Definition of tilt in English:

tilt

verb tɪlttɪlt

1Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
（使）倾斜，（使）侧倾
no object the floor tilted slightly
地板轻微倾斜。
with object he tilted his head to one side
他把头歪向一边。
Example sentencesExamples
- She spread out her fingers and supported her weight on the chair, tilting it backwards slightly as she did.
- She walked up the furrow and placed the end of the staff in it, tilting the staff slightly towards the water.
- Kain was sitting crossed armed in a chair, head tilted slightly forward.
- Then, leaning over, tilting her chin slightly with my free hand, I kissed her.
- Would I really have to get a full top set of braces to fix one tooth that has slightly tilted to an angle?
- He sank back down onto the floor and tilted his head slightly, resting his chin on the back of his hands.
- Overall, the scales tilt towards the positive.
- When Morgan left in 1996 the balance of power was tilting gently again towards Kerry.
- ‘Yeah,’ she said, leaning back into the chair and tilting her head back towards the wall.
- There is little doubt that the balance of greed and fear is tilting towards greed.
- There's just a touch of power in the sun now, a reassurance that the planet is moving on, tilting towards the light, lengthening the days and getting ready for Spring.
- Yet it is not difficult to understand why the balance has tilted towards athletics.
- Inhale as you squat down as if you were sitting in a chair, tilting your hips back slightly while keeping your chest up.
- I eased off the brakes and pulled on the power lines by tilting the handles towards me.
- There are many factors that influence bond markets and at present the balance may be tilting towards the positive.
- After some time, I let myself lean back in the chair, tilting my head back slightly.
- Dr. Solaris reclined in his desk chair, tilting his head towards the ceiling.
- It's a travesty because if anything the axis of power has been tilting back towards men in recent years.
- Her head tilted, only slightly, and she looked to the floor, speaking towards her side.
- Move in slow with your face towards hers and slightly tilt your head so you don't bump noses.
Synonyms
lean, tip, list, slope, camber, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, cock, heel, careen, bend, be at an angle
1. 1.1 Change or cause to change in favour of one person or thing as opposed to another.
  no object the balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers
  〈喻〉工人开始在产业力量中占优势。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His Russian prose, too, though full of ironic tricks and intricate detail, tilted toward the sentimental.
  The Republican's tax cut - aimed at spurring the economy - tilts more to helping higher-income taxpayers, married couples and job producers.
  The swing states are generally tilting to the Democratic nominee.
  I find her argument to tilt too far in the direction of realpolitik.
  Battleground states in yellow could tilt the election either way.
  Corruption is essentially a means of depriving other people of their equitable rights by tilting the balance in favour of certain individuals or communities.
  Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion.
  The readership of this list is tilted toward power users, not normal people.
  Despite resistance, the etiquette debate seems to be tilting in the favor of smartphone use, many executives said.
  It complained that the terms of the distribution deal were tilted too heavily in the other party's favor.
  It creates a level playing field, perhaps one even slightly more tilted towards the innovator - the rewards for being first.
  In the particular case of Iraq in 2002, I believe the balance tilts strongly toward action.
  A federal court struck down the plan because, in their efforts to tilt the scales toward Republicans, the legislators had created districts with different size populations.
  The regulatory playing field is tilted distinctly in favour of the cigarette manufacturers.
  Slight changes in the dialogue also tilt toward the French version.
  With her re-found republicanism, she is trying to tilt the party towards the new voters.
  Even before the senate voted, the White House attacked the plan, saying it's tilted more towards lenders than homeowners.
  Further public demonstrations of ideological consanguinity are required to tilt the issue in her favour.
  Alternative print publications tend to be economically dependent on entertainment advertising and tilt a sizeable chunk of coverage toward entertainment and culture stories.
  But people overseas know how the political playing field was tilted in his favor.
2. 1.2with object Move (a camera) in a vertical plane.
  俯仰（摄影机）
  tilting the camera causes convergence of upright lines
  Example sentencesExamples
  This means that the camera, once mounted, can be panned and tilted through a full degree range in all directions.
  We observe throughout with a stationary camera and all we end up doing is panning and tilting, while we remain in one spot.
  Shooting from a high vantage point and tilting the camera down so it is more parallel to the plane of the foreground also helps extend the range of sharp focus.
  He probably has no better idea than I do of why he occasionally tilts the camera or uses slow motion.
  And if you tilt your camera to take a picture of a building or a monument, vertical lines will converge and rectangles turn into trapezoids.
2tilt withhistorical no object (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon.
〈史〉（格斗中）持矛冲刺（或比武）
he tilts at his prey
他刺向猎物。
figurative the lonely hero tilting at the system
〈喻〉抨击体制的孤身勇士。
Example sentencesExamples
- But he's already tilted at, and failed to land, Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and Germany's Commerzbank.
- The same might be said of rifle practice, as compared with bravely tilting at an enemy with spear and shield upon an open field of battle.
Synonyms
charge, rush, run
lunge, prod, poke, jab, thrust
joust, tourney, enter the lists
contend, spar, fight, clash
1. 2.1tilt witharchaic Engage in a contest with.
  〈古〉争论
  I resolved never to tilt with a French lady in compliment
  在恭维人方面我决心永远不和法国女士论高低。
  Example sentencesExamples
  National Guardsmen regularly tilted with protesting workers convinced that they were once again, as in 1830, about to be cheated of their revolution.

