tilts

英 [tɪlts]

美 [tɪlts]

v.  (使)倾斜，倾侧; 使倾向于; 使向…倾斜; 偏向
n.  倾斜; 倾侧; (意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的)企图，尝试
tilt的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)倾斜;(使)歪斜
  If youtiltan object or if ittilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other.
  1. She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair...
     她斜过镜子开始梳理头发。
  2. Leonard tilted his chair back on two legs and stretched his long body...
     伦纳德把椅子向后倾斜，仅以两条腿作支撑，然后舒展开他长长的身躯。
  3. The boat instantly tilted, filled and sank.
     船立即倾斜，进了水，然后沉没了。
• VERB (略微)倾侧(身体部位)，仰(头)，把(头)歪向一边
  If youtiltpart of your body, usually your head, you move it slightly upwards or to one side.
  1. Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him...
     玛丽把头向后仰，以便能看到他。
  2. His wife tilted his head to the side and inspected the wound...
     妻子把他的头侧过去检查他的伤口。
  3. She tilted her face to kiss me quickly on the chin.
     她侧过脸飞快地在我下巴上亲了一下。
  4. Tiltis also a noun.
     
  5. He opened the rear door for me with an apologetic tilt of his head.
     他抱歉地歪着头为我打开后车门。
• N-COUNT 倾斜;倾侧;倾斜度
  Thetiltof something is the fact that it tilts or slopes, or the angle at which it tilts or slopes.
  1. ...calculations based on our understanding of the tilt of the earth's axis...
     基于我们对地轴倾斜度的了解的计算
  2. ...the abrupt tilt of the hill...
     山势的陡峭
  3. The 3-metre-square slabs are on a tilt.
     3 平方米的厚板倾斜放置着。
• V-ERG (使)倾向于;(使)偏向于
  If a person or thingtilts towardsa particular opinion or if somethingtiltsthemtowardsit, they change slightly so that they become more in agreement with that opinion or position.
  1. When the political climate tilted towards fundamentalism he was threatened...
     当政治气候倾向于原教旨主义时，他受到了威胁。
  2. He continued to urge the Conservative Party to tilt rightwards...
     他继续敦促保守党奉行右倾路线。
  3. The paper has done much to tilt American public opinion in favour of intervention.
     该报做了大量工作，使得美国舆论倾向于支持干涉。
• N-SING 倾向;偏向
  If there is atilt towardsa particular opinion or position, that opinion or position is favoured or begins to be favoured.
  1. The chairman also criticised the plan for its tilt towards higher taxes rather than lower spending.
     主席也批评该计划倾向于主张高税收而不是低消费。
• N-COUNT 尝试;努力
  Atilt atsomething is an attempt to win or obtain it.
  1. His first tilt at Parliament came in the same year but he failed to win the seat...
     同年，他首次尝试进入国会，但没有赢得席位。
  2. He was determined to use his remaining year with Manchester United for one last tilt at the League title.
     他决心利用他效力曼彻斯特联队的剩余一年时间最后一次冲击联赛冠军。
• PHRASE 全速地;全力地
  To movefull tiltorat full tiltmeans to move with as much speed, energy, or force as possible.
  1. As John approached at full tilt he saw a queue of traffic blocking the road...
     约翰全速接近的时候，看到一大串车辆挡住了道路。
  2. Larry Layton's trial is going full tilt right now.
     拉里·莱顿一案的审判工作即将全面展开。

双语例句

• His body tilts at the waist; he seems to be heading into a strong, steady wind that keeps him off balance.
  他的身体从腰部开始前倾，看上去就像是顶着一股强劲的吹个不停的风迈步向前，风似乎要把他刮倒。
• Don't put your glass of tea on that table; it tilts to the left and your drink might spill.
  别把你的茶放在那张桌子上，那张桌子往左倾，茶可能会洒出来。
• If the gyro tilts, the mercury is subjected to components of gravity which vary harmonically.
  如果陀螺转子发生倾斜，水银受按简谐运动变化的重力分量的作用。
• Extractive companies have a point when they say that this tilts the playing field in favour of less scrupulous non-Western and state oil companies.
  当采矿公司表示，这对那些不那么严格守法的非西方和国有石油公司有利、有悖公平时，它们说得有些道理。
• Hand-held devices and other accelerometer-enabled systems can also be used to employ the translation between tips, tilts, and commands.
  手持设备和其他支持加速计的系统也可以用于实现翻转、倾斜和命令之间的转换。
• Equations for strains and tilts obtained from changes in line length and zenith distance are given.
  文中给出了三维测量中边长与天顶距变化同应变与倾斜的关系式。
• Fissures, tilts and collapse have been found in the mausoleum and old structures recently.
  然而，这些陵墓及建筑物近期却出现了数十处开裂、崩塌和倾斜等破坏。
• 'If the law tilts in its favor, their bargaining power goes up in future cases,' he said.
  他说，如果这次法律向有利于他们的一边倾斜，他们在未来的案件中讨价还价的能力将会增强。
• Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face
  伯格侧着头，脸上掠过一丝调皮的神情。
• Numerous types of instruments and methods are used for earthquake prediction. These instruments measure tilts int the ground's surface, as well as changes in the magnetic field near active faults. Usually these changes precede the occurrence of some earthquakes.
  他们还用各种各样的仪器和方法，通过测量地震前发生的地球物理上的变化，如地表倾斜度和活性断层附近的磁场变化，对地震进行预测。