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lateral n.侧部,支线,边音 adj.横(向)的,侧面的 The adjective lateral comes from the Latin word lateralis, which means “belonging to the side” and the modern meaning is basically the same. In anatomy, views of the body from the left, as well as from the right are referred to as lateral. You can make a lateral career move, if the compensation and level of responsibility stay about the same (instead of moving up, you are moving to the side). A lateral pass in football is one that goes to the side or behind the passer, instead of directly towards the goal. ★☆☆☆☆ 2001.5

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['lætər(ə)l] When something is extending to the side or moving to the side, it’s lateral. "All of the lateral movement in tennis hurt her knees and she had to quit playing." A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”. 1[ADJ 形容词]侧面的；横向的；侧向的 Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction.   [usu ADJ n]McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.麦金农估计大桥的侧向移动介于4至6英寸之间。laterallyShafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally.竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。

英语单词	lateral
英美音标	['lætər(ə)l]
中文释义	n.侧部,支线,边音 adj.横(向)的,侧面的
vocab简明	When something is extending to the side or moving to the side, it’s lateral. "All of the lateral movement in tennis hurt her knees and she had to quit playing."
vocab扩展	The adjective lateral comes from the Latin word lateralis, which means “belonging to the side” and the modern meaning is basically the same. In anatomy, views of the body from the left, as well as from the right are referred to as lateral. You can make a lateral career move, if the compensation and level of responsibility stay about the same (instead of moving up, you are moving to the side). A lateral pass in football is one that goes to the side or behind the passer, instead of directly towards the goal.
真题原句	A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]侧面的；横向的；侧向的 Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving in a sideways direction. [usu ADJ n] McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches. 麦金农估计大桥的侧向移动介于4至6英寸之间。 laterally Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。
来源	2001.5

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