noun tɪlttɪlt

1A sloping position or movement.
倾斜，侧倾
the tilt of her head
她侧着的脑袋。
Example sentencesExamples
- In a scene recalling the earthquake's devastation, riverfront houses loomed over the river at a dangerous tilt after a landslide swept away most of their foundations.
- She seems to be looking permanently upwards because of the tilt of the tip of her nose.
- But I could feel that we were descending slowly - after two solid days on aeroplanes, my inner ear was sensitive to the tilt of movement.
- In 1178, with only three stories of the tower built, work stopped because of politics and debt, but the tilt toward the south was already evident.
- The exercises include the pelvic tilt, partial sit-up, and drawing the knees to the chest.
- I nudged Rainman and gestured at the woman with a tilt of my head.
- You learn the languages of the eyes, the hands and those subtle tilts of the head.
- As a result the two-storey centre section with its turned-up eaves has a drunken tilt.
- The tower rises to a height of 179 ft but despite the head-scratching of scientists, engineers and architects the tilt is still pronounced.
- With a tilt of the head, he'll talk unguardedly of stealing his mother's copy of the record, his unapologetic love for Wings, and his cat back home in Detroit.
- Similarly, as the nose goes down, the vortices below the keels tend to counteract the upward tilt of the tail end.
- He was wearing his cap off-center and set well back on his head at an insolent tilt,.
- She said she is now concerned about her family's safety because a 90-foot fir tree in her backyard has a slight tilt toward the house.
- The upward tilt of the floor plane makes their feet seem to dangle downward.
- Instead the tilt of the head and other body language become more important.
- This system virtually eliminates tire lift and off-camber tilt.
- Marked changes in the axial tilt of the Earth have also taken place.
- A primary factor controlling the seasons and climate is the obliquity, the tilt of the planet's spin axis with respect to the normal to the orbital plane.
- While he never diffused an aura of vanity, he held his fine features at a haughty tilt as though regarding himself dispassionately in an invisible looking-glass.
- It is significant that, unlike the Albanian portrait, the sitter was highly critical of the painting and forced Phillips to lower the tilt of the upturned nose.
Synonyms
slope, list, camber, gradient, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, heel
North American grade, downgrade, upgrade
nod, dip, tip, inclination, cock, bob
1. 1.1 An upwards or downwards pivoting movement of a camera.
  （摄影机的）俯仰转动，上下摇摄
  pans and tilts
  左右摇摄和上下摇摄。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The tilt raises our expectations of what we will see when the camera stops.
  The use of camera or lens movements, such as tilts, swings and rising or falling film and lens standards permits a further range of control.
  If you do get a tripod make sure its a good one, you want a fluid head so your pans and tilts are smooth.
  The upward tilt of the camera captures the perfect equipoise of the acrobat featured against a dull grey sky.
  The test to adopt a dual interpretation is whether it is possible to accomplish the effect of the movement in question by means of a tilt or pan alone.
2. 1.2 An inclination or bias.
  倾向，偏向
  the paper's tilt towards the United States
  文件的亲美倾向。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far.
  The fact that the study included the beginning of a new Republican administration may excuse a slight tilt toward Republican guests.
  He concluded that it is both regular and irregular, with a tilt towards the regular.
  The study found a clear tilt toward firms with Republican connections - especially among the top 10 list of beneficiaries from the postwar era.
  The recent tilt towards Russia partly reflects the recovery of a degree of Russian power under Putin, but also growing disillusion with the West.
  The tilt toward democratization does not guarantee global good government.
  And it is a transition characterised by a tilt towards Islamist conservatism, with all its geopolitical consequences.
  The tilt toward Israel will not soon be forgotten by the Arab world, but it will be harder for the administration to claim that Bush's support of Sharon has made a difference.
  This tilt toward the negative is something built in to the media's genetic makeup.
  It was a sign that the band was maturing - it made a clear tilt toward acoustic instruments, somewhat darker themes and walls of horns.
  Was it no more than an amassing of negative detail, a sudden tilt toward understanding?
  There's too much tilt toward the left-wing agenda.
  The group claims that IRB decisions are often based on commissioners' prejudices and Canada's foreign policy tilt of the moment.
  In the wake of the Clinton visit, some members of India's intelligentsia are openly advocating a new tilt toward Washington.
  It seems evident that while there seemed to be a tilt towards Bombay and Calcutta to begin with, at least the awardees were all Indians.
  However, the significance of the candidates' list resides not so much in the prospects of the individual contenders as in its heavy tilt towards the conservative camp.
  He condemns the tilt towards blind patriotism, but what are the interests behind the beating of the war drums?
  The voting patterns of Native Americans are often hard to quantify and in many places do not show a partisan tilt toward Democrats or Republicans.
  In a ‘deregulated’ energy environment, a deliberate tilt toward green energy would make a huge difference.
  In recent issues, I have clung to my bearish outlook but gingerly hinted that a tilt to the bullish side of the ledger was in the offing.
2historical A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.
〈史〉骑马持矛冲刺，马上比枪；比武
Synonyms
joust, tournament, tourney, lists, combat, contest, fight, duel
1. 2.1tilt at An attempt at winning (something) or defeating (someone)
  （尤指向体育目标发起的）冲刺，进攻
  a tilt at the European Cup
  向欧洲杯的冲刺。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is calling on his Lancaster City players to go out on a high before he sits down and plots next season's tilt towards the Conference.
  It seems an age ago that Rangers opened their tilt for the title with what was seen as a desperately damaging 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.
  A few stiff drinks have been the order of the day in the aftermath of Celtic's other tilts for the Scottish Cup in the time Petrov has been in this country.
  And you might have thought he'd be happy he was not running for the Board this year after three consecutive tilts!
  Gary Dale, needless to say, has Frank's unqualified endorsement for the impending electoral tilt.
  Synonyms
  attempt on, bid for
  informal go, crack, shot
3Canadian A small hut in a forest.
〈加〉林中小屋

Phrases

(at) full tilt

With maximum energy or force; at top speed.
全力地；全速地
Example sentencesExamples
- And although St Joseph's may not have been at full tilt throughout the game, their speedy forwards and hunger driven runs caused Whitecross problems along the back lines.
- And that's before his company was even going full tilt.
- And it was a magnificent, entertaining and exciting game of football played at full tilt by both sides.
- Yet Faulkner knows this may be his one chance to make an impression, and he has no intention of approaching this weekend's race at anything other than full tilt.
- When you're multitasking at full tilt, balance is one of the first things to suffer.
- So how fast could his homemade car go at full tilt?
- Ireland are at their best when they are playing at full tilt, when the adrenalin is flooding their veins and the prize is substantial.
- ‘They ran full tilt the second he hit the shot,’ said Watson.
- ‘It was at full tilt and was almost at take-off speed,’ said Chris Formby, chief fire officer at the airport.
- Yes, yours truly decided to run full tilt into the corner of the shelf.
Synonyms
full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively
with great force, full force, with full force, full blast, with a will, for all one is worth, with might and main, with all the stops out, all out, with a vengeance, vigorously, energetically, strongly, powerfully, madly

tilt at windmills

Attack imaginary enemies or evils.
同假想的敌人（或坏事）作斗争
the priest was too busy healing the sick to bother with tilting at ecclesiastical windmills
Example sentencesExamples
- A sympathetic judge lets her off with a fine and a reprimand and she goes driving off on a high ready to tilt at windmills once more.
- So no matter how much effort millionaires, lawyers and the military spend tilting at windmills, it seems, the future for wind power still looks good.
- In order not to risk tilting at windmills, I am not getting my hopes up that my museum project will be realized.
- I mean all your life you know some might say you've been tilting at windmills.
- Hopefully, their officers will fall into line, tackle the real issues of the GAA and stop tilting at windmills.
- It's not hard to see the appeal of a romantic dreamer forever tilting at windmills - Welles spent his life fighting the mundane reality of unrealised ambitions and broken promises.
- Of course the petition, the campaign and the whole story are all tilting at windmills.
- Trying to dictate specifics to the universal realms is, ultimately, tilting at windmills, since those energies work in ways few human beings have ever totally understood.
- Starting out by tilting at windmills, the report ends up with proposals for reform that fail to deal with the real problems of the medical profession in the new millennium.
- If you diversify into activity where you have no competitive advantage you are just tilting at windmills.

