单词 | slant |
释义 | slant —slant /slɑːnt/ aep /slænt/ noun F0 [S] a position that is sloping: » The house is built on/at a slant.Thesaurus+: ↑Slanting, sloping, leaning, tiltingF0 [C usually singular] a particular way of showing or looking at something: » The book had a personal/political/sociological slant.Thesaurus+: ↑Opinions, beliefs and points of viewslantwise /ˈslɑːnt.waɪz/ aep /ˈslænt-/ adverb (US ALSO slantways)verb ↑Verb Endings for slant F0 [I or T] to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope: » Italic writing slants to the right.» The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope) through the narrow window.Thesaurus+: ↑Slanting, sloping, leaning, tiltingF0 [T] 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: » The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.Thesaurus+: ↑Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly , ↑Justice and fairness |
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