Word · Frequency #15689
slants
倾斜;歪斜
slants is the third person singular of slant.
核心释义
To lean, tilt, or incline.
- 1.
倾斜,倾斜或倾向
To lean, tilt or incline.
- 2.
偏见或扭曲
To bias or skew.
使有偏向;歪曲;倾斜,倾斜或倾向;偏见或扭曲;(使)倾斜
用法In use
The picture on the wall slants a little to the left.
用法提示:slants 是动词第三人称单数,表示物体倾斜、歪斜。
Morning light slanted through the curtains and woke me gently.
用法提示:slanted 是动词过去式,描述光线斜射。
He slanted the story to make himself seem more important.
用法提示:slanted 在此作及物动词,表示有意歪曲、使带有偏向。
sth slants (to/toward sth)
作不及物动词,指物体本身倾斜、歪斜,后面常接表示方向的副词或介词短语。
The old floor slants toward the window.
这块旧地板朝窗户那边倾斜。
slant sth toward/towards sb/sth
作及物动词,表示使某事物偏向某一方,通常含有不公正的意味。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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