Derivatives

tilter

noun ˈtɪltəˈtɪltər

I bade him farewell, and pushed into the crowd to get a view of the tilters.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has said the tilters would cut the fastest York-London journey time by nine minutes to just 1 hour, 32 minutes by 2004, with further improvements possible later if the railway infrastructure is upgraded.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'fall or cause to fall, topple'): perhaps related to Old English tealt 'unsteady', or perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian tylten 'unsteady' and Swedish tulta 'totter'.

In its earliest sense, around 1300, tilt meant ‘to fall, topple’, and a jousting knight who tilted at a mounted opponent by riding with a lance levelled at his body was trying to knock him off his horse. This image of two armoured figures galloping towards each other is the source of at full tilt, ‘with maximum energy or force’. In the mock-heroic novel Don Quixote (1605–15) by Miguel de Cervantes, the hero Don Quixote sees a line of windmills on the horizons and takes them for giants, which he attacks. This gave us the expression tilt at windmills. See also quixotic

Rhymes

atilt, built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, quilt, silt, spilt, stilt, upbuilt, wilt

Definition of tilt in US English:

tilt

verbtɪlttilt

1Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
（使）倾斜，（使）侧倾
no object the floor tilted slightly
地板轻微倾斜。
with object he tilted his head to one side
他把头歪向一边。
Example sentencesExamples
- Move in slow with your face towards hers and slightly tilt your head so you don't bump noses.
- Yet it is not difficult to understand why the balance has tilted towards athletics.
- Then, leaning over, tilting her chin slightly with my free hand, I kissed her.
- It's a travesty because if anything the axis of power has been tilting back towards men in recent years.
- There's just a touch of power in the sun now, a reassurance that the planet is moving on, tilting towards the light, lengthening the days and getting ready for Spring.
- She walked up the furrow and placed the end of the staff in it, tilting the staff slightly towards the water.
- Would I really have to get a full top set of braces to fix one tooth that has slightly tilted to an angle?
- Inhale as you squat down as if you were sitting in a chair, tilting your hips back slightly while keeping your chest up.
- ‘Yeah,’ she said, leaning back into the chair and tilting her head back towards the wall.
- He sank back down onto the floor and tilted his head slightly, resting his chin on the back of his hands.
- She spread out her fingers and supported her weight on the chair, tilting it backwards slightly as she did.
- Her head tilted, only slightly, and she looked to the floor, speaking towards her side.
- After some time, I let myself lean back in the chair, tilting my head back slightly.
- There is little doubt that the balance of greed and fear is tilting towards greed.
- Kain was sitting crossed armed in a chair, head tilted slightly forward.
- Dr. Solaris reclined in his desk chair, tilting his head towards the ceiling.
- When Morgan left in 1996 the balance of power was tilting gently again towards Kerry.
- Overall, the scales tilt towards the positive.
- I eased off the brakes and pulled on the power lines by tilting the handles towards me.
- There are many factors that influence bond markets and at present the balance may be tilting towards the positive.
Synonyms
lean, tip, list, slope, camber, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, cock, heel, careen, bend, be at an angle
1. 1.1 Change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another.
  no object the balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers
  〈喻〉工人开始在产业力量中占优势。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion.
  Slight changes in the dialogue also tilt toward the French version.
  Further public demonstrations of ideological consanguinity are required to tilt the issue in her favour.
  The swing states are generally tilting to the Democratic nominee.
  Battleground states in yellow could tilt the election either way.
  The readership of this list is tilted toward power users, not normal people.
  In the particular case of Iraq in 2002, I believe the balance tilts strongly toward action.
  The regulatory playing field is tilted distinctly in favour of the cigarette manufacturers.
  Corruption is essentially a means of depriving other people of their equitable rights by tilting the balance in favour of certain individuals or communities.
  I find her argument to tilt too far in the direction of realpolitik.
  Even before the senate voted, the White House attacked the plan, saying it's tilted more towards lenders than homeowners.
  With her re-found republicanism, she is trying to tilt the party towards the new voters.
  The Republican's tax cut - aimed at spurring the economy - tilts more to helping higher-income taxpayers, married couples and job producers.
  It creates a level playing field, perhaps one even slightly more tilted towards the innovator - the rewards for being first.
  A federal court struck down the plan because, in their efforts to tilt the scales toward Republicans, the legislators had created districts with different size populations.
  His Russian prose, too, though full of ironic tricks and intricate detail, tilted toward the sentimental.
  Alternative print publications tend to be economically dependent on entertainment advertising and tilt a sizeable chunk of coverage toward entertainment and culture stories.
  It complained that the terms of the distribution deal were tilted too heavily in the other party's favor.
  But people overseas know how the political playing field was tilted in his favor.
  Despite resistance, the etiquette debate seems to be tilting in the favor of smartphone use, many executives said.
2. 1.2with object Move (a camera) in a vertical plane.
  俯仰（摄影机）
  Example sentencesExamples
  This means that the camera, once mounted, can be panned and tilted through a full degree range in all directions.
  He probably has no better idea than I do of why he occasionally tilts the camera or uses slow motion.
  Shooting from a high vantage point and tilting the camera down so it is more parallel to the plane of the foreground also helps extend the range of sharp focus.
  We observe throughout with a stationary camera and all we end up doing is panning and tilting, while we remain in one spot.
  And if you tilt your camera to take a picture of a building or a monument, vertical lines will converge and rectangles turn into trapezoids.
2tilt withhistorical no object (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon.
〈史〉（格斗中）持矛冲刺（或比武）
he tilts at his prey
他刺向猎物。
figurative the lonely hero tilting at the system
〈喻〉抨击体制的孤身勇士。
Example sentencesExamples
- But he's already tilted at, and failed to land, Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and Germany's Commerzbank.
- The same might be said of rifle practice, as compared with bravely tilting at an enemy with spear and shield upon an open field of battle.
Synonyms
charge, rush, run
joust, tourney, enter the lists
1. 2.1tilt witharchaic Engage in a contest with.
  〈古〉争论
  I resolved never to tilt with a French lady in compliment
  在恭维人方面我决心永远不和法国女士论高低。
  Example sentencesExamples
  National Guardsmen regularly tilted with protesting workers convinced that they were once again, as in 1830, about to be cheated of their revolution.

