cant
英 [kænt]
美[kænt]
- n. 斜面；伪善之言；黑话；角落
- vi. 倾斜；讲黑话
- vt. 把…棱角去掉；使…倾斜；甩掉
- adj. 行话的；哀诉声的；假仁假义的
英英释意
- 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
双语例句
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.
- 船只出现向左舷危险倾斜.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He knows thieves'cant.
- 他懂盗贼的黑话.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. I'cant abear a sulk.
- 我不能容忍爱生闷气的人.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. That cant about cures were never got up by sound practitioners.
- 那种左道旁门的医术,脚踏实地的医师是从来不屑一顾的.
来自辞典例句