〉诈骗，敲诈（尤指涉及股价诈涨的诈骗或敲诈）
the Stock Exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps
Synonyms
fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, confidence trick, mare's nest

verb rampræmp

1often ramp something upwith object Increase the level or amount of (something) sharply.
the company has moved into new quarters in order to ramp up production
no object the level of violence is ramping up
Example sentencesExamples
- This will also be ramped up to 1, 36,000 by 2005 fiscal-end, Chopra said.
- Electrolux says prices could come down as production is ramped up.
- ‘We plan to begin ramping production, carefully controlling our burn rate going forward,’ says CEO Gary Jones.
- But I do wonder if the discussion of content needs be be ramped up to another level.
- In earlier wars, the U.S. infrastructure was ramped up, not destroyed, but today significant parts of it are at risk.
- At least this time it seems like the cost side of the business won't be ramped up in advance of the increase in demand, if it comes at all.
- So over the next few months, Intel will continue to ramp the clockspeed of its processors.
- The centre will have a staff of 40 to 50 persons initially and later be ramped up depending on demand, he said.
- Here the pitiful handful of properties the council insisted on being ‘affordable’ are being subsidised by ramping up the prices on the rest of the houses.
- Production was radically ramped up, going from 15 a month in May 2003 to 450 a month today.
- Production was ramped up so that in future they could achieve this level of output.
- He said Chrysler's PT Cruiser and Volkswagen's Beetle are both examples of cars that saw heavy initial demand fall off after production was ramped up.
- They have routine duties but these are put on hold when exercises or operations are ramped up.
- Does this additional knowledge mean professionals have to ramp up their service levels?
- It took a world war to finally ramp federal spending up to the levels needed to pull the economy out of the ditch.
- We had a case recently of a hotel in the north which ramped up its prices and put restrictions on when people could come and go and when the bar was open.
- In addition to ramping up prices every month, they're slow to process applications, and their insurance agents take days to return calls.
- When production is fully ramped up the maximum daily capacity at the plant will reach 1,800 units a day, for an annual capacity of 405,000 units.
- On the other hand, the action is much more elaborate and the entertainment factor is ramped up a good bit.
- When the plant is ramped up to full speed by the end of 2002, it will take in 45 tons of coconut fiber and 35 tons of natural latex per month and transform them into 80 tons of finished products.
1. 1.1British Drive up the price of (a company's shares) in order to gain a financial advantage.
  a rule against share price ramping which forbids a broker to account for more than 30 per cent of trading in a share
  Example sentencesExamples
  These are the same unforgiving analysts who talked up the technology boom in the hunt for corporate business, shamelessly ramping up the price of stock which many then cunningly sold near the top of the market.
  Share ramping is an evil and insidious force within any economy.
  What's more, their wide spreads makes dealing in penny shares expensive, plus their prices are notoriously volatile and susceptible to ramping.
  Awarding chief executives shares and share options can encourage them to ramp the share price by acts of headline-catching bravado which rarely translate into value.
  If those accused of illegally ramping up the stock price of gaming company BW Resources in the Philippines are students of history, they are probably carefree these days.
  The web may be the future for our finances, but it's also prey for a new, illegal craze, share ramping.
2archaic no object (of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture.
〈古〉（动物）前肢腾空而起
they roared and ramped in cages
a ramping lion
1. 2.1with adverbial of direction Rush about uncontrollably.
  横冲直撞，暴跳
  an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields
2. 2.2with adverbial of direction (of a plant) grow or climb luxuriantly.
  （植物）蔓生，蔓延
  ivy ramped over the flower beds
  常春藤疯长到花坛上。
3no object (of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time.
斜坡波形，锯齿波形
the integrated circuit's output then ramps in the negative direction
Example sentencesExamples
- During a programming operation, the channel current is approximately zero, and the first voltage is ramped at a rate proportional to the injection current.
- The gels were run for 20 hours using switch times of 5 to 45 seconds ramped in a linear fashion.
4with object Provide with a ramp.
为…提供（或建造）斜面（或斜坡）
ramped access to public buildings
Example sentencesExamples
- It is our firm opinion, on grounds of public safety, a ramped footbridge should be provided at this location.
- A raised terrace sits in the centre, with ramped access for sitting and for play.
- A great example locally of an attraction designed to accommodate a broad range of users is Underwater World Pattaya, with its ramped access, low level displays and counters, and accessible toilets.
- Ilkley Lido, which has been known to attract up to 15,000 people in one week during hot summer weather, does have disabled changing cubicles with ramped access to the outdoor pool and café.
- The arc-shaped bridge - called Neptune's Way - will have a suspended ramped deck and will sweep across the river in an elliptical path.
- Facilities for disabled passengers should also be improved with ramped access to platforms being installed at the very minimum.