nountɪlttilt

1A sloping position or movement.
倾斜，侧倾
the tilt of her head
她侧着的脑袋。
the coffee cup was on a tilt
Example sentencesExamples
- With a tilt of the head, he'll talk unguardedly of stealing his mother's copy of the record, his unapologetic love for Wings, and his cat back home in Detroit.
- Similarly, as the nose goes down, the vortices below the keels tend to counteract the upward tilt of the tail end.
- This system virtually eliminates tire lift and off-camber tilt.
- As a result the two-storey centre section with its turned-up eaves has a drunken tilt.
- The upward tilt of the floor plane makes their feet seem to dangle downward.
- She said she is now concerned about her family's safety because a 90-foot fir tree in her backyard has a slight tilt toward the house.
- A primary factor controlling the seasons and climate is the obliquity, the tilt of the planet's spin axis with respect to the normal to the orbital plane.
- I nudged Rainman and gestured at the woman with a tilt of my head.
- He was wearing his cap off-center and set well back on his head at an insolent tilt,.
- In 1178, with only three stories of the tower built, work stopped because of politics and debt, but the tilt toward the south was already evident.
- She seems to be looking permanently upwards because of the tilt of the tip of her nose.
- The tower rises to a height of 179 ft but despite the head-scratching of scientists, engineers and architects the tilt is still pronounced.
- It is significant that, unlike the Albanian portrait, the sitter was highly critical of the painting and forced Phillips to lower the tilt of the upturned nose.
- You learn the languages of the eyes, the hands and those subtle tilts of the head.
- The exercises include the pelvic tilt, partial sit-up, and drawing the knees to the chest.
- In a scene recalling the earthquake's devastation, riverfront houses loomed over the river at a dangerous tilt after a landslide swept away most of their foundations.
- Instead the tilt of the head and other body language become more important.
- But I could feel that we were descending slowly - after two solid days on aeroplanes, my inner ear was sensitive to the tilt of movement.
- While he never diffused an aura of vanity, he held his fine features at a haughty tilt as though regarding himself dispassionately in an invisible looking-glass.
- Marked changes in the axial tilt of the Earth have also taken place.
Synonyms
slope, list, camber, gradient, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, heel
nod, dip, tip, inclination, cock, bob
1. 1.1 An upward or downward pivoting movement of a camera.
  （摄影机的）俯仰转动，上下摇摄
  pans and tilts
  左右摇摄和上下摇摄。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The upward tilt of the camera captures the perfect equipoise of the acrobat featured against a dull grey sky.
  The use of camera or lens movements, such as tilts, swings and rising or falling film and lens standards permits a further range of control.
  If you do get a tripod make sure its a good one, you want a fluid head so your pans and tilts are smooth.
  The test to adopt a dual interpretation is whether it is possible to accomplish the effect of the movement in question by means of a tilt or pan alone.
  The tilt raises our expectations of what we will see when the camera stops.
2. 1.2 An inclination or bias.
  倾向，偏向
  the paper's tilt toward the Republicans
  文件的亲美倾向。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a sign that the band was maturing - it made a clear tilt toward acoustic instruments, somewhat darker themes and walls of horns.
  He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far.
  The study found a clear tilt toward firms with Republican connections - especially among the top 10 list of beneficiaries from the postwar era.
  However, the significance of the candidates' list resides not so much in the prospects of the individual contenders as in its heavy tilt towards the conservative camp.
  The voting patterns of Native Americans are often hard to quantify and in many places do not show a partisan tilt toward Democrats or Republicans.
  The recent tilt towards Russia partly reflects the recovery of a degree of Russian power under Putin, but also growing disillusion with the West.
  There's too much tilt toward the left-wing agenda.
  The tilt toward Israel will not soon be forgotten by the Arab world, but it will be harder for the administration to claim that Bush's support of Sharon has made a difference.
  This tilt toward the negative is something built in to the media's genetic makeup.
  Was it no more than an amassing of negative detail, a sudden tilt toward understanding?
  The tilt toward democratization does not guarantee global good government.
  It seems evident that while there seemed to be a tilt towards Bombay and Calcutta to begin with, at least the awardees were all Indians.
  And it is a transition characterised by a tilt towards Islamist conservatism, with all its geopolitical consequences.
  He concluded that it is both regular and irregular, with a tilt towards the regular.
  In a ‘deregulated’ energy environment, a deliberate tilt toward green energy would make a huge difference.
  He condemns the tilt towards blind patriotism, but what are the interests behind the beating of the war drums?
  The fact that the study included the beginning of a new Republican administration may excuse a slight tilt toward Republican guests.
  In the wake of the Clinton visit, some members of India's intelligentsia are openly advocating a new tilt toward Washington.
  The group claims that IRB decisions are often based on commissioners' prejudices and Canada's foreign policy tilt of the moment.
  In recent issues, I have clung to my bearish outlook but gingerly hinted that a tilt to the bullish side of the ledger was in the offing.
3. 1.3
  short for tilt hammer
2historical A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust.
〈史〉骑马持矛冲刺，马上比枪；比武
Synonyms
joust, tournament, tourney, lists, combat, contest, fight, duel
1. 2.1tilt at An attempt at winning (something) or defeating (someone), especially in sports.
  （尤指向体育目标发起的）冲刺，进攻
  a tilt at the championship
  Example sentencesExamples
  And you might have thought he'd be happy he was not running for the Board this year after three consecutive tilts!
  Gary Dale, needless to say, has Frank's unqualified endorsement for the impending electoral tilt.
  A few stiff drinks have been the order of the day in the aftermath of Celtic's other tilts for the Scottish Cup in the time Petrov has been in this country.
  It seems an age ago that Rangers opened their tilt for the title with what was seen as a desperately damaging 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.
  He is calling on his Lancaster City players to go out on a high before he sits down and plots next season's tilt towards the Conference.
  Synonyms
  attempt on, bid for

