英语词汇“tilt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tilt¹

(tĭlt)

v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts

v.tr.

1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline: tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward. See Synonyms at slant.

2. To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another: a development that tilted the balance of trade in their favor.

a. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.

b. To charge (an opponent); attack.

4. To forge with a tilt hammer.

v.intr.

1. To slope; incline: The field tilts toward the river.

2. To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something: She recently tilted toward vegetarianism.

3. To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute: "The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor" (Stephen W. Sears).

a. To fight with lances; joust.

b. To engage in a combat or struggle; fight: tilting at injustices.

1. The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted.

a. An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: adjusting the tilt of a writing table.

b. A sloping surface, as of the ground.

a. A tendency to favor one side in a dispute: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings.

b. A preference, inclination, or bias: "pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press" (Nat Hentoff).

a. A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another.

b. A thrust or blow with a lance.

5. A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate.

6. A tilt hammer.

7. New England See seesaw.

Idioms:

at full tilt

At full speed: a tank moving at full tilt.

on tilt

In a reckless manner, especially playing poker recklessly after experiencing bad or good luck.

[Middle English tilten, to cause to fall, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

tilter n.

单词	tilt
释义	tilt¹ (tĭlt) v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts v.tr. 1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline: tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward. See Synonyms at slant. 2. To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another: a development that tilted the balance of trade in their favor. 3. a. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust. b. To charge (an opponent); attack. 4. To forge with a tilt hammer. v.intr. 1. To slope; incline: The field tilts toward the river. 2. To have a preference, favor, or be inclined toward something: She recently tilted toward vegetarianism. 3. To be advantageous to one side over another, as in a dispute: "The battle ... was beginning to tilt again in the Confederates' favor" (Stephen W. Sears). 4. a. To fight with lances; joust. b. To engage in a combat or struggle; fight: tilting at injustices. n. 1. The act of tilting or the condition of being tilted. 2. a. An inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant: adjusting the tilt of a writing table. b. A sloping surface, as of the ground. 3. a. A tendency to favor one side in a dispute: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings. b. A preference, inclination, or bias: "pitilessly illuminates the inaccuracies and tilts of the press" (Nat Hentoff). 4. a. A medieval sport in which two mounted knights with lances charged together and attempted to unhorse one another. b. A thrust or blow with a lance. 5. A combat, especially a verbal one; a debate. 6. A tilt hammer. 7. New England See seesaw. *Idioms:* *at full tilt* At full speed: a tank moving at full tilt. *on tilt* In a reckless manner, especially playing poker recklessly after experiencing bad or good luck. [Middle English tilten, to cause to fall, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] tilter n.
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