| 单词 | to say tilt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto (light up and) say ‘tilt’ c. to (light up and) say ‘tilt’, to register by one's look or reaction that something is wrong. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt, be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] > express doubt perhaps1783 humph1814 vague1880 umph1894 to (light up and) say ‘tilt’1974 1953 [see sense 6b]. 1972 [see sense 6b]. 1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xvi. 173 Anything concerning submarines made Dawlish light up and say tilt. 1980 G. Hammond Reward Game xi. 157 ‘No, we've already been offered forty by Frank Hutch—’ ‘That should make him light up and say “Tilt”,’ Keith said with satisfaction. 1984 L. Deighton Mexico Set viii. 113 ‘It's nothing to do with virtue and evil… It's a game of chance.’ ‘Is there nothing that lights up and says ‘tilt’ when you cheat?’ < as lemmas |
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