It's flattened quite a bit, but it is still upward sloping.

它已经变平了不少，但仍然是向上倾斜的。

Such an assertion may seem to fly in the face of recent economic data and even the long upward slope of history.

这种说法似乎与近期的经济数据以及历史上长期上升趋势背道而驰。

His fame, though still on its upward slope, already overshadowed the soberer reputations of his fellow-clergymen, eminent as several of them were.

他的名声虽然还在上升，但已经盖过了他的牧师同事们更为冷静的名声，其中有几位是杰出的。

How soaring energy costs could hobble the recovery FUEL PRICES over the past month show the same vertiginous upward slope as a covid-19 case count during a particularly brutal wave.

飙升的能源成本如何阻碍经济复苏过去一个月的期货价格显示出与残酷的冠状病毒病例数量一样令人眩晕的上升比率。