Phrases

(at) full tilt

With maximum energy or force; at top speed.
全力地；全速地
Example sentencesExamples
- When you're multitasking at full tilt, balance is one of the first things to suffer.
- So how fast could his homemade car go at full tilt?
- Yes, yours truly decided to run full tilt into the corner of the shelf.
- Ireland are at their best when they are playing at full tilt, when the adrenalin is flooding their veins and the prize is substantial.
- And that's before his company was even going full tilt.
- And although St Joseph's may not have been at full tilt throughout the game, their speedy forwards and hunger driven runs caused Whitecross problems along the back lines.
- And it was a magnificent, entertaining and exciting game of football played at full tilt by both sides.
- ‘It was at full tilt and was almost at take-off speed,’ said Chris Formby, chief fire officer at the airport.
- ‘They ran full tilt the second he hit the shot,’ said Watson.
- Yet Faulkner knows this may be his one chance to make an impression, and he has no intention of approaching this weekend's race at anything other than full tilt.
Synonyms
full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively
with great force, full force, with full force, full blast, with a will, for all one is worth, with might and main, with all the stops out, all out, with a vengeance, vigorously, energetically, strongly, powerfully, madly

tilt at windmills

Attack imaginary enemies or evils.
同假想的敌人（或坏事）作斗争
Example sentencesExamples
- If you diversify into activity where you have no competitive advantage you are just tilting at windmills.
- A sympathetic judge lets her off with a fine and a reprimand and she goes driving off on a high ready to tilt at windmills once more.
- I mean all your life you know some might say you've been tilting at windmills.
- Starting out by tilting at windmills, the report ends up with proposals for reform that fail to deal with the real problems of the medical profession in the new millennium.
- Of course the petition, the campaign and the whole story are all tilting at windmills.
- In order not to risk tilting at windmills, I am not getting my hopes up that my museum project will be realized.
- Hopefully, their officers will fall into line, tackle the real issues of the GAA and stop tilting at windmills.
- It's not hard to see the appeal of a romantic dreamer forever tilting at windmills - Welles spent his life fighting the mundane reality of unrealised ambitions and broken promises.
- So no matter how much effort millionaires, lawyers and the military spend tilting at windmills, it seems, the future for wind power still looks good.
- Trying to dictate specifics to the universal realms is, ultimately, tilting at windmills, since those energies work in ways few human beings have ever totally understood.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘fall or cause to fall, topple’): perhaps related to Old English tealt ‘unsteady’, or perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian tylten ‘unsteady’ and Swedish tulta ‘totter’.

