/slɑ:nt; [US] slænt; slænt/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] lean in a particular direction; not be straight 倾斜; 歪
*Her handwriting slants from left to right. 她写的字从左往右斜.
* The picture is slanted to the left. 这幅画歪向左边了.
2 [Tn] (usu derog 通常作贬义) present (news, etc) from a particular point of view 有倾向性地报道（消息等）
*slant the story to protect the minister 歪曲事实以袒护部长
* She slanted the report so that I was made to appear incompetent. 她做出歪曲报道好让我显得无能.

n
1 slope 斜线; 斜面; 斜坡.
2 (infml 口) point of view, sometimes prejudiced, from which sth is seen or presented 观点; 意见; 看法; 见解; （有时指）偏见
*get a new slant on the political situation 对政治形势有新看法
* gave the report a right-wing slant 在报告中加入右倾观点.
3 (idm 习语) on a/the `slant sloping; not straight 倾斜着; 歪着.