| 释义 |
tilt/tilt/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. & tr. assume or cause to assume a sloping position; heel over (使)倾斜，(使)倾侧 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at) strike, thrust, or run at, with a weapon, esp. hist. in jousting (尤指[史义]打斗中手持武器)冲刺，扑向(对手)；投向(对手)，冲向(对手) 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 with) engage in a contest 参与比赛 4 tr. forge or work (steel etc.) with a tilt-hammer 用锤锻打 ●n. 1 the act or an instance of tilting 倾斜，倾侧 2 a sloping position 倾斜面 3 hist. (of medieval knights etc.) the act of charging with a lance against an opponent or at a mark, done for exercise or as a sport [史义] (指中世纪骑士练武时或体育运动时)骑马持矛冲刺 4 an encounter between opponents; an attack esp. with argument or satire 与对手遭遇；(尤指带争论或讽刺的)抨击 have a tilt at 抨击(某人) 5 = TILT-HAMMER □ full (or at full) tilt 1 at full speed 全速地 2 with full force 全力地 □ tilter n.[Middle English tilte, perhaps from an Old English form related to tealt ‘unsteady’, from Germanic: ‘weapon’ senses of unknown origin] |