Origin

Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'rear up', also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper 'creep, crawl', of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 18th century.

Rhymes

amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp

Definition of ramp in US English:

ramp

nounræmpramp

1A slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.
（建筑物入口处或不同层面间的）斜面，斜坡
a wheelchair ramp
轮椅用斜坡。
Example sentencesExamples
- Mrs Agnes Simms, of Holme Mill Lane, had been trying to get a wheelchair ramp fitted in her garden for the past three years.
- They would also like to see the playground levelled and a ramp installed.
- They also arrange for home remodeling, such as building ramps for wheelchairs, and, in some areas, curb-to-curb transportation.
- Some of the original buildings were connected inside, with ramps to accommodate the varying floor levels.
- A gently sloping pathway to a lower garden area works as a wheelchair ramp, but it also makes a great road for Amrita's tricycle.
- Any money raised on Saturday at the Scout Hall in Kingsdown Park, Stratton, will be put towards a disabled toilet and wheelchair ramps at the venue.
- I threw the gun away and ran up the ramp to the second floor.
- The Romans were fond of building enormous ramps to allow them to walk over the walls of an enemy's strong point.
- The funds will be used to develop the area at the back of the community hall into a recreational area incorporating ramps for wheelchair users.
- Some were housed in normal laboratory cages, while others stayed in more interesting pens, with multiple levels, ramps, bridges, tunnels and even a climbing chain.
- We raised the level of the veranda to the first floor level and incorporated ramps into the new veranda's design.
- The temple rises from the valley floor in three colonnaded terraces connected by ramps.
- Remember that ramps require a building permit, and the construction specifications can vary widely between jurisdictions.
- Picnic tables are built with supports and ramps to the entrance and guide rails are provided all round.
- Michelle rolled my wheelchair up the ramp on the stage, and I got to the microphone.
- To achieve this, he used a variable balance of forms, with columns, terraces, ramps and screens in a range of colours.
- The tree provides structural support for the ramp and platform through the use of a cable, arch, and railing suspension system.
- A total of ten ramps connect the three levels, creating spatial continuity and flow.
- All the amenities are there, and Church House only needs a short wheelchair ramp to the entrance door and is more useful than any of the proposed annexes which would be built on to the church.
- Yes, I built a handicap ramp to access my building, for my dog.
Synonyms
slope, sloping surface, bank, incline, inclined plane, gradient, grade, tilt, angle
1. 1.1 A movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft.
  （供上下飞机使用的）活动舷梯，轻便梯
  Example sentencesExamples
  They hoist their bags on to the ramp, step up into the back of the aircraft and pass their bags forward to the cargo hold.
  They proposed an immediate increase in the numbers of federal air marshals on flights and in airports, extra screening of passengers and baggage and more restrictive access to ramps leading to the aircraft.
  He jumped down the ramp two steps at a time, and took a few quick steps toward the airport before checking himself and turning around.
  I stumbled up the boarding ramp and entered the code sequence that would open the main hatch for me.
  As we approached the ramp, the aircraft started to pull to the left.
  Jaini took a step down the ramp when it fully extended itself.
  There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered.
  The technique is not recommended for delicate equipment and the trick is to complete the offload without tipping the aircraft on its tail and damaging the ramp.
  ‘Lu, keep in touch,’ Andy said over the crowd as he made his way down the ramp.
  Gregory and I stepped off the ramp as I greeted my guests.
  Firefighters used fire hoses to clean the aircraft and the ramp.
  The aircraft finished final checks, taxied from the ramp toward the taxiway and proceeded to ruin my day.
2. 1.2North American An inclined road leading onto or off a main road or highway.
  〈北美〉（大道或高速公路的）（上、下）匝道
  an exit ramp
  驶出匝道。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This impedes movement of oncoming traffic, which builds up along the main ramp of the flyover.
  Dad turned the car onto an exit ramp and entered a very nice neighborhood, one that you would see in an expensive part of California.
  He got into the left turning lane and drove onto the on ramp and onto the freeway.
  At the end of the exit ramp, go left for one-quarter mile to Forest Service Road 4832 and turn right.
  They also located individual subway and railroad stations and identified the entrance and exit ramps on the Moscow Ring Road, the automobile beltway that encircled the city.
  Local roads, turn lanes and inter-change ramps, rest areas, and highway approaches were part of the improvement as well.
  I walked down the on ramp from the deserted avenue and continued walking down the highway.
  The buildings began to thin out as they left the industrial sector of the city and entered onto a ramp that would take them to the freeway and towards Chris's house.
  It depicted a Jaguar, facing the exit ramp of the Main Street bridge.
  And seven people were arrested when they temporarily blocked an exit ramp off Interstate 280 in San Francisco.
  People shuffled out of his way, but finally he had to stop about halfway up the exit ramp leading to the overpass.
  The convoy's lead vehicles served to clear the route and prevent vehicles from entering from side streets, ramps, and other approaches.
  My car broke down on the way home, within a hundred yards of an entrance ramp to the interstate.
  One night a drunk driver mistook our driveway for a freeway ramp and stumbled into our basement.
  Brian flicked his blinker signal and descended the exit ramp.
  But without that choice, you're on a circular highway without any exit ramps.
  As a young police officer I remember finding a car parked in the middle of the entry ramp to the interstate highway.
  The exit ramp from the motorway took me down to a set of lights, sadly however it took everyone else down too and a queue of vehicles was waiting to get through the lights.
  Still others lobby for new roads, new highway exit ramps or new airports.
  It had gotten dark early and the wind was howling and the rain was pouring as he mounted the ramp to the freeway that would take him home.
3. 1.3
  another term for catwalk (sense 1)
2An upward bend in a stair rail.
（楼梯扶手的）弯子，弯斜段
3An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time.
斜坡波形，锯齿波形
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the reversal potentials were independent of the direction of voltage ramps.
- We measured recovery from inactivation during voltage ramps.
- We applied voltage ramps from - 100 to + 100 mV to cell 1.
- During the phase ramp, fringing field effects smooth the phase profile.
- To commence near-field studies we provided voltage ramps to extend the near-field fiber repeatedly toward the sample.

