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单词 tilting
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tilting


tilt 1

T0215400 (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.

tilt 2

T0215400 (tĭlt)n. A canopy or an awning for a boat, wagon, or cart.tr.v. tilt·ed, tilt·ing, tilts To cover (a vehicle) with a canopy or an awning.
[Middle English telte, tent, from Old English teld.]
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