slant
UK [slɑ:nt] US [slænt] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to (cause to) lean in a position that is not vertical; to (cause to) slope （使）倾斜，（使）倾向•Italic writing slants to the right.斜体字向右倾斜。 •The evening sun slanted (= shone with the light moving in a slope) through the narrow window.夕阳穿过狭窄的窗户斜射进来。 transitive often disapproving
■to present information in a particular way, especially showing one group of people, one side of an argument, etc. in such a positive or negative way that it is unfair 有倾向性地陈述；偏颇地报道•The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.警方称媒体的报道倾向于指责／袒护被告。
UK [slɑ:nt] US [slænt] noun
only singular
■a position that is sloping 倾斜；斜面•The house is built on/at a slant.房子建在一个斜坡上。 countable usually singular
■a particular way of showing or viewing something 偏向，倾向•The book had a personal/political/sociological slant.这本书具有个人／政治／社会学倾向。 |