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单词 lateral
释义

lat·er·al

adjective
/ˈlætərəl/
/ˈlætərəl/
[usually before noun] (specialist)
  1. relating to the side of something or to movement to the side侧面的;横向的;向侧面移动的
    • the lateral branches of a tree树的侧枝
    • lateral eye movements眼睛的两侧运动
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLateral is used with these nouns:
    • force
    • move
    • movement
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.

lat·er·al

noun
/ˈlætərəl/
/ˈlætərəl/
  1. (specialist) a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch that grows out from the side of a plant or tree 侧向生长的东西(尤指嫩芽或树枝)
    • In winter, prune back laterals.冬季,修剪后侧枝。
  2. (in American football) a pass thrown back or to the side向后传球;横向传球;侧向传球
    • Pryor threw a lateral to Palmer.普赖尔把球侧传给帕尔默。
  3. (also lateral consonant)
    (phonetics) a consonant sound that is produced by placing a part of the tongue against the palate so that air flows around it on both sides, for example /l/ in lie边音(如 lie 一词中 /l/ 的发音)
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.
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