cant

英 [kænt] 美 [kænt]

• n. 倾斜；斜面；斜角；伪善之言；黑话
• v. (使)倾斜；伪善地说；说术语
• adj. 倾斜的

英英释义

Noun:

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);

   "they don't speak our lingo"
   

4. insincere talk about religion or morals

5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Verb:

1. heel over;

   "The tower is tilting"
   "The ceiling is slanting"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.
   船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
2. There has been a great deal of politician's cant.
   说了一大堆政客惯用的言不由衷的话。
3. The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.
   这位警察局长很爱好外交辞令。

经典引文

• The talk about a nasty world and living pure in a nunnery was just the cant of those days.

  出自： G. Santayana

• To condemn an interest in sex is sheer hypocrisy and cant.

  出自： A. S. Neill

• The boat took a sudden yaw..which canted me overboard.

  出自： J. Smeaton

词汇搭配

• cant brick 斜面砖
• deck cant 撑木
• cant point 倾斜点
• cant scraper 三角刮刀
• cant column 多角柱
• cant hook 钩杆,活动铁钩...
• cant bay 三边形突肚窗...
• cant dog 搬钩
• cant frame ［船］斜肋骨...
• cant beam 转动梁
• cant file 扁三角锉
• cant strip 嵌角板条,垫瓦条...
• cant board 带棱板
• cant body 斜肋骨部
• Cant. =Cantonese

近反义词

【近义词】

• jargon 行话
• lingo 语言
• slang 俚语
• argot 隐语
• patois 方言
• vernacular 【C】本地话...
• triteness 平凡
• corniness 谷类
• hypocrisy 伪善
• insincerity 不诚实
• humbug 欺诈
• lip service 说得好听的话...
• slant 倾斜
• bevel 斜角
• tilt (使)倾斜
• bank 银行
• chamfer 面
• buzzword 流行词
• pitch 球场
• cant over 倾斜
• camber 弧形