slant
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical. 傾斜
The morning sun slanted through the glass roof. 朝陽透過玻璃屋頂斜射進(jìn)來。
2. N-SING If something is on a slant, it is in a slanting position. 傾斜
...long pockets cut on the slant. …斜裁的長口袋。
3. V-T If information or a system is slanted, it is made to show favour toward a particular group or opinion. 使有傾向性; 使有偏向性[usu passive]
The programme was deliberately slanted to make the home team look good. 該節(jié)目有意帶著傾向性,使主隊(duì)看上去很不錯(cuò)。
4. N-SING A particular slant on a subject is a particular way of thinking about it, especially one that is unfair. 偏見; 偏向
The political slant at Focus can be described as centre-right. 對(duì)福克斯的政治傾向可以描述成中間偏右。
返回 slant
slant /slɑ?nt/ (slanting,slanted,slants)
劍橋詞典
- [ 不及物動(dòng)詞:后面不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]
to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical ; to (cause to) slope
(使)傾斜,(使)傾向
Italic writing slants to the right . 斜體字向右傾斜。
The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope ) through the narrow window . 夕陽透過狹窄的窗戶斜射進(jìn)來。
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:后面接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ] often disapproving
to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people , one side of an argument , etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair
有傾向性地陳述;有偏向地報(bào)道
The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant . 警方稱媒體的報(bào)道傾向于指責(zé)/袒護(hù)被告。 返回 slant