verbræmpramp

1with object Provide or build (something) with a ramp.
为…提供（或建造）斜面（或斜坡）
Example sentencesExamples
- Ilkley Lido, which has been known to attract up to 15,000 people in one week during hot summer weather, does have disabled changing cubicles with ramped access to the outdoor pool and café.
- A raised terrace sits in the centre, with ramped access for sitting and for play.
- Facilities for disabled passengers should also be improved with ramped access to platforms being installed at the very minimum.
- It is our firm opinion, on grounds of public safety, a ramped footbridge should be provided at this location.
- A great example locally of an attraction designed to accommodate a broad range of users is Underwater World Pattaya, with its ramped access, low level displays and counters, and accessible toilets.
- The arc-shaped bridge - called Neptune's Way - will have a suspended ramped deck and will sweep across the river in an elliptical path.
2archaic no object (of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture.
〈古〉（动物）前肢腾空而起
1. 2.1with adverbial of direction Rush about violently or uncontrollably.
  横冲直撞，暴跳
  an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields
2. 2.2with adverbial of direction (of a plant) grow or climb luxuriantly.
  （植物）蔓生，蔓延
  ivy ramped over the flower beds
  常春藤疯长到花坛上。
3no object (of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time.
斜坡波形，锯齿波形
Example sentencesExamples
- During a programming operation, the channel current is approximately zero, and the first voltage is ramped at a rate proportional to the injection current.
- The gels were run for 20 hours using switch times of 5 to 45 seconds ramped in a linear fashion.

