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tiltBrE /tɪlt/NAmE /tɪlt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tilt BrE /tɪlt/ NAmE /tɪlt/present simple - he / she / it tilts BrE /tɪlts/ NAmE /tɪlts/past simple tilted BrE /ˈtɪltɪd/ NAmE /ˈtɪltɪd/past participle tilted BrE /ˈtɪltɪd/ NAmE /ˈtɪltɪd/ -ing form tilting BrE /ˈtɪltɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtɪltɪŋ/ [I, T] to move, or make sth move, into a position with one side or end higher than the other （使）倾斜，倾侧 SYNtip◆(+ adv./prep.) Suddenly the boat tilted to one side.小船突然倾向一侧。◆The seat tilts forward, when you press this lever. 按这个控制柄，座位就向前倾斜。◆~ sth (+ adv./prep.) His hat was tilted slightly at an angle. 他的帽子有点歪。◆She tilted her head back and looked up at me with a smile. 她仰起头含笑看着我。 [T, I] ~ (sth/sb) (in favour of/away from sth/sb) to make sth/sb change slightly so that one particular opinion, person, etc. is preferred or more likely to succeed than another; to change in this way 使倾向于；使向…倾斜；偏向◆The conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners. 这些条件可能对肯尼亚赛跑运动员有利。◆Popular opinion has tilted in favour of the socialists. 公众舆论已倒向社会党人一边。 ●tilt at ˈwindmillsto waste your energy attacking imaginary enemies 攻击假想敌；庸人自扰 ORIGIN From Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, in which the hero thought that the windmills he saw were giants and tried to fight them. 源自塞万提斯的长篇小说《堂吉诃德》，书中的主人公认为他看到的风车是巨人，于是与之展开搏斗。 ●ˈtilt at sb/sth(BrE) to attack sb/sth in speech or writing 抨击；攻击●ˈtilt at sth(BrE) to try to win sth 力争赢得某物◆He was tilting at the top prize. 他在力争夺魁。 tiltBrE /tɪlt/NAmE /tɪlt/ noun [C, usually sing., U] a position in which one end or side of sth is higher than the other; an act of tilting sth to one side 倾斜；倾侧◆The table is at a slight tilt. 这桌子有点儿倾斜。◆He answered with a tilt of his head. 他歪着头回答。 [C] an attempt to win sth or defeat sb （意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的）企图，尝试◆She aims to have a tilt at the world championship next year. 她的目标是明年问鼎世界冠军。●(at) full ˈtilt/ˈpeltas fast as possible 全速；尽快 |