单词 | lateral |
释义 | lat·er·al ![]() adj. 1. Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side. 2. Of or constituting a change within an organization or hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left: made a lateral move within the company. 3. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue. n. 1. A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage. 2. Football A lateral pass. 3. Linguistics A lateral sound, such as (l). v. lat·er·aled, lat·er·al·ing, lat·er·als also lat·er·alled or lat·er·al·ling Football v.intr. To execute a lateral pass. v.tr. To pass (the ball) sideways or backward. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin laterālis, from latus, later-, side.] later·al·ly adv. |
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