| 单词 | on a slant |
| 释义 | > as lemmason a slant a. Slope, inclination, obliquity. on the slant, aslant, obliquely. Also on a slant. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [noun] hieldinga1340 angling1570 inclination1590 skewing1611 clinamen1704 inclension1751 slant1817 the world > space > relative position > inclination > obliquely [phrase] on (the) slenta1400 of squinc1440 at angles with1646 on the angle1753 on the (or a) skew1881 on the slant1884 on a slant1951 1817 H. T. Colebrooke tr. Bhāskara Āchārya in Algebra 97 Where the length of the cavity, owing to the slant of the sides, is measured [etc.]. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad 258 The slant of a ladder that leans against a house. 1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 97 Not a bad road, but on the steeper side of the hill, and quite on the slant. 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) xv. 286 Busse..leaped quickly, hit the lower level of the street pavement on a slant, and almost turned his ankle. 1957 D. Lessing Going Home ii. 35 The night was magnificent; the Southern Cross on a slant overhead. < as lemmas |
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