词汇	tilt
释义	Definition of tilt in English: tilt verb tɪlttɪlt 1Move or cause to move into a sloping position. （使）倾斜，（使）侧倾 no object the floor tilted slightly 地板轻微倾斜。 with object he tilted his head to one side 他把头歪向一边。 Example sentencesExamples She spread out her fingers and supported her weight on the chair, tilting it backwards slightly as she did. She walked up the furrow and placed the end of the staff in it, tilting the staff slightly towards the water. Kain was sitting crossed armed in a chair, head tilted slightly forward. Then, leaning over, tilting her chin slightly with my free hand, I kissed her. Would I really have to get a full top set of braces to fix one tooth that has slightly tilted to an angle? He sank back down onto the floor and tilted his head slightly, resting his chin on the back of his hands. Overall, the scales tilt towards the positive. When Morgan left in 1996 the balance of power was tilting gently again towards Kerry. ‘Yeah,’ she said, leaning back into the chair and tilting her head back towards the wall. There is little doubt that the balance of greed and fear is tilting towards greed. There's just a touch of power in the sun now, a reassurance that the planet is moving on, tilting towards the light, lengthening the days and getting ready for Spring. Yet it is not difficult to understand why the balance has tilted towards athletics. Inhale as you squat down as if you were sitting in a chair, tilting your hips back slightly while keeping your chest up. I eased off the brakes and pulled on the power lines by tilting the handles towards me. There are many factors that influence bond markets and at present the balance may be tilting towards the positive. After some time, I let myself lean back in the chair, tilting my head back slightly. Dr. Solaris reclined in his desk chair, tilting his head towards the ceiling. It's a travesty because if anything the axis of power has been tilting back towards men in recent years. Her head tilted, only slightly, and she looked to the floor, speaking towards her side. Move in slow with your face towards hers and slightly tilt your head so you don't bump noses. Synonyms lean, tip, list, slope, camber, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, cock, heel, careen, bend, be at an angle 1.1 Change or cause to change in favour of one person or thing as opposed to another. no object the balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers 〈喻〉工人开始在产业力量中占优势。 Example sentencesExamples His Russian prose, too, though full of ironic tricks and intricate detail, tilted toward the sentimental. The Republican's tax cut - aimed at spurring the economy - tilts more to helping higher-income taxpayers, married couples and job producers. The swing states are generally tilting to the Democratic nominee. I find her argument to tilt too far in the direction of realpolitik. Battleground states in yellow could tilt the election either way. Corruption is essentially a means of depriving other people of their equitable rights by tilting the balance in favour of certain individuals or communities. Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion. The readership of this list is tilted toward power users, not normal people. Despite resistance, the etiquette debate seems to be tilting in the favor of smartphone use, many executives said. It complained that the terms of the distribution deal were tilted too heavily in the other party's favor. It creates a level playing field, perhaps one even slightly more tilted towards the innovator - the rewards for being first. In the particular case of Iraq in 2002, I believe the balance tilts strongly toward action. A federal court struck down the plan because, in their efforts to tilt the scales toward Republicans, the legislators had created districts with different size populations. The regulatory playing field is tilted distinctly in favour of the cigarette manufacturers. Slight changes in the dialogue also tilt toward the French version. With her re-found republicanism, she is trying to tilt the party towards the new voters. Even before the senate voted, the White House attacked the plan, saying it's tilted more towards lenders than homeowners. Further public demonstrations of ideological consanguinity are required to tilt the issue in her favour. Alternative print publications tend to be economically dependent on entertainment advertising and tilt a sizeable chunk of coverage toward entertainment and culture stories. But people overseas know how the political playing field was tilted in his favor. 1.2with object Move (a camera) in a vertical plane. 俯仰（摄影机） tilting the camera causes convergence of upright lines Example sentencesExamples This means that the camera, once mounted, can be panned and tilted through a full degree range in all directions. We observe throughout with a stationary camera and all we end up doing is panning and tilting, while we remain in one spot. Shooting from a high vantage point and tilting the camera down so it is more parallel to the plane of the foreground also helps extend the range of sharp focus. He probably has no better idea than I do of why he occasionally tilts the camera or uses slow motion. And if you tilt your camera to take a picture of a building or a monument, vertical lines will converge and rectangles turn into trapezoids. 2tilt withhistorical no object (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon. 〈史〉（格斗中）持矛冲刺（或比武） he tilts at his prey 他刺向猎物。 figurative the lonely hero tilting at the system 〈喻〉抨击体制的孤身勇士。 Example sentencesExamples But he's already tilted at, and failed to land, Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and Germany's Commerzbank. The same might be said of rifle practice, as compared with bravely tilting at an enemy with spear and shield upon an open field of battle. Synonyms charge, rush, run lunge, prod, poke, jab, thrust joust, tourney, enter the lists contend, spar, fight, clash 2.1tilt witharchaic Engage in a contest with. 〈古〉争论 I resolved never to tilt with a French lady in compliment 在恭维人方面我决心永远不和法国女士论高低。 Example sentencesExamples National Guardsmen regularly tilted with protesting workers convinced that they were once again, as in 1830, about to be cheated of their revolution. noun tɪlttɪlt 1A sloping position or movement. 倾斜，侧倾 the tilt of her head 她侧着的脑袋。 Example sentencesExamples In a scene recalling the earthquake's devastation, riverfront houses loomed over the river at a dangerous tilt after a landslide swept away most of their foundations. She seems to be looking permanently upwards because of the tilt of the tip of her nose. But I could feel that we were descending slowly - after two solid days on aeroplanes, my inner ear was sensitive to the tilt of movement. In 1178, with only three stories of the tower built, work stopped because of politics and debt, but the tilt toward the south was already evident. The exercises include the pelvic tilt, partial sit-up, and drawing the knees to the chest. I nudged Rainman and gestured at the woman with a tilt of my head. You learn the languages of the eyes, the hands and those subtle tilts of the head. As a result the two-storey centre section with its turned-up eaves has a drunken tilt. The tower rises to a height of 179 ft but despite the head-scratching of scientists, engineers and architects the tilt is still pronounced. With a tilt of the head, he'll talk unguardedly of stealing his mother's copy of the record, his unapologetic love for Wings, and his cat back home in Detroit. Similarly, as the nose goes down, the vortices below the keels tend to counteract the upward tilt of the tail end. He was wearing his cap off-center and set well back on his head at an insolent tilt,. She said she is now concerned about her family's safety because a 90-foot fir tree in her backyard has a slight tilt toward the house. The upward tilt of the floor plane makes their feet seem to dangle downward. Instead the tilt of the head and other body language become more important. This system virtually eliminates tire lift and off-camber tilt. Marked changes in the axial tilt of the Earth have also taken place. A primary factor controlling the seasons and climate is the obliquity, the tilt of the planet's spin axis with respect to the normal to the orbital plane. While he never diffused an aura of vanity, he held his fine features at a haughty tilt as though regarding himself dispassionately in an invisible looking-glass. It is significant that, unlike the Albanian portrait, the sitter was highly critical of the painting and forced Phillips to lower the tilt of the upturned nose. Synonyms slope, list, camber, gradient, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, heel North American grade, downgrade, upgrade nod, dip, tip, inclination, cock, bob 1.1 An upwards or downwards pivoting movement of a camera. （摄影机的）俯仰转动，上下摇摄 pans and tilts 左右摇摄和上下摇摄。 Example sentencesExamples The tilt raises our expectations of what we will see when the camera stops. The use of camera or lens movements, such as tilts, swings and rising or falling film and lens standards permits a further range of control. If you do get a tripod make sure its a good one, you want a fluid head so your pans and tilts are smooth. The upward tilt of the camera captures the perfect equipoise of the acrobat featured against a dull grey sky. The test to adopt a dual interpretation is whether it is possible to accomplish the effect of the movement in question by means of a tilt or pan alone. 1.2 An inclination or bias. 倾向，偏向 the paper's tilt towards the United States 文件的亲美倾向。 