| 单词 | tilt |
| 释义 | tilt v. & n. --v 1. intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over. 2. intr. (foll. by at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. in jousting. 3. intr. (foll. by with) engage in a contest. 4. tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with a tilt-hammer. --n 1. the act or an instance of tilting. 2. a sloping position. 3. (of medieval knights etc.) the act of charging with a lance against an opponent or at a mark, done for exercise or as a sport. 4. an encounter between opponents; an attack esp. with argument or satire (have a tilt at). 5. = tilt-hammer. Phrases and idioms full (or at full) tilt 1. at full speed. 2. with full force. tilt-hammer a heavy pivoted hammer used in forging. tilt-yard hist. a place where tilts (see sense 3 of n.) took place. Derivatives tilter n. Etymology: ME tilte perh. f. an OE form rel. to tealt unsteady f. Gmc: weapon senses of unkn. orig. |
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