Word · Frequency #6422
tilt
倾斜；斜坡；倾角
a slope or inclination, especially of part of the body
可指物体表面，也可指身体部位的倾斜，如骨盆倾斜。
- 1.
A slope or inclination.
斜坡或倾斜。
- 2.
A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
用于马车、船等的帆布遮盖。
- 3.
The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
身体部位的倾斜,如脊柱、骨盆、头部等。
- 4.
Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
任何上方的遮盖物,尤指帐篷。
- 5.
The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
摄像机的受控垂直移动,或实现此动作的装置。
- 6.
A jousting contest. (countable)
马上长矛比武。
- 7.
An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
对某事的尝试,如竞选公职。
- 8.
A thrust, as with a lance.
刺,如用长矛刺。
- 9.
A tilt hammer.
锻锤。
摄像机俯仰；垂直摇摄；俯仰装置；尝试；企图；马上长矛比武；比武；遮盖物；帐篷；帆布篷；（长矛的）刺；戳
In use
The table has a slight tilt, so the cups keep sliding.
He adjusted the tilt of the camera to get a better angle.
With a slight tilt of her head, she showed that she disagreed.
Connections
Collocations
- at a tilt
- 倾斜地；歪斜着
- The picture on the wall was at a slight tilt.墙上的画略微倾斜。
- head tilt
- 头部倾斜；歪头
- The doctor noticed a slight head tilt in the patient.医生注意到病人有轻微的头部倾斜。
- pelvic tilt
- 骨盆倾斜运动
- Do pelvic tilts to strengthen your lower back.做骨盆倾斜运动来加强你的下背部。
- camera tilt
- 摄像机俯仰；垂直摇摄
- A camera tilt can reveal the full height of the building.摄像机俯仰拍摄可以展现出建筑的全貌高度。
- tilt angle
- 倾斜角；倾角
- The tilt angle of the solar panel affects how much energy it collects.太阳能电池板的倾斜角会影响它收集多少能量。
- have a tilt at
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把比萨斜塔记住：它一直 tilt（倾斜），像塔尖歪向一边。看到 tilt 就想到那个永远倾斜的塔。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a surface or object that is not level、talking about the angle or slope of something 该词作名词表示“倾斜、斜坡”时，通常属于中性日常用词，口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式偏向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with tilt /tɪlt/: they have the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /lt/. Note that tile /taɪl/ and till /tɪl/ are spelling lookalikes but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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