Example sentencesExamples He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far. The fact that the study included the beginning of a new Republican administration may excuse a slight tilt toward Republican guests. He concluded that it is both regular and irregular, with a tilt towards the regular. The study found a clear tilt toward firms with Republican connections - especially among the top 10 list of beneficiaries from the postwar era. The recent tilt towards Russia partly reflects the recovery of a degree of Russian power under Putin, but also growing disillusion with the West. The tilt toward democratization does not guarantee global good government. And it is a transition characterised by a tilt towards Islamist conservatism, with all its geopolitical consequences. The tilt toward Israel will not soon be forgotten by the Arab world, but it will be harder for the administration to claim that Bush's support of Sharon has made a difference. This tilt toward the negative is something built in to the media's genetic makeup. It was a sign that the band was maturing - it made a clear tilt toward acoustic instruments, somewhat darker themes and walls of horns. Was it no more than an amassing of negative detail, a sudden tilt toward understanding? There's too much tilt toward the left-wing agenda. The group claims that IRB decisions are often based on commissioners' prejudices and Canada's foreign policy tilt of the moment. In the wake of the Clinton visit, some members of India's intelligentsia are openly advocating a new tilt toward Washington. It seems evident that while there seemed to be a tilt towards Bombay and Calcutta to begin with, at least the awardees were all Indians. However, the significance of the candidates' list resides not so much in the prospects of the individual contenders as in its heavy tilt towards the conservative camp. He condemns the tilt towards blind patriotism, but what are the interests behind the beating of the war drums? The voting patterns of Native Americans are often hard to quantify and in many places do not show a partisan tilt toward Democrats or Republicans. In a ‘deregulated’ energy environment, a deliberate tilt toward green energy would make a huge difference. In recent issues, I have clung to my bearish outlook but gingerly hinted that a tilt to the bullish side of the ledger was in the offing. 2historical A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust. 〈史〉骑马持矛冲刺，马上比枪；比武 Synonyms joust, tournament, tourney, lists, combat, contest, fight, duel 2.1tilt at An attempt at winning (something) or defeating (someone) （尤指向体育目标发起的）冲刺，进攻 a tilt at the European Cup 向欧洲杯的冲刺。 Example sentencesExamples He is calling on his Lancaster City players to go out on a high before he sits down and plots next season's tilt towards the Conference. It seems an age ago that Rangers opened their tilt for the title with what was seen as a desperately damaging 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock. A few stiff drinks have been the order of the day in the aftermath of Celtic's other tilts for the Scottish Cup in the time Petrov has been in this country. And you might have thought he'd be happy he was not running for the Board this year after three consecutive tilts! Gary Dale, needless to say, has Frank's unqualified endorsement for the impending electoral tilt. Synonyms attempt on, bid for informal go, crack, shot 3Canadian A small hut in a forest. 〈加〉林中小屋 Phrases (at) full tilt With maximum energy or force; at top speed. 全力地；全速地 Example sentencesExamples And although St Joseph's may not have been at full tilt throughout the game, their speedy forwards and hunger driven runs caused Whitecross problems along the back lines. And that's before his company was even going full tilt. And it was a magnificent, entertaining and exciting game of football played at full tilt by both sides. Yet Faulkner knows this may be his one chance to make an impression, and he has no intention of approaching this weekend's race at anything other than full tilt. When you're multitasking at full tilt, balance is one of the first things to suffer. So how fast could his homemade car go at full tilt? Ireland are at their best when they are playing at full tilt, when the adrenalin is flooding their veins and the prize is substantial. ‘They ran full tilt the second he hit the shot,’ said Watson. ‘It was at full tilt and was almost at take-off speed,’ said Chris Formby, chief fire officer at the airport. Yes, yours truly decided to run full tilt into the corner of the shelf. Synonyms full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively with great force, full force, with full force, full blast, with a will, for all one is worth, with might and main, with all the stops out, all out, with a vengeance, vigorously, energetically, strongly, powerfully, madly tilt at windmills Attack imaginary enemies or evils. 同假想的敌人（或坏事）作斗争 the priest was too busy healing the sick to bother with tilting at ecclesiastical windmills Example sentencesExamples A sympathetic judge lets her off with a fine and a reprimand and she goes driving off on a high ready to tilt at windmills once more. So no matter how much effort millionaires, lawyers and the military spend tilting at windmills, it seems, the future for wind power still looks good. In order not to risk tilting at windmills, I am not getting my hopes up that my museum project will be realized. I mean all your life you know some might say you've been tilting at windmills. Hopefully, their officers will fall into line, tackle the real issues of the GAA and stop tilting at windmills. It's not hard to see the appeal of a romantic dreamer forever tilting at windmills - Welles spent his life fighting the mundane reality of unrealised ambitions and broken promises. Of course the petition, the campaign and the whole story are all tilting at windmills. Trying to dictate specifics to the universal realms is, ultimately, tilting at windmills, since those energies work in ways few human beings have ever totally understood. Starting out by tilting at windmills, the report ends up with proposals for reform that fail to deal with the real problems of the medical profession in the new millennium. If you diversify into activity where you have no competitive advantage you are just tilting at windmills. Derivatives tilter noun ˈtɪltəˈtɪltər I bade him farewell, and pushed into the crowd to get a view of the tilters. Example sentencesExamples It has said the tilters would cut the fastest York-London journey time by nine minutes to just 1 hour, 32 minutes by 2004, with further improvements possible later if the railway infrastructure is upgraded. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'fall or cause to fall, topple'): perhaps related to Old English tealt 'unsteady', or perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian tylten 'unsteady' and Swedish tulta 'totter'. In its earliest sense, around 1300, tilt meant ‘to fall, topple’, and a jousting knight who tilted at a mounted opponent by riding with a lance levelled at his body was trying to knock him off his horse. This image of two armoured figures galloping towards each other is the source of at full tilt, ‘with maximum energy or force’. In the mock-heroic novel Don Quixote (1605–15) by Miguel de Cervantes, the hero Don Quixote sees a line of windmills on the horizons and takes them for giants, which he attacks. This gave us the expression tilt at windmills. See also quixotic Rhymes atilt, built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, quilt, silt, spilt, stilt, upbuilt, wilt verb.1 phr. Definition of tilt in US English: tilt verbtɪlttilt 1Move or cause to move into a sloping position. （使）倾斜，（使）侧倾 no object the floor tilted slightly 地板轻微倾斜。 with object he tilted his head to one side 他把头歪向一边。 Example sentencesExamples Move in slow with your face towards hers and slightly tilt your head so you don't bump noses. Yet it is not difficult to understand why the balance has tilted towards athletics. Then, leaning over, tilting her chin slightly with my free hand, I kissed her. It's a travesty because if anything the axis of power has been tilting back towards men in recent years. There's just a touch of power in the sun now, a reassurance that the planet is moving on, tilting towards the light, lengthening the days and getting ready for Spring. She walked up the furrow and placed the end of the staff in it, tilting the staff slightly towards the water. Would I really have to get a full top set of braces to fix one tooth that has slightly tilted to an angle? Inhale as you squat down as if you were sitting in a chair, tilting your hips back slightly while keeping your chest up. ‘Yeah,’ she said, leaning back into the chair and tilting her head back towards the wall. He sank back down onto the floor and tilted his head slightly, resting his chin on the back of his hands. She spread out her fingers and supported her weight on the chair, tilting it backwards slightly as she did. Her head tilted, only slightly, and she looked to the floor, speaking towards her side. After some time, I let myself lean back in the chair, tilting my head back slightly. There is little doubt that the balance of greed and fear is tilting towards greed. Kain was sitting crossed armed in a chair, head tilted slightly forward. Dr. Solaris reclined in his desk chair, tilting his head towards the ceiling. When Morgan left in 1996 the balance of power was tilting gently again towards Kerry. Overall, the scales tilt towards the positive. I eased off the brakes and pulled on the power lines by tilting the handles towards me. There are many factors that influence bond markets and at present the balance may be tilting towards the positive. Synonyms lean, tip, list, slope, camber, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, cock, heel, careen, bend, be at an angle 1.1 Change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another. no object the balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers 〈喻〉工人开始在产业力量中占优势。 