Phrasal Verbs

ramp something up (or ramp up)

(especially in reference to the production of goods) increase or cause to increase in amount.
（尤指商品生产）（使）扩大生产
they ramped up production to meet booming demand
他们扩大生产以满足迅速增长的需求。
the level of violence is ramping up
Example sentencesExamples
- If the cost of producing the others is ramping up expenses, they need to be removed.
- What else has been ramped up a little bit in the new version?
- They're now also ramping up treatment for HIV-infected people with life-saving AIDS medications.
- Security has been ramped up across the entire country.
- Some political parties have ramped those up for political reasons.
- Broadband Innovations says it's scrambling to ramp up production to meet demand.
- One fear in Asia is that a global shortage of optic fibre will hinder efforts to ramp up high-speed internet access in the region.
- Art galleries are ramping up their online presence.
- It plans to ramp up its output to two million consoles per month for the next three months.
- The Queensland Government has ramped up penalties under its Plant Protection Act, in the wake of the citrus canker outbreak at Emerald.

Origin

Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 18th century.

词汇	ramp
释义	Definition of ramp in English: ramp noun rampræmp 1A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building. （建筑物入口处或不同层面间的）斜面，斜坡 a wheelchair ramp 轮椅用斜坡。 Example sentencesExamples Some of the original buildings were connected inside, with ramps to accommodate the varying floor levels. Michelle rolled my wheelchair up the ramp on the stage, and I got to the microphone. The Romans were fond of building enormous ramps to allow them to walk over the walls of an enemy's strong point. Mrs Agnes Simms, of Holme Mill Lane, had been trying to get a wheelchair ramp fitted in her garden for the past three years. I threw the gun away and ran up the ramp to the second floor. Any money raised on Saturday at the Scout Hall in Kingsdown Park, Stratton, will be put towards a disabled toilet and wheelchair ramps at the venue. They would also like to see the playground levelled and a ramp installed. Some were housed in normal laboratory cages, while others stayed in more interesting pens, with multiple levels, ramps, bridges, tunnels and even a climbing chain. We raised the level of the veranda to the first floor level and incorporated ramps into the new veranda's design. Remember that ramps require a building permit, and the construction specifications can vary widely between jurisdictions. The funds will be used to develop the area at the back of the community hall into a recreational area incorporating ramps for wheelchair users. The tree provides structural support for the ramp and platform through the use of a cable, arch, and railing suspension system. A gently sloping pathway to a lower garden area works as a wheelchair ramp, but it also makes a great road for Amrita's tricycle. A total of ten ramps connect the three levels, creating spatial continuity and flow. The temple rises from the valley floor in three colonnaded terraces connected by ramps. To achieve this, he used a variable balance of forms, with columns, terraces, ramps and screens in a range of colours. Yes, I built a handicap ramp to access my building, for my dog. Picnic tables are built with supports and ramps to the entrance and guide rails are provided all round. They also arrange for home remodeling, such as building ramps for wheelchairs, and, in some areas, curb-to-curb transportation. All the amenities are there, and Church House only needs a short wheelchair ramp to the entrance door and is more useful than any of the proposed annexes which would be built on to the church. Synonyms slope, sloping surface, bank, incline, inclined plane, gradient, grade, tilt, angle 1.1 A movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. （供上下飞机使用的）活动舷梯，轻便梯 Example sentencesExamples The technique is not recommended for delicate equipment and the trick is to complete the offload without tipping the aircraft on its tail and damaging the ramp. I stumbled up the boarding ramp and entered the code sequence that would open the main hatch for me. They hoist their bags on to the ramp, step up into the back of the aircraft and pass their bags forward to the cargo hold. Firefighters used fire hoses to clean the aircraft and the ramp. Jaini took a step down the ramp when it fully extended itself. He jumped down the ramp two steps at a time, and took a few quick steps toward the airport before checking himself and turning around. They proposed an immediate increase in the numbers of federal air marshals on flights and in airports, extra screening of passengers and baggage and more restrictive access to ramps leading to the aircraft. The aircraft finished final checks, taxied from the ramp toward the taxiway and proceeded to ruin my day. There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered. Gregory and I stepped off the ramp as I greeted my guests. ‘Lu, keep in touch,’ Andy said over the crowd as he made his way down the ramp. As we approached the ramp, the aircraft started to pull to the left. 1.2British A transverse ridge in a road to control the speed of vehicles. 