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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6422 COCA: 5070

tilt

Word family 
tilt1 /tɪlt/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
1  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side （使）〔頭、下巴等〕傾斜，（使）傾側 SYN tip
My mother tilted her head and smiled.
我媽媽歪着頭笑了。
Ned’s mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners.
内德的嘴角微微翹起。
2  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other （使）〔物體〕傾斜 SYN tip
As it came in to land, the plane tilted sideways.
飛機降落時有點側偏。
The man was tilting his chair back.
那男人往後翹着椅子。
3  CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTif an opinion or situation tilts, or if something tilts it, it changes so that people start to prefer one person, belief, or action to others （使）傾向於，（使）偏向於
Crisis situations tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president.
危急形勢總是會把權力天平傾向於總統。
tilt toward/towards
Government tax policy has tilted toward industrial development.
政府的稅收政策已經向工業發展傾斜。
4 tilt at somebody/something phrasal verbphr v 
a) CRITICIZEto attack someone in what you say or write 抨擊〔某人〕
b) tilt at windmills to waste time and energy attacking an enemy that is not real 攻擊幻想的敵人，庸人自擾
Examples from the Corpus
tilt at windmills• But Woodhead's art was to tilt at windmills.• I felt that just by being there I was tilting at windmills.• For the past 12 years the Government have behaved like latter day Don Quixotes tilting at windmills and all the other renewables.• Commitment and dedication remained, but tilting at windmills had to stop.• Manning admits he was tilting at windmills in trying to change the nation's prison system.• While the Hague event may seem to be an exercise in tilting at windmills, the opposite may also be true.
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tilt• She tilted her chin upwards and put on her loftiest expression.• Carl tilted his head and looked sideways at her.• Yet even as I watched, the gold leaf tilted slowly down toward the vertical, at ever-increasing speed.• He made another round of the tower, standing on tiptoe to tilt the angle of the glasses downward toward the valley.• The Senate may tilt the odds even further this week.• Tilt the pan so that the sauce covers the bottom.• Interlink hands and stretch up, tilting the pelvis.• Without speaking a word, the collective keeps tilting the plane.• When you have reached the lees, leave the pot on the table with the lid overturned or tilted to one side.
tilt toward/towards• Scrubbing my mouth with my sleeve, I feel the Cathedral lurch beneath me, tilt towards a new trajectory.• Moreover, the actual spending will be tilted toward groups that wield the most political power.• She immediately came closer and wound her arms around his neck, pressing herself against him, her pelvis tilting towards his.• The ruddy desert loam tilts toward ridges to the east and falls to the yellow-white valley bowl to the west.• For years, the female tilt toward the Democrats was balanced by disproportionate white male support for Republicans.• She vanished at full tilt towards the kitchen-garden and the orchards.• Last week, legislators tilted toward the schools.• They throw to the backs so often in the flat that their field tilts toward the sidelines.
tilt2 noun
1  (at) full tilt FAST/QUICKas fast as possible 全速地
He charged full tilt down the slope.
他全速沖下斜坡。
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(at) full tilt• Meanwhile, production amidst all the changes continues at full tilt.• This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.• Our factories are running at full tilt.• He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.• For old-style feel playing, I found this by far the best and most controllable overdrive setting, even on full tilt.• She was right at the end when, without warning, she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure.• He just felt as if he'd run full tilt into a brick wall.• Martin moved after it, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until he was running full tilt after the intruder.• Milan is usually still, the wind rarely sweeping full tilt across the Plain.
2  [countableC, uncountableU]VERTICAL# a movement or position in which one side of something is higher than the other 傾斜，傾側
a slight tilt of the head
頭的微側
3  [countableC] a preference for one person, belief, or action over others 〔對某人、某信仰或某行爲的〕傾向，偏向
tilt toward/towards
the recent tilt toward the Democrats
最近向民主黨傾斜的民意
4  [countableC] British EnglishBrE an attempt to win something 〔意欲赢得某物的〕企圖，嘗試
tilt at
The team is preparing for another tilt at the European Cup.
球隊正在爲再一次問鼎歐洲杯備戰。
5. [countableC]CRITICIZE a spoken or written attack on someone or something 〔口頭或文字的〕抨擊，攻擊
Examples from the Corpus
tilt• We're seeing a tilt in the balance of military power.• The dance of the bees has a repertoire of wiggles and tilts and speeds.• For years, the female tilt toward the Democrats was balanced by disproportionate white male support for Republicans.• And the postwar generation of faculty generally had a strong leftward tilt.• And then he noticed the step-ladder, abandoned quickly, left in a precarious tilt against a column of boxes.• a questioning tilt of the head• He noticed the change of pitch in the engine noise and the slight tilt of the aircraft as it began its descent.• As the boats have got shorter the directional instability increased but our ability to correct it with tilt decreased.
tilt of ... head• Often this is modified or informed by a tilt of the head affecting the character of the whole figure.
tilt toward/towards• Moreover, the actual spending will be tilted toward groups that wield the most political power.• For years, the female tilt toward the Democrats was balanced by disproportionate white male support for Republicans.• They throw to the backs so often in the flat that their field tilts toward the sidelines.• She vanished at full tilt towards the kitchen-garden and the orchards.• Last week, legislators tilted toward the schools.• The ruddy desert loam tilts toward ridges to the east and falls to the yellow-white valley bowl to the west.• Scrubbing my mouth with my sleeve, I feel the Cathedral lurch beneath me, tilt towards a new trajectory.• She immediately came closer and wound her arms around his neck, pressing herself against him, her pelvis tilting towards his.
Origin tilt1
(1300-1400) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
tilt1 verbtilt2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6422 COCA: 5070
tilt

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤slight微微的傾斜▸➤downward, upward向下／向上傾斜▸➤backward, forward向後／向前傾斜PREPOSITION➤at a tilt傾斜着◇I positioned the photo at a slight tilt.我把照片稍微傾斜着放。➤tilt of⋯的傾斜◇a slight tilt of her head她的頭微微傾斜➤tilt to, tilt towards/toward朝⋯的傾斜◇a tilt to the left歪向左邊
tilt

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤a little, gently, slightly稍稍／緩緩地／微微地傾斜▸➤back, down, forward, sideways, up, etc.向後／向下／向前／向側面／向上傾斜▸➤sharply傾斜得厲害◇The ground tilted sharply downwards / downward.地面急劇下傾。➤slowly慢慢傾斜PREPOSITION➤away from在離⋯一段距離的地方傾斜◇Tilt the mirror away from you.把鏡子向後傾斜。➤towards/toward朝⋯傾斜◇Her face was tilted towards / toward the sky.她仰面朝天。PHRASES➤tilted to one side歪向一邊◇She thought for a minute, her head tilted to one side.她歪着頭想了一會兒。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6422 COCA: 5070
tilt verb
⇨ lean 1
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6422 COCA: 5070
tilt
To change position: turn, spin, overturn...
To move your head: avert your eyes/gaze/head etc, bob your head, bury your face/head in something...
To have an effect: shape, impact, affect...
Slopes and sloping: slope, tilt, incline...
A change of opinion: about-turn, climb-down, shift...
Criticisms and accusations: criticism, attack, reproach...
An attempt to do something: attempt, effort, struggle...

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