Word · Frequency #15689
slant
倾斜；歪斜
To lean, tilt, or incline.
- 1.
To lean, tilt or incline.
倾斜,倾斜或倾向
- 2.
To bias or skew.
偏见或扭曲
使有偏向；歪曲；倾斜,倾斜或倾向；偏见或扭曲；(使)倾斜
In use
The picture on the wall slants a little to the left.
Morning light slanted through the curtains and woke me gently.
He slanted the story to make himself seem more important.
Verb forms
base slant · third person slants · -ing slanting · past slanted · past participle slanted
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- slant toward
- 向……倾斜
- The ground slants toward the stream.地面向小溪倾斜。
- slanted roof
- 倾斜的屋顶
- The cottage has a slanted roof.这间小屋有倾斜的屋顶。
- slanting light
- 斜射的光线
- Slanting light came through the window.斜射的光线透过窗户照进来。
- slanted against
- 对……有偏向的
- The article was slanted against the proposal.这篇文章对这项提案有偏见。
- slant the truth
- 歪曲事实
- He slanted the truth to avoid blame.他歪曲事实以逃避责任。
- slanted coverage
- 有偏向的报道
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想阳光斜照进窗（sunlight slanting），影子倾斜；报道被 slant 就是带偏向、歪曲事实。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a physical tilt or lean、describing biased presentation of information 该词作动词时，既常用于描述物体倾斜或歪斜，也可用于表示使报道、观点等带有偏向性。两种用法在日常和书面表达中都比较常见，整体语体偏中性；具体使用时可结合语境判断，无强烈的正式或随意色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with slant /slænt/: they share the same stressed vowel /æ/ and end with /nt/. Beware lookalikes: 'slate' /sleɪt/ and 'slang' /slæŋ/ look similar but do not rhyme with slant.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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