〈英〉（路面上为强制车辆减速而采用的）小凸面 Example sentencesExamples Well here was a proposal to put speed ramps in Cartron already agreed to in the past couple of months. Speed ramps along College Road, put in to try and dissuade boy racers who use the road to cut from one side of the town to the other, have been branded useless. But the ramps on the Woodhead road are far in excess of what might be needed, and completely ‘over the top’. Controversial speed ramps at the Woodstock Service Station in Athy will be lowered. Two speed ramps will be constructed at the Ardreigh Road from the railway bridge up to the Carlow Road. If we cannot control this, we're going to have to have ramps on all the roads. Last Wednesday night, the news came through that the speed ramps will be put in by the end of November. Speeding traffic and parking was also an issue with Martin Kavanagh who wanted ramps to control speeding and lots of them. But former councillor Jo Price who lives at the bottom of High Street said the ramps controlled speeding drivers. The volume and speed of traffic through the North Sligo town has led to increased calls for pedestrian crossings and speed ramps from local people. He said that he and his fellow councillors had been pressing the county council to install speed ramps at Manor Road, but to no avail. Speed ramps were introduced during the last week in some of the residential areas of the town. Paddy O'Callaghan said that adults and children were crossing the road on a speed ramp. Since Horse Close was equipped with speed ramps, this estate has not been utilised as much as before. He also said that speed ramps were not appropriate but were a last resort as a speed control. He turned off at high speed towards Dunton, near Laindon, and totally ignored speed ramps in one road. Perhaps if the council used the funding it has wasted on installing speed ramps all around the estate, its maths might have added up to a better figure. He has also said that speed ramps must be introduced to the street to calm the traffic that passes through. Speaking to a local resident, the issue of the new speed ramps came up. The letter noted that if ramps and speed limits signs within a housing development were deemed necessary the planning service would impose such a condition on the planning approval. 1.3North American An inclined slip road leading on to or off a main road or motorway. 〈北美〉（大道或高速公路的）（上、下）匝道 an exit ramp 驶出匝道。 Example sentencesExamples He got into the left turning lane and drove onto the on ramp and onto the freeway. The buildings began to thin out as they left the industrial sector of the city and entered onto a ramp that would take them to the freeway and towards Chris's house. And seven people were arrested when they temporarily blocked an exit ramp off Interstate 280 in San Francisco. It depicted a Jaguar, facing the exit ramp of the Main Street bridge. At the end of the exit ramp, go left for one-quarter mile to Forest Service Road 4832 and turn right. As a young police officer I remember finding a car parked in the middle of the entry ramp to the interstate highway. Brian flicked his blinker signal and descended the exit ramp. People shuffled out of his way, but finally he had to stop about halfway up the exit ramp leading to the overpass. My car broke down on the way home, within a hundred yards of an entrance ramp to the interstate. One night a drunk driver mistook our driveway for a freeway ramp and stumbled into our basement. I walked down the on ramp from the deserted avenue and continued walking down the highway. They also located individual subway and railroad stations and identified the entrance and exit ramps on the Moscow Ring Road, the automobile beltway that encircled the city. Dad turned the car onto an exit ramp and entered a very nice neighborhood, one that you would see in an expensive part of California. The convoy's lead vehicles served to clear the route and prevent vehicles from entering from side streets, ramps, and other approaches. Local roads, turn lanes and inter-change ramps, rest areas, and highway approaches were part of the improvement as well. But without that choice, you're on a circular highway without any exit ramps. It had gotten dark early and the wind was howling and the rain was pouring as he mounted the ramp to the freeway that would take him home. The exit ramp from the motorway took me down to a set of lights, sadly however it took everyone else down too and a queue of vehicles was waiting to get through the lights. Still others lobby for new roads, new highway exit ramps or new airports. This impedes movement of oncoming traffic, which builds up along the main ramp of the flyover. 1.4 another term for catwalk (sense 1) 2An upward bend in a stair rail. （楼梯扶手的）弯子，弯斜段 3An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time. 斜坡波形，锯齿波形 a voltage ramp Example sentencesExamples In fact, the reversal potentials were independent of the direction of voltage ramps. We applied voltage ramps from - 100 to + 100 mV to cell 1. During the phase ramp, fringing field effects smooth the phase profile. To commence near-field studies we provided voltage ramps to extend the near-field fiber repeatedly toward the sample. We measured recovery from inactivation during voltage ramps. 4British informal A swindle, especially one involving a fraudulent increase of the price of a share. 