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单词 laterally
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Definition of laterally in English:

laterally

adverb ˈlat(ə)r(ə)li
  • 1At, towards, or from the side or sides; sideways.

    use slide steps to move laterally
    most coral reefs have extended laterally rather than vertically
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The war paintings, a couple of which were nearly 17 feet wide, expanded laterally like graffiti-covered walls.
    • Continue to jump laterally over the obstacle for the prescribed number of repititions.
    • At Stonehenge, 800,000 visitors are moved laterally within the circular path around the site.
    • He also noted scars medially and laterally.
    • Aircraft are separated laterally by 60 miles (or 1 degree of latitude).
    • Inhale, prepare, exhale and laterally rotate your legs to the size of a large dinner plate 10 times.
    • The upper wheel slid laterally on an arched bar supporting its bearing.
    • Particles suspended in the cool layer cannot move anywhere except laterally, possibly for several miles.
    • The main menu runs laterally, all the others stack one option on top of another in a vertical list.
    • "Find a way to move workers laterally to teach those lessons earlier in their career," he says.
  • 2British In a way that involves lateral thinking.

    think laterally about new ways of using limited resources
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you want things to happen then you've got to be proactive, use your initiative and think laterally.
    • All content owners have to do is think laterally about how to make good use of this concept to extend their existing revenue streams.
    • The logical way for an existing dairy to grow is to grow laterally--their growth plan calls for manufacturing products at its existing facilities and redistributing those products from its many distribution branches.
    • Get students to think laterally early on and you will have given them an amazing lifelong gift.
    • This has enabled the designers to be far more adventurous with the level designs, and challenges you to think more laterally.
    • The alternative is that we think laterally, like the developers of the early net.
    • Scenarios are pictures of the future to encourage us to think laterally.
    • He represents a generation of photographers brave enough to think laterally in a racially cluttered social environment.
    • We need to think laterally here, we need to learn from the experience of other people in the area of difficult ethical issues.
    • Think laterally, think creatively, think how others would spell or term something.

Definition of laterally in US English:

laterally

adverbˈladərəlē
  • 1At, toward, or from the side or sides; sideways.

    use slide steps to move laterally
    most coral reefs have extended laterally rather than vertically
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Particles suspended in the cool layer cannot move anywhere except laterally, possibly for several miles.
    • Continue to jump laterally over the obstacle for the prescribed number of repititions.
    • Aircraft are separated laterally by 60 miles (or 1 degree of latitude).
    • The war paintings, a couple of which were nearly 17 feet wide, expanded laterally like graffiti-covered walls.
    • The upper wheel slid laterally on an arched bar supporting its bearing.
    • The main menu runs laterally, all the others stack one option on top of another in a vertical list.
    • At Stonehenge, 800,000 visitors are moved laterally within the circular path around the site.
    • Inhale, prepare, exhale and laterally rotate your legs to the size of a large dinner plate 10 times.
    • "Find a way to move workers laterally to teach those lessons earlier in their career," he says.
    • He also noted scars medially and laterally.
  • 2British In a way that involves lateral thinking.

    think laterally about new ways of using limited resources
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We need to think laterally here, we need to learn from the experience of other people in the area of difficult ethical issues.
    • All content owners have to do is think laterally about how to make good use of this concept to extend their existing revenue streams.
    • He represents a generation of photographers brave enough to think laterally in a racially cluttered social environment.
    • The logical way for an existing dairy to grow is to grow laterally--their growth plan calls for manufacturing products at its existing facilities and redistributing those products from its many distribution branches.
    • The alternative is that we think laterally, like the developers of the early net.
    • Scenarios are pictures of the future to encourage us to think laterally.
    • This has enabled the designers to be far more adventurous with the level designs, and challenges you to think more laterally.
    • Think laterally, think creatively, think how others would spell or term something.
    • If you want things to happen then you've got to be proactive, use your initiative and think laterally.
    • Get students to think laterally early on and you will have given them an amazing lifelong gift.
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