lateral + noun
The car made a sudden lateral movement.
汽车突然做了一个侧向移动。
外侧的；偏离中线的；边音的；舌侧音的；位于或延伸到侧面的；偏离身体正中线和矢状面的
Of, relating to, or situated at the side.
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
(of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
位于或延伸到侧面的
situated at or extending to the side; ; - Tennyson
偏离身体正中线和矢状面的
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
The company is planning a lateral move to expand into neighboring markets.
公司正计划进行横向扩张，进入邻近市场。
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示横向的、侧向的，修饰 move。
AI contextual example
He suffered a lateral ankle sprain during the basketball game.
他在篮球比赛中脚踝外侧扭伤。
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示外侧的、侧面的，修饰 ankle sprain。
AI contextual example
The architect added lateral windows to improve natural lighting in the room.
建筑师增加了侧窗以改善房间的自然采光。
用法提示：lateral 作形容词，表示侧面的，修饰 windows。
AI contextual example
The car made a sudden lateral movement.
汽车突然做了一个侧向移动。
常用于描述植物的生长方向。
The branches of the tree are lateral.
树的树枝是侧生的。
用于解剖学或几何学描述相对位置。
The eyes are lateral to the nose.
眼睛位于鼻子的两侧。
grammar · medium
易错句子He moved lateral.
正确表达He moved laterally.
lateral是形容词，不能修饰动词；应使用副词形式laterally。
grammar · medium
易错句子The building is lateral with the road.
正确表达The building is lateral to the road.
表示“与……相邻”时，lateral后接介词to，而非with。
lateral 指位置或方向在侧面，而 literal 指按字面意义理解，不涉及空间方向。
lateral 指侧面的，latter 指两者中的后者，发音相似但含义不同。
侧向移动；横向移动
The dancer's lateral movement was smooth and controlled.
舞者的侧向移动流畅而稳健。
侧向力
A strong lateral force can push a car off the road.
强大的侧向力能把汽车推离道路。
侧切牙
The lateral incisor is next to the central incisor.
侧切牙位于中切牙的旁边。
侧平举
He did three sets of lateral raises with dumbbells.
他用哑铃做了三组侧平举。
横向稳定性
The bridge needs high lateral stability to withstand strong winds.
这座桥需要很高的横向稳定性来抵御强风。
侧视图
The engineer examined the lateral view of the machine.
工程师检查了机器的侧视图。
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词根 later-（源自拉丁语 latus，意为“侧面/边”）+ 后缀 -al（形容词后缀，表“与…有关的”）。无前缀。同根词：bilateral（双边的）、unilateral（单边的）、equilateral（等边的）；同后缀词：national（国家的）、cultural（文化的）。
同为解剖学方位术语，表示靠近身体中心或四肢附着点。
同为解剖学方位术语，表示远离身体中心或四肢附着点。
同为解剖学方位术语，表示位于身体前侧。
同为解剖学方位术语，表示位于身体后侧。
同为解剖学方位术语，表示位于身体上部，与表示侧面的 lateral 相对照。
横向思维
Solving this problem requires some lateral thinking.
解决这个问题需要一些横向思维。
平级调动；横向变动
Transferring to another department was just a lateral move for him.
调到另一个部门对他而言只是平级调动。
横向思维是为了改变概念和认知。
The lateral branch of the tree grew toward the sunlight.
树的侧枝朝着阳光生长。
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