〈英，非正式〉诈骗，敲诈（尤指涉及股价诈涨的诈骗或敲诈） the Stock Exchange is investigating two blatant share ramps Synonyms fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, confidence trick, mare's nest verb rampræmp 1often ramp something upwith object Increase the level or amount of (something) sharply. the company has moved into new quarters in order to ramp up production no object the level of violence is ramping up Example sentencesExamples This will also be ramped up to 1, 36,000 by 2005 fiscal-end, Chopra said. Electrolux says prices could come down as production is ramped up. ‘We plan to begin ramping production, carefully controlling our burn rate going forward,’ says CEO Gary Jones. But I do wonder if the discussion of content needs be be ramped up to another level. In earlier wars, the U.S. infrastructure was ramped up, not destroyed, but today significant parts of it are at risk. At least this time it seems like the cost side of the business won't be ramped up in advance of the increase in demand, if it comes at all. So over the next few months, Intel will continue to ramp the clockspeed of its processors. The centre will have a staff of 40 to 50 persons initially and later be ramped up depending on demand, he said. Here the pitiful handful of properties the council insisted on being ‘affordable’ are being subsidised by ramping up the prices on the rest of the houses. Production was radically ramped up, going from 15 a month in May 2003 to 450 a month today. Production was ramped up so that in future they could achieve this level of output. He said Chrysler's PT Cruiser and Volkswagen's Beetle are both examples of cars that saw heavy initial demand fall off after production was ramped up. They have routine duties but these are put on hold when exercises or operations are ramped up. Does this additional knowledge mean professionals have to ramp up their service levels? It took a world war to finally ramp federal spending up to the levels needed to pull the economy out of the ditch. We had a case recently of a hotel in the north which ramped up its prices and put restrictions on when people could come and go and when the bar was open. In addition to ramping up prices every month, they're slow to process applications, and their insurance agents take days to return calls. When production is fully ramped up the maximum daily capacity at the plant will reach 1,800 units a day, for an annual capacity of 405,000 units. On the other hand, the action is much more elaborate and the entertainment factor is ramped up a good bit. When the plant is ramped up to full speed by the end of 2002, it will take in 45 tons of coconut fiber and 35 tons of natural latex per month and transform them into 80 tons of finished products. 1.1British Drive up the price of (a company's shares) in order to gain a financial advantage. a rule against share price ramping which forbids a broker to account for more than 30 per cent of trading in a share Example sentencesExamples These are the same unforgiving analysts who talked up the technology boom in the hunt for corporate business, shamelessly ramping up the price of stock which many then cunningly sold near the top of the market. Share ramping is an evil and insidious force within any economy. What's more, their wide spreads makes dealing in penny shares expensive, plus their prices are notoriously volatile and susceptible to ramping. Awarding chief executives shares and share options can encourage them to ramp the share price by acts of headline-catching bravado which rarely translate into value. If those accused of illegally ramping up the stock price of gaming company BW Resources in the Philippines are students of history, they are probably carefree these days. The web may be the future for our finances, but it's also prey for a new, illegal craze, share ramping. 2archaic no object (of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture. 〈古〉（动物）前肢腾空而起 they roared and ramped in cages a ramping lion 2.1with adverbial of direction Rush about uncontrollably. 横冲直撞，暴跳 an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields 2.2with adverbial of direction (of a plant) grow or climb luxuriantly. （植物）蔓生，蔓延 ivy ramped over the flower beds 常春藤疯长到花坛上。 3no object (of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time. 斜坡波形，锯齿波形 the integrated circuit's output then ramps in the negative direction Example sentencesExamples During a programming operation, the channel current is approximately zero, and the first voltage is ramped at a rate proportional to the injection current. The gels were run for 20 hours using switch times of 5 to 45 seconds ramped in a linear fashion. 4with object Provide with a ramp. 为…提供（或建造）斜面（或斜坡） ramped access to public buildings Example sentencesExamples It is our firm opinion, on grounds of public safety, a ramped footbridge should be provided at this location. A raised terrace sits in the centre, with ramped access for sitting and for play. A great example locally of an attraction designed to accommodate a broad range of users is Underwater World Pattaya, with its ramped access, low level displays and counters, and accessible toilets. Ilkley Lido, which has been known to attract up to 15,000 people in one week during hot summer weather, does have disabled changing cubicles with ramped access to the outdoor pool and café. The arc-shaped bridge - called Neptune's Way - will have a suspended ramped deck and will sweep across the river in an elliptical path. Facilities for disabled passengers should also be improved with ramped access to platforms being installed at the very minimum. Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense 'rear up', also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper 'creep, crawl', of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 18th century. Rhymes amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp Definition of ramp in US English: ramp nounræmpramp 1A slope or inclined plane for joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building. （建筑物入口处或不同层面间的）斜面，斜坡 a wheelchair ramp 轮椅用斜坡。 Example sentencesExamples Mrs Agnes Simms, of Holme Mill Lane, had been trying to get a wheelchair ramp fitted in her garden for the past three years. They would also like to see the playground levelled and a ramp installed. They also arrange for home remodeling, such as building ramps for wheelchairs, and, in some areas, curb-to-curb transportation. Some of the original buildings were connected inside, with ramps to accommodate the varying floor levels. A gently sloping pathway to a lower garden area works as a wheelchair ramp, but it also makes a great road for Amrita's tricycle. Any money raised on Saturday at the Scout Hall in Kingsdown Park, Stratton, will be put towards a disabled toilet and wheelchair ramps at the venue. I threw the gun away and ran up the ramp to the second floor. The Romans were fond of building enormous ramps to allow them to walk over the walls of an enemy's strong point. The funds will be used to develop the area at the back of the community hall into a recreational area incorporating ramps for wheelchair users. Some were housed in normal laboratory cages, while others stayed in more interesting pens, with multiple levels, ramps, bridges, tunnels and even a climbing chain. We raised the level of the veranda to the first floor level and incorporated ramps into the new veranda's design. The temple rises from the valley floor in three colonnaded terraces connected by ramps. Remember that ramps require a building permit, and the construction specifications can vary widely between jurisdictions. Picnic tables are built with supports and ramps to the entrance and guide rails are provided all round. Michelle rolled my wheelchair up the ramp on the stage, and I got to the microphone. To achieve this, he used a variable balance of forms, with columns, terraces, ramps and screens in a range of colours. The tree provides structural support for the ramp and platform through the use of a cable, arch, and railing suspension system. A total of ten ramps connect the three levels, creating spatial continuity and flow. All the amenities are there, and Church House only needs a short wheelchair ramp to the entrance door and is more useful than any of the proposed annexes which would be built on to the church. Yes, I built a handicap ramp to access my building, for my dog. Synonyms slope, sloping surface, bank, incline, inclined plane, gradient, grade, tilt, angle 1.1 A movable set of steps for entering or leaving an aircraft. （供上下飞机使用的）活动舷梯，轻便梯 Example sentencesExamples They hoist their bags on to the ramp, step up into the back of the aircraft and pass their bags forward to the cargo hold. They proposed an immediate increase in the numbers of federal air marshals on flights and in airports, extra screening of passengers and baggage and more restrictive access to ramps leading to the aircraft. He jumped down the ramp two steps at a time, and took a few quick steps toward the airport before checking himself and turning around. I stumbled up the boarding ramp and entered the code sequence that would open the main hatch for me. As we approached the ramp, the aircraft started to pull to the left. Jaini took a step down the ramp when it fully extended itself. There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered. The technique is not recommended for delicate equipment and the trick is to complete the offload without tipping the aircraft on its tail and damaging the ramp. ‘Lu, keep in touch,’ Andy said over the crowd as he made his way down the ramp. Gregory and I stepped off the ramp as I greeted my guests. Firefighters used fire hoses to clean the aircraft and the ramp. The aircraft finished final checks, taxied from the ramp toward the taxiway and proceeded to ruin my day. 1.2North American An inclined road leading onto or off a main road or highway. 〈北美〉（大道或高速公路的）（上、下）匝道 an exit ramp 驶出匝道。 