English主要词典
slant
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb
1 [+adv./prep.] to slope or to make sth slope in a particular direction or at a particular angle:
[V] (literary) The sun slanted through the window. * [VN] Slant your skis a little more to the left.
2 [VN] (sometimes disapproving) to present information from a particular point of view, especially in an unfair way:
The findings of the report had been slanted in favour of the manufacturers.
noun
1 a sloping position:
The sofa faced the fire at a slant. * Cut the flower stems on the slant.
2 ~ (on sth/sb) a way of thinking about sth, especially one that shows support for a particular point of view:
She put a new slant on the play. * Her book looks at his writings from a feminist slant.
