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TOEFL BNC: 15689 COCA: 13370

slant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 slant /ˈslænt/ verb
slants; slanted; slanting
1 slant
/ˈslænt/
verb
slants; slanted; slanting
Learner's definition of SLANT
: to not be level or straight up and down倾斜
[no object]
[+ object]
[+ object] : to present (something, such as a news story) in a way that favors a particular group, opinion, etc.倾向;偏向
often used as (be) slanted常用作(be) slanted

— slanted

adjective [more slanted; most slanted]
2 slant /ˈslænt/ noun
plural slants
2 slant
/ˈslænt/
noun
plural slants
Learner's definition of SLANT
[singular] : a direction, line, or surface that is not level or straight up and down倾斜
[count] : a way of thinking about, describing, or discussing something观点;看法;态度usually singular通常用单数
TOEFL BNC: 15689 COCA: 13370

slant

1 of 2

verb

slanted; slanting; slants

intransitive verb

1
: to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
2
: to turn or incline from a right line or a level : slope

transitive verb

1
: to give an oblique or sloping direction to
2
: to interpret or present in line with a special interest : angle
stories slanted toward youth
especially : to maliciously or dishonestly distort or falsify
slantingly adverb

slant

2 of 2

noun

1
: a slanting direction, line, or plane : slope
2
a
: something that slants
c
: a football running play in which the ballcarrier runs obliquely toward the line of scrimmage
3
a
: a peculiar or personal point of view, attitude, or opinion
b
: a slanting view : glance
slant adjective
slantways adverb
slantwise adverb or adjective
slanty adjective

Example Sentences

Verb The sunlight slanted down through the leaves and branches of the trees. She slanted her hat a little to the right. They deliberately slanted the story to make themselves look good. Noun The computer keyboard is positioned at a slant so that typing is more comfortable for the wrists. He sliced the carrots on a slant.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Drill ½-inch-diameter holes into two sides that slant slightly upward. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 To achieve the tilt, which can slant the car at as much as 33 degree angle from the vertical axis, Nimbus relies on an electromechanical system that combines sensors, actuators, and software. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 On a humid weekday evening last month, as shade began to slant across Central Park, a small crowd made a dance floor out of the Bethesda Fountain’s brick terrace. New York Times, 7 July 2022 Every reporter who reports on retail news can slant his or her story to favor a point of view. Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Diagonal wings slant down from the sides of the passenger compartment to the sides of the cargo bed. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 In grade school, kids would make fun of the authentic meals her mother packed lovingly for her, or use their fingers to slant their eyelids. Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2021 With the house now slanted on its base and not repairable, Patterson told WYFF News 4 his family does not have insurance to cover the damage from the storm. Fox News, 26 Apr. 2020 The idea to use a marble came from a scene in the pilot, in which Holmes uses a marble to determine a building’s floor is slanted. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2019
Noun
Joanne Cordes, 71, has the delicate task of reporting from the Democratic Club with no slant. Stephanie Hayes, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Though holographic nail colors like this one have been around since the early 2010s, Meg kept her approach to the nail shape modern with her signature lipstick slant, a shape that gained its trend status at the start of 2020. Chelsea Avila, Allure, 15 Aug. 2022 Rowling’s views are worth debating with an unbiased slant. Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022 With seven seconds left in the first half, Dubose threw a strike to senior receiver Armando Acevedo on a 12-yard slant for a touchdown, leveling the score at 14-14 heading into the break. Zach Mason, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Aug. 2022 Rigby hit Treyvian Glover on the Bobcats’ second play from scrimmage on a quick slant, and Glover took it 55 yards for the score. John Vella, al, 19 Aug. 2022 The slant of the vehicle’s roof also means the bedroom has 9-foot tall ceilings. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2022 The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase. Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022 In the abstract, sewing is a better fit for people with an engineering slant of mind. Faith Bottum, WSJ, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly

First Known Use

Verb

1644, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slant was in 1644
TOEFL BNC: 15689 COCA: 13370
slant

noun¹

1leaning positionPREPOSITIONat a slant傾斜着They held their spears at a slant.他們斜持着長矛。
slant

noun²

2way of thinking about sth思考方法ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLANT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdifferent, modern, new不同的看法;現代觀念;新見解negative, positive負面的/正面的觀點definite, obvious明顯的觀點The story has a definite liberal slant to it.這則報道有明顯的自由主義傾向。overall (especially NAmE) 總的看法the overall slant of newspaper coverage of the campaign報界對這次活動報道的總體態度your own, personal, unique自己的/個人的/獨特的觀點editorial編者的觀點ideological, political觀念上的/政治上的傾向conservative, feminist, left-wing, liberal, rightward (especially NAmE) , etc.保守的、女權主義的、左翼的、自由主義的、右傾的等觀點VERB + SLANTgive sth, have, put, take對⋯有看法;有看法He puts his own particular slant on everything.他對任何事都加入自己的那種看法。PREPOSITIONwith a...slant帶有⋯觀點an article with a right-wing slant帶有右翼觀點的文章slant on對於⋯的觀點That's a different slant on the causes of the war.那是對這場戰爭起因的一種不同看法。slant to對⋯的看法The story gives a new slant to his character.這個故事從新的角度描繪了他的性格。PHRASESa/sb's slant on things⋯對事物的看法I've tried to put my own slant on things, even in the early songs.即使在最初的創作中,我都曾嘗試把自己的想法寫進歌裏。

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