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slanting

/slant, slahnt/US // slænt, slɑnt //UK // (slɑːnt) //

歪歪斜斜的,歪歪斜斜,倾斜的,倾斜

Related Words

leaning倾斜的,倾斜,倾斜度,倾斜性point of view观点,视点,视角,意见angle角度,观点,角度问题,视角predisposition预设条件,预设情况,预设,预设性viewpoint观点,视角,视野,主张tilt倾斜,倾斜度,倾斜的,俯仰skew倾斜,歪斜,倾斜度,倾斜性orient东方,东方的,东方的人warp经纱,经纬度,经,翘曲incline倾斜,倾斜度,倾斜的,倾向性gradient梯度,坡度,倾斜度,渐变rake耙子,钉耙,耙,钉钯diagonal对角线,对角线式,对角线的,对角线型grade等级cant坎特,罐头,罐子declination偏角,倾角,偏角仪,偏转角ramp坡道,斜坡,匝道,斜面pitch沥青,场地,俯视,俯瞰inclination倾斜度,倾向性,倾角,倾向camber弯曲度,弯曲度大,驼背,驼峰

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
    • : to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, bias, personal feeling or inclination, etc..
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cause to slope.
    • : to distort by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, especially in order to reflect a particular viewpoint: He slanted the news story to discredit the Administration.
    • : to write, edit, or publish for the interest or amusement of a specific group of readers: a story slanted toward young adults.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : slanting or oblique direction; slope: the slant of a roof.
    • : a slanting line, surface, etc.
    • : virgule.
    • : a mental leaning, bias, or distortion: His mind shows a curious slant.
    • : viewpoint; opinion; attitude: Let him give you his slant.
    • : Informal. a glance or look.
    • : Also called angle. Journalism. the particular mood or vein in which something is written, edited, or published: His column always has a humorous slant.
    • : Football. an offensive play in which the ball-carrier runs toward the line of scrimmage at an angle.Also called slant-in. a pass pattern in which a receiver cuts diagonally across the middle of the field.
    • : Also called slant-eye [slant-ahy, slahnt-ahy] /ˈslæntˌaɪ, ˈslɑntˌaɪ/ .Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person from East Asia, especially a Chinese or Japanese person.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : sloping; oblique: a slant roof; a slant approach.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.inclining
Synonyms
bent弯曲的,弯曲,弯的,弯弯曲曲sloping倾斜的,倾斜,坡度大的,坡度tilting倾斜,倾斜的,倾斜度,倾斜性aslant倾斜度,斜线,倾斜,倾斜的aslope坡度,坡,坡道,倾斜oblique偏斜,偏斜的,倾斜的,歪歪斜斜

Examples

  • On the Browns’ third play, Mayfield rifled a slant to Jarvis Landry, who sprinted past a passel of defensive backs until he dived into the end zone.

  • Other scenarios just didn’t arrange this group of KBOs in the right place with the right slant.

  • It just gave me a whole new slant on how to approach these stories.

  • Then Uiagalelei brought his Hercules arm to the overtime as well, zooming one to a slanting Cornell Powell, a Clemson senior receiver having a heyday after several years of spot duty.

  • Yet throughout the offseason, NFL analysts have debated whether Thomas’s production is best explained by his skill and talent, or if instead he’s merely a good receiver who runs a lot of slants and benefits from being in an elite offense.

  • The silverback pushes past the teen, rolling him down a slanting hill.

  • “The news is slanting in different directions,” Tom complains as he and Vickie hunker down in a bar.

  • What stands out is a positive willpower and drive seen in the strong, upward-slanting ‘t’ bars (as in “pattern”).

  • At another, slanting morning light indicates an a.m. moment.

  • Hilda took the letter with apprehension, as she recognized the down-slanting calligraphy of Sarah Gailey.

  • With a characteristic peculiar slanting motion Edwin nodded.

  • Then came the end: the Titanic, with a low long slanting dive went down and with her Thomas Andrews.

  • Unfortunately a slanting groove has been cut through the upper mouldings of it.

  • Holding it with the light slanting over it, he peered inside, but found no inscription.

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