tilt /tɪlt/ CET6 TEM8 ( tilting, tilted, tilts )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you tilt an object or if it tilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. 使倾斜; 倾斜

  例：

  She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair.

  她把镜子斜放，开始梳头。

  例：

  Leonard tilted his chair back on two legs and stretched his long body.

  伦纳德把他的椅子向后斜着撑在两条脚上，然后舒展他修长的身躯。

• 2. 

  V-T If you tilt part of your body, usually your head, you move it slightly upward or to one side. 使 (常指头部) 侧倾; 使微仰

  例：

  Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him.

  玛丽把头向后仰了仰，以便能看着他。

  例：

  His wife tilted his head to the side and inspected the wound.

  他的妻子把他的头侧向一边，然后检查伤口。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Tilt is also a noun. 倾斜

  例：

  He opened the rear door for me with an apologetic tilt of his head.

  他歉疚地歪着头为我打开了后门。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The tilt of something is the fact that it tilts or slopes, or the angle at which it tilts or slopes. 倾斜; 倾斜度

  例：

  ...calculations based on our understanding of the tilt of the Earth's axis.

  …基于我们对地球轴线倾斜度的理解的计算。

• 5. 

  N an awning or canopy, usually of canvas, for a boat, booth, etc 罩棚

• 6. 

  V to cover or provide with a tilt 罩上

• 7. 

  V-I If a person or thing tilts toward a particular opinion or if something tilts them toward it, they change slightly so that they become more in agreement with that opinion or position. 倾向

  例：

  Political will might finally tilt toward some sort of national health plan.

  政治意愿可能最终会倾向于某种全民医疗方案。