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单词 athwart
释义 athwart
I. \əˈ-\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from a- (I) + thwart
1.
 a. : from side to side : across especially in an oblique direction : transversely
  < the line of probable advance runs athwart to the high chains of mountains — W.V.Pratt >
 b. : at right angles to the center line (of a ship)
2. : in opposition to the right or expected course : crosswise, awry
 < and quite athwart goes all decorum — Shakespeare >
II. preposition
Etymology: Middle English
1.
 a. : from side to side of : transversely over : across
  < a row of steppingstones set athwart the creek — Eden Phillpotts >
 b. : from side to side of the length, direction, or course of (a ship) : across
  < a fleet standing athwart our course >
2. : in opposition to : contrary to
 < a procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices — R.G.Cole >
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