单词 | slant |
释义 | slant v., n., & adj. --v   1. intr. slope; diverge from a line; lie or go obliquely to a vertical or horizontal line.   2. tr. cause to do this.   3. tr. (often as slanted adj.) present (information) from a particular angle esp. in a biased or unfair way. --n   1. a slope; an oblique position.   2. a way of regarding a thing; a point of view, esp. a biased one. --adj sloping, oblique. Phrases and idioms on a (or the) slant aslant. slant-eyed having slanting eyes. slant height the height of a cone from the vertex to the periphery of the base. Etymology: aphetic form of ASLANT: (v.) rel. to ME slent f. ON sletta dash, throw |
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