Example sentencesExamples This impedes movement of oncoming traffic, which builds up along the main ramp of the flyover. Dad turned the car onto an exit ramp and entered a very nice neighborhood, one that you would see in an expensive part of California. He got into the left turning lane and drove onto the on ramp and onto the freeway. At the end of the exit ramp, go left for one-quarter mile to Forest Service Road 4832 and turn right. They also located individual subway and railroad stations and identified the entrance and exit ramps on the Moscow Ring Road, the automobile beltway that encircled the city. Local roads, turn lanes and inter-change ramps, rest areas, and highway approaches were part of the improvement as well. I walked down the on ramp from the deserted avenue and continued walking down the highway. The buildings began to thin out as they left the industrial sector of the city and entered onto a ramp that would take them to the freeway and towards Chris's house. It depicted a Jaguar, facing the exit ramp of the Main Street bridge. And seven people were arrested when they temporarily blocked an exit ramp off Interstate 280 in San Francisco. People shuffled out of his way, but finally he had to stop about halfway up the exit ramp leading to the overpass. The convoy's lead vehicles served to clear the route and prevent vehicles from entering from side streets, ramps, and other approaches. My car broke down on the way home, within a hundred yards of an entrance ramp to the interstate. One night a drunk driver mistook our driveway for a freeway ramp and stumbled into our basement. Brian flicked his blinker signal and descended the exit ramp. But without that choice, you're on a circular highway without any exit ramps. As a young police officer I remember finding a car parked in the middle of the entry ramp to the interstate highway. The exit ramp from the motorway took me down to a set of lights, sadly however it took everyone else down too and a queue of vehicles was waiting to get through the lights. Still others lobby for new roads, new highway exit ramps or new airports. It had gotten dark early and the wind was howling and the rain was pouring as he mounted the ramp to the freeway that would take him home. 1.3 another term for catwalk (sense 1) 2An upward bend in a stair rail. （楼梯扶手的）弯子，弯斜段 3An electrical waveform in which the voltage increases or decreases linearly with time. 斜坡波形，锯齿波形 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the reversal potentials were independent of the direction of voltage ramps. We measured recovery from inactivation during voltage ramps. We applied voltage ramps from - 100 to + 100 mV to cell 1. During the phase ramp, fringing field effects smooth the phase profile. To commence near-field studies we provided voltage ramps to extend the near-field fiber repeatedly toward the sample. verbræmpramp 1with object Provide or build (something) with a ramp. 为…提供（或建造）斜面（或斜坡） Example sentencesExamples Ilkley Lido, which has been known to attract up to 15,000 people in one week during hot summer weather, does have disabled changing cubicles with ramped access to the outdoor pool and café. A raised terrace sits in the centre, with ramped access for sitting and for play. Facilities for disabled passengers should also be improved with ramped access to platforms being installed at the very minimum. It is our firm opinion, on grounds of public safety, a ramped footbridge should be provided at this location. A great example locally of an attraction designed to accommodate a broad range of users is Underwater World Pattaya, with its ramped access, low level displays and counters, and accessible toilets. The arc-shaped bridge - called Neptune's Way - will have a suspended ramped deck and will sweep across the river in an elliptical path. 2archaic no object (of an animal) rear up on its hind legs in a threatening posture. 〈古〉（动物）前肢腾空而起 2.1with adverbial of direction Rush about violently or uncontrollably. 横冲直撞，暴跳 an awful beast ramping about the woods and fields 2.2with adverbial of direction (of a plant) grow or climb luxuriantly. （植物）蔓生，蔓延 ivy ramped over the flower beds 常春藤疯长到花坛上。 3no object (of an electrical waveform) increase or decrease voltage linearly with time. 斜坡波形，锯齿波形 Example sentencesExamples During a programming operation, the channel current is approximately zero, and the first voltage is ramped at a rate proportional to the injection current. The gels were run for 20 hours using switch times of 5 to 45 seconds ramped in a linear fashion. Phrasal Verbs ramp something up (or ramp up) (especially in reference to the production of goods) increase or cause to increase in amount. （尤指商品生产）（使）扩大生产 they ramped up production to meet booming demand 他们扩大生产以满足迅速增长的需求。 the level of violence is ramping up Example sentencesExamples If the cost of producing the others is ramping up expenses, they need to be removed. What else has been ramped up a little bit in the new version? They're now also ramping up treatment for HIV-infected people with life-saving AIDS medications. Security has been ramped up across the entire country. Some political parties have ramped those up for political reasons. Broadband Innovations says it's scrambling to ramp up production to meet demand. One fear in Asia is that a global shortage of optic fibre will hinder efforts to ramp up high-speed internet access in the region. Art galleries are ramping up their online presence. It plans to ramp up its output to two million consoles per month for the next three months. The Queensland Government has ramped up penalties under its Plant Protection Act, in the wake of the citrus canker outbreak at Emerald. Origin Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘rear up’, also used as a heraldic term): from Old French ramper ‘creep, crawl’, of unknown origin. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 18th century. noun.1 phr.v.
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