slantwise
adverb
uk/ˈslɑːnt.waɪz/us/ˈslænt.waɪz/(USalsoslantways)in aslopingdirectionorposition; notvertically:
倾斜地;斜向地Alargebrownenvelopewassittingslantwise in herpigeonholewhen she went past it.当她经过时,看见一个棕色的大信封斜放在她的信箱里。
Cut thecarrotsslantwise.把胡萝卜斜着切片。
See
slant
- Rosalookedslantwise at Milly andsmiled.
- Theystoodimmobilein therain,theirblackcapsperchedslantwise ontheirheads.
- Thelightfellslantwise on herfacewithoutshiningon hereyes.
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
- acclivity
- angle
- angled
- askew
- bank
- cocked
- lopsided
- obliquely
- pitch
- pitched
- raked
- roll
- shelve
- slanted
- slope
- steep
- steepen
- tilt
- tip(something/someone)over
- tippy
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