| 单词 | lateral |
| 释义 | lateral (once / 797 pages) 1adj 2n When something is extending to the side or moving to the side, it’s lateral. "All of the lateral movement in tennis hurt her knees and she had to quit playing." The adjective lateral comes from the Latin word lateralis, which means “belonging to the side” and the modern meaning is basically the same. In anatomy, views of the body from the left, as well as from the right are referred to as lateral. You can make a lateral career move, if the compensation and level of responsibility stay about the same (instead of moving up, you are moving to the side). A lateral pass in football is one that goes to the side or behind the passer, instead of directly towards the goal. WORD FAMILYlateral: bilateral, laterality, lateralize, laterally, laterals, multilateral+/bilateral: bilateralism, bilaterality, bilaterally/lateralize: lateralization/multilateral: multilaterally USAGE EXAMPLESArianna suffers from a neuromuscular disease similar to childhood Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks cells that control the muscles. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) “His lateral quickness, that’s one of the things that I think he’s really elite at,” offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn said. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1adj situated at or extending to the side the lateral branches of a tree Syn sidelong side located on a side 2adj lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body 2lateral lemniscus Syn distal directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body n a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer Syn|Hyper lateral pass pass, passing, passing game, passing play (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
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