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collocation使倾斜；翻倒
The strong wind canted the sailboat over.
大风把帆船吹得倾斜了。
使倾斜；使歪斜
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使倾斜；使歪斜
to set or place at an angle; to tilt
The politician was canting about family values while cheating on his wife.
这位政客在大谈家庭价值观，同时却在欺骗他的妻子。
使用某个阶层或子群体的行话说话。
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
将某物设置成角度；倾斜。
To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
用固定的短语说话。
To speak in set phrases.
突然转向或改变方向。
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
cant
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原形
cants
3rd person
第三人称单数
canting
-ing
现在分词
canted
Past
过去式
canted
Past participle
过去分词
He cants about morality.
他伪善地谈论道德。
They canted during the debate.
他们在辩论中讲黑话。
She is canting now.
她现在又在说伪善的话。
规则动词
The ship canted dangerously in the storm, forcing the crew to hold on.
船在风暴中危险地倾斜，迫使船员们紧紧抓住。
He cants thieves' slang to show off his street credibility.
他讲小偷的黑话来炫耀他的街头信用。
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使倾斜；翻倒
The strong wind canted the sailboat over.
大风把帆船吹得倾斜了。
使向上倾斜；竖起
She canted the mirror up to catch the light.
她把镜子向上倾斜以捕捉光线。
斜切边缘；倒角
The craftsman canted the edge of the wooden plank.
工匠把木板边缘斜切了一下。
倾斜桶（以便倒空）
He canted the barrel to pour out the remaining water.
他倾斜木桶倒出剩余的水。
歪着头；侧着头
She canted her head to listen more carefully.
她歪着头仔细听。
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联想 can't 少了一撇：不是“不能”，而是把东西斜着放（使倾斜），或拿腔拿调地说行话、套话。
语域：formal 常见场景：nautical、mechanics、technical writing 作为动词，“cant”表示“使倾斜”时通常多用于正式或技术语境，例如航海、机械或书面描述；日常口语中较少见，更常用“tilt”或“lean”。
与 cant /kænt/ 押韵的词：ant、pant、rant、scant（均读 /ænt/）。注意拼写中都有 -ant 的 want (/wɒnt/) 和 important (/ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/) 并不押韵；其中 important 的词尾 -ant 读 /ənt/，不要误读为 /ænt/。
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