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laterally

/lat-er-uh-lee/US // ˈlæt ər ə li //

侧面,横向,侧面而言,横向上

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adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : from side to side; along a plane:You can force plants to grow wide and bushy by training the growth tips to grow laterally rather than cutting off the tops of the shoots.
    • : in a way that involves a broadly equivalent position, office, etc.:She worked as a nurse for many years and then, moving laterally, was employed as an area supervisor in the social work field.

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Examples

  • One lateral-filled kickoff return by the Raiders later, the Dolphins were left to celebrate.

  • A soundbar is first and foremost meant to elevate your TV’s sound system to a new level, so if you’re taking the plunge, it makes sense to upgrade rather than make a lateral move.

  • Fish have a lateral line filled with nerve endings to detect noises and vibrations made by both predators and prey.

  • The Cowboys also used a trick play on a punt return — throwing the ball across the field on a lateral — to set up a field goal.

  • In humans, this ventral pathway begins in the eyes and proceeds to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus, a sort of relay station for sensory information.

  • Instead of going sequentially, city by city, it will be done laterally, with vans going to different locations at the same time.

  • Presently the travellers turned the point of a naked ridge which projected laterally into the valley.

  • They have a black head and back, white breast and yellow crest, the feathers of which spread out laterally.

  • Laterally, the buildings were crowded together, until the upper floors were pushed out on timber brackets for light and air.

  • All substances attract each other; not only in the direction of the center of the earth, but laterally, as well.

  • The belly and underside of the tail were yellowish tan with dark brown spots laterally.