cant
n.(名词)
Angular deviation from a vertical or horizontal plane or surface; an inclination or a slope.
倾斜:从一个垂直或水平面发生的倾斜;倾斜或斜面
A slanted or oblique surface.
斜面:一个倾的或倾斜的平面
A thrust or motion that tilts something.
导致倾斜的动作:导致物体翻倒的一个突然的推力或移动
The tilt caused by such a thrust or motion.
因此引起的倾倒:由这样突然的震动或移动引起的倾倒
An outer corner, as of a building.
倾斜面:倾斜面,如一幢建筑的倾斜面
v.(动词)
cant.ed,cant.ing,cants
v.tr.(及物动词)
To set at an oblique angle; tilt.
使倾斜:给一个倾斜的角;使倾斜
To give a slanting edge to; bevel.
斜切:给…一个倾斜的边;切出一个斜边
To change the direction of suddenly.
突然改变…的方向
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To lean to one side; slant.
斜向一边;倾斜
To take an oblique direction or course; swing around, as a ship.
倾向一边:取一个斜的方向或路径,如船的偏斜
来源:
Middle English [side]
中古英语 [面]
from Old North French
源自 古法国北方方言
from Vulgar Latin *cantus [corner]
源自 俗拉丁语 *cantus [角]
from Latin canthus [rim of wheel, tire]
源自 拉丁语 canthus [轮的边缘,轮胎]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语的]
cant
cant 2
n.(名词)
Monotonous talk filled with platitudes.
无聊的话:满是平庸之辞的单调无味的话
Hypocritically pious language.
伪善的话:虚伪的虔诚语言
The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group; argot.
黑话:下层社会成员所用的特殊词汇;隐语
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
哀诉声:哀诉声,如乞丐常用
The special terminology understood among the members of a profession, discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon.See Synonyms at dialect
术语,行话:在一个职业、学科或阶层的成员间能被理解的特殊术语,但对一般大众来说却晦涩难懂;专门术语参见 dialect
v.intr.(不及物动词)
cant.ed,cant.ing,cants
To speak tediously or sententiously; moralize.
说教:冗长地或言简意赅地说;说教
To speak in argot or jargon.
用黑话讲,用术语讲
To speak in a whining, pleading tone.
哀诉:用哀求的、乞求的声调讲
来源:
Anglo-Norman cant [song, singing]
英法语 cant [歌,歌唱的]
from canter [to sing]
源自 canter [歌唱]
from Latin cant3re * see kan-
源自 拉丁语 cant3re *参见 kan-
【引伸】
cant.ingly
adv.(副词)
cant.ingness
n.(名词)