cant
美音:
[kænt
]英音:
[kænt
]n.伪善之言,黑话,隐语,斜面,角落 vi.讲黑话,倾斜
难易程度:
cant为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:cantingness 副词:cantingly 动词过去式:canted 过去分词:canted 现在分词:canting 第三人称单数:cants
词根
cant=to sing(唱歌) 变化型 chant,cent
cant
/kænt; kænt/
n [U]
1 insincere talk, esp about religion or morality; hypocrisy 虚伪的话(尤指关于宗教或道德的话); 伪善.
2 specialized language of a particular group; jargon 某一团体的专用语; 行话; 术语
*thieves' cant 盗贼的黑话
* [attrib 作定语] a cant expression 术语.
/kænt; kænt/
n
1 sloping surface or position 倾斜的面或位置.
2 sudden movement that tilts or overturns sth 突然一动(可使某物倾斜或翻转).
v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (over) (cause sth to) tilt, overturn (使某物)倾斜, 翻转
*cant a boat to repair it 把船翻过来修理.