| 单词 | to tilt up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tilt up a. transitive. To cause to lean abruptly from the vertical or incline abruptly from the horizontal; to slope, slant; to tilt up, to raise one end or side above the other, to tip up. Also figurative.In Geology used in passive of strata inclined abruptly upwards from their horizontal position: cf. tilt n.2 4c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > incline [verb (transitive)] > place in a sloping position > tilt sway1570 tilt1594 tip1624 tope1684 cant1711 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (transitive)] > tend, lead, or conduce to forwenda1325 tend1560 sway1570 affect1612 to trench on or upon1622 apta1640 predeterminea1667 to go far to1668 to run into ——1753 orient1952 tilt1976 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 59 It is also very good to tilt your beere, when the Vessel is little more then halfe drawn off, for so you shall draw your beere good euen to the latter end. 1607 T. Middleton Michaelmas Terme iv. sig. H3 Giue her a little more ayre, tilt vp her head. 1807 W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 97 199 By gently lifting up or tilting the lens. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 340 Sedimentary beds tilted up, and more or less contorted on the flanks of the mountains. 1868 F. H. Joynson Metals in Constr. 19 Where the waggons are tilted and their contents shot out. 1908 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 319/2 His helmet tilted well to the rear to screen his neck. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Nov. 1/3 The UN [sc. Union Nationale] will have taken seats from the Liberals and acted as spoiler in many other ridings, tilting the victory toward the Parti Quebecois. 1979 N.Y. Post 8 Aug. 2/5 Yesterday Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan charged that the U.S. was tilting its policy toward the PLO to appease Saudi Arabia and insure a steady flow of oil at reasonable prices. < as lemmas |
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