slant

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈslɑːnt/    美 /ˈslænt/|/ˈslæːnt/|/ˈslɐːnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A slope; an incline, inclination.
    — The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
  2. A sloped surface or line.
  3. A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
  4. Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
    — Initial inquiries among professional typists uncover names like slant, slant line, slash, and slash mark. Examination of typing instruction manuals discloses additional names such as diagonal and diagonal mark, and other sources provide the designation oblique.
  5. An oblique movement or course.
  6. A sloping surface in a culture medium.
  7. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
  8. A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
  9. A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
  10. A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult. US,obsolete
  11. An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere. slang
  12. A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement. Australia,slang
  13. A point of view, an angle.
    — It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
  14. A look, a glance. US
    — All batters looked alike to him—I don't believe he ever took a slant at the averages;
  15. A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian. US,derogatory,ethnic,slur
动词 v.
  1. To lean, tilt or incline. ambitransitive
    — If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
  2. To bias or skew. transitive
    — The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
  3. To lie or exaggerate. Scotland,intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Sloping; oblique; slanted.
    — The Laplander beholds the far-off Sun Dart his slant beam on unobeying snows, […]

词形变化

slants plural slants present,singular,third-person slanting participle,present slanted participle,past slanted past

词汇关系

近义词
slash
衍生词
downslant rough slant slant bar slant distance slantendicular slanter slanteye slant-eyed slantface slant height slant line slantly slant of wind slant range slant rhyme slant sight slantways slantwise slanty slaunchwise upslant reslant slantable
相关词
slent aslant

词源

词源 1
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.
词源 2
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.
词源 3
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectal slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintaną. Probably influenced by aslant.
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