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Tilt Fell Noun Slant Tɪlt Tilted Chair Back

Front tilt
Pron [tɪlt]
Back 【TILT】
He tilted his chair back too far and fell on the floor.
他把椅子向后倾斜得太厉害, 因而摔倒在地板上。
【重点词汇】
tilt v. 倾斜 同: incline
fell on: 落到, 指向
Vocab
tiltheel over

Tilt is both a noun and a verb. It has many shades of meaning, but most involve a slope or slant. When you're dizzy from eating too much, you might tilt when you walk away from the table.

The verb tilt can also indicate a slight preference for one thing over another. When Mavis and Marvin argue, you tend to tilt toward Marvin’s point of view, meaning you think he's probably right — you lean in that direction. As a noun tilt can mean a steep slant. When you climb Everest, you’ll find that the face of the mountain is at a dangerous tilt — it's very steep.

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