tilt
verb
noun
tɪlt
verb
1
to
move
a
part
of
your
body,
especially
your
head
or
chin,
upwards
or
to
the
side
(使)倾斜,(使)倾侧;
My
mother
tilted
her
head
and
smiled.
我妈妈歪起头笑了。
Ned’s
mouth
tilted
upwards
slightly
at
the
corners.
内德的嘴角微微翘起。
2
to
move
or
make
something
move
into
a
position
where
one
side
is
higher
than
the
other
(使)倾斜着移动;
As
it
came
into
land,
the
plane
tilted
sideways.
飞机降落时有点侧偏。
The
man
was
tilting
his
chair
back.
那男人往后翘着椅子。
3
if
an
opinion
or
situation
tilts,
or
if
something
tilts
it,
it
changes
so
that
people
start
to
prefer
one
person,
belief,
or
action
to
others
(使)倾向于,(使)偏向于
Crisis
situations
tend
to
tilt
the
balance
of
power
in
favour
of
the
president.
危急形势总是会把权力天平倾向于总统。
[+
toward/towards
]
Government
tax
policy
has
tilted
toward
industrial
development.
政府的税收政策已经向工业发展倾斜。
4
to
attack
someone
in
what
you
say
or
write
抨击〔某人〕
5
tilt at windmills
to
waste
time
and
energy
attacking
an
enemy
that
is
not
real
攻击假想敌,庸人自扰
noun
6
(at) full tilt
as
fast
as
possible
全速地
He
charged
full
tilt
down
the
slope.
他全速冲下斜坡。
7
a
movement
or
position
in
which
one
side
of
something
is
higher
than
the
other
倾斜,倾侧
C,U
a
slight
tilt
of
the
head
头的微微倾斜
8
a
preference
for
one
person,
belief,
or
action
over
others
〔对某人、某信仰或某行为的〕倾向,偏向
C
[+
toward/towards
]
the
recent
tilt
toward
the
Democrats
最近向民主党倾斜的民意
9
an
attempt
to
win
something
[英] 〔意欲赢得某物的〕企图,尝试
C | BrE
[+
at
]
The
team
is
preparing
for
another
tilt
at
the
European
Cup.
球队正在准备再一次问鼎欧洲杯。
10
a
spoken
or
written
attack
on
someone
or
something
〔口头或文字的〕抨击,攻击
C