hor·i·zon·tal

adjective

OPAL W

/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/

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flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down水平的；与地面平行的；横的
- horizontal lines横线
- (informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down).我太累了，我只想水平躺着（=躺着）。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Horizontal is used with these nouns:
arrow
axis
beam
…
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

hor·i·zon·tal

noun

/ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/

the horizontal
[uncountable] a horizontal position水平位置
- He shifted his position from the horizontal.他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。
[countable] a horizontal line or surface水平线；水平面；横线；横切面

Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

单词	horizontal
释义	hor·i·zon·tal adjective OPAL W /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/ enlarge image flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down水平的；与地面平行的；横的 horizontal lines横线 (informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be horizontal (= lying down).我太累了，我只想水平躺着（=躺着）。 compare verticalTopics Colours and Shapesb2, Maths and measurementb2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryHorizontal is used with these nouns: arrow axis beam … Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’. hor·i·zon·tal noun /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntl/ /ˌhɔːrɪˈzɑːntl/ the horizontal [uncountable] a horizontal position水平位置 He shifted his position from the horizontal.他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。 [countable] a horizontal line or surface水平线；水平面；横线；横切面 Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally meaning something of or at the horizon): from French, or from modern Latin horizontalis, from late Latin horizon, horizont-, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
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