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slant

🇬🇧 UK/slænt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To slope or tilt at an angle; to present information in a biased way.

倾斜，歪斜；使带有偏见，歪曲

n.

A slope or incline; a particular point of view or bias.

斜面，倾斜；观点，偏见

adj.

Sloping; oblique.

倾斜的，斜的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slantother
=slant

Common Collocations

  • 1.political slant政治倾向
  • 2.slant toward偏向于……
  • 3.at a slant倾斜地
  • 4.[media slant]媒体偏向

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The roof slants sharply to allow rainwater to drain off quickly.

  • 2.

    Critics accused the documentary of slanting the facts to support a political agenda.

  • 3.

    The article had a clear left-wing slant that alienated many conservative readers.

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