Example sentencesExamples Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion. Slight changes in the dialogue also tilt toward the French version. Further public demonstrations of ideological consanguinity are required to tilt the issue in her favour. The swing states are generally tilting to the Democratic nominee. Battleground states in yellow could tilt the election either way. The readership of this list is tilted toward power users, not normal people. In the particular case of Iraq in 2002, I believe the balance tilts strongly toward action. The regulatory playing field is tilted distinctly in favour of the cigarette manufacturers. Corruption is essentially a means of depriving other people of their equitable rights by tilting the balance in favour of certain individuals or communities. I find her argument to tilt too far in the direction of realpolitik. Even before the senate voted, the White House attacked the plan, saying it's tilted more towards lenders than homeowners. With her re-found republicanism, she is trying to tilt the party towards the new voters. The Republican's tax cut - aimed at spurring the economy - tilts more to helping higher-income taxpayers, married couples and job producers. It creates a level playing field, perhaps one even slightly more tilted towards the innovator - the rewards for being first. A federal court struck down the plan because, in their efforts to tilt the scales toward Republicans, the legislators had created districts with different size populations. His Russian prose, too, though full of ironic tricks and intricate detail, tilted toward the sentimental. Alternative print publications tend to be economically dependent on entertainment advertising and tilt a sizeable chunk of coverage toward entertainment and culture stories. It complained that the terms of the distribution deal were tilted too heavily in the other party's favor. But people overseas know how the political playing field was tilted in his favor. Despite resistance, the etiquette debate seems to be tilting in the favor of smartphone use, many executives said. 1.2with object Move (a camera) in a vertical plane. 俯仰（摄影机） Example sentencesExamples This means that the camera, once mounted, can be panned and tilted through a full degree range in all directions. He probably has no better idea than I do of why he occasionally tilts the camera or uses slow motion. Shooting from a high vantage point and tilting the camera down so it is more parallel to the plane of the foreground also helps extend the range of sharp focus. We observe throughout with a stationary camera and all we end up doing is panning and tilting, while we remain in one spot. And if you tilt your camera to take a picture of a building or a monument, vertical lines will converge and rectangles turn into trapezoids. 2tilt withhistorical no object (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon. 〈史〉（格斗中）持矛冲刺（或比武） he tilts at his prey 他刺向猎物。 figurative the lonely hero tilting at the system 〈喻〉抨击体制的孤身勇士。 Example sentencesExamples But he's already tilted at, and failed to land, Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and Germany's Commerzbank. The same might be said of rifle practice, as compared with bravely tilting at an enemy with spear and shield upon an open field of battle. Synonyms charge, rush, run joust, tourney, enter the lists 2.1tilt witharchaic Engage in a contest with. 〈古〉争论 I resolved never to tilt with a French lady in compliment 在恭维人方面我决心永远不和法国女士论高低。 Example sentencesExamples National Guardsmen regularly tilted with protesting workers convinced that they were once again, as in 1830, about to be cheated of their revolution. nountɪlttilt 1A sloping position or movement. 倾斜，侧倾 the tilt of her head 她侧着的脑袋。 the coffee cup was on a tilt Example sentencesExamples With a tilt of the head, he'll talk unguardedly of stealing his mother's copy of the record, his unapologetic love for Wings, and his cat back home in Detroit. Similarly, as the nose goes down, the vortices below the keels tend to counteract the upward tilt of the tail end. This system virtually eliminates tire lift and off-camber tilt. As a result the two-storey centre section with its turned-up eaves has a drunken tilt. The upward tilt of the floor plane makes their feet seem to dangle downward. She said she is now concerned about her family's safety because a 90-foot fir tree in her backyard has a slight tilt toward the house. A primary factor controlling the seasons and climate is the obliquity, the tilt of the planet's spin axis with respect to the normal to the orbital plane. I nudged Rainman and gestured at the woman with a tilt of my head. He was wearing his cap off-center and set well back on his head at an insolent tilt,. In 1178, with only three stories of the tower built, work stopped because of politics and debt, but the tilt toward the south was already evident. She seems to be looking permanently upwards because of the tilt of the tip of her nose. The tower rises to a height of 179 ft but despite the head-scratching of scientists, engineers and architects the tilt is still pronounced. It is significant that, unlike the Albanian portrait, the sitter was highly critical of the painting and forced Phillips to lower the tilt of the upturned nose. You learn the languages of the eyes, the hands and those subtle tilts of the head. The exercises include the pelvic tilt, partial sit-up, and drawing the knees to the chest. In a scene recalling the earthquake's devastation, riverfront houses loomed over the river at a dangerous tilt after a landslide swept away most of their foundations. Instead the tilt of the head and other body language become more important. But I could feel that we were descending slowly - after two solid days on aeroplanes, my inner ear was sensitive to the tilt of movement. While he never diffused an aura of vanity, he held his fine features at a haughty tilt as though regarding himself dispassionately in an invisible looking-glass. Marked changes in the axial tilt of the Earth have also taken place. Synonyms slope, list, camber, gradient, bank, slant, incline, pitch, dip, cant, bevel, angle, heel nod, dip, tip, inclination, cock, bob 1.1 An upward or downward pivoting movement of a camera. （摄影机的）俯仰转动，上下摇摄 pans and tilts 左右摇摄和上下摇摄。 Example sentencesExamples The upward tilt of the camera captures the perfect equipoise of the acrobat featured against a dull grey sky. The use of camera or lens movements, such as tilts, swings and rising or falling film and lens standards permits a further range of control. If you do get a tripod make sure its a good one, you want a fluid head so your pans and tilts are smooth. The test to adopt a dual interpretation is whether it is possible to accomplish the effect of the movement in question by means of a tilt or pan alone. The tilt raises our expectations of what we will see when the camera stops. 1.2 An inclination or bias. 倾向，偏向 the paper's tilt toward the Republicans 文件的亲美倾向。 Example sentencesExamples It was a sign that the band was maturing - it made a clear tilt toward acoustic instruments, somewhat darker themes and walls of horns. He is convinced that the tilt towards the environment at the expense of productivity has gone too far. The study found a clear tilt toward firms with Republican connections - especially among the top 10 list of beneficiaries from the postwar era. However, the significance of the candidates' list resides not so much in the prospects of the individual contenders as in its heavy tilt towards the conservative camp. The voting patterns of Native Americans are often hard to quantify and in many places do not show a partisan tilt toward Democrats or Republicans. The recent tilt towards Russia partly reflects the recovery of a degree of Russian power under Putin, but also growing disillusion with the West. There's too much tilt toward the left-wing agenda. The tilt toward Israel will not soon be forgotten by the Arab world, but it will be harder for the administration to claim that Bush's support of Sharon has made a difference. This tilt toward the negative is something built in to the media's genetic makeup. Was it no more than an amassing of negative detail, a sudden tilt toward understanding? The tilt toward democratization does not guarantee global good government. It seems evident that while there seemed to be a tilt towards Bombay and Calcutta to begin with, at least the awardees were all Indians. And it is a transition characterised by a tilt towards Islamist conservatism, with all its geopolitical consequences. He concluded that it is both regular and irregular, with a tilt towards the regular. In a ‘deregulated’ energy environment, a deliberate tilt toward green energy would make a huge difference. He condemns the tilt towards blind patriotism, but what are the interests behind the beating of the war drums? The fact that the study included the beginning of a new Republican administration may excuse a slight tilt toward Republican guests. In the wake of the Clinton visit, some members of India's intelligentsia are openly advocating a new tilt toward Washington. The group claims that IRB decisions are often based on commissioners' prejudices and Canada's foreign policy tilt of the moment. In recent issues, I have clung to my bearish outlook but gingerly hinted that a tilt to the bullish side of the ledger was in the offing. 1.3 short for tilt hammer 2historical A combat for exercise or sport between two men on horseback with lances; a joust. 〈史〉骑马持矛冲刺，马上比枪；比武 Synonyms joust, tournament, tourney, lists, combat, contest, fight, duel 2.1tilt at An attempt at winning (something) or defeating (someone), especially in sports. （尤指向体育目标发起的）冲刺，进攻 a tilt at the championship Example sentencesExamples And you might have thought he'd be happy he was not running for the Board this year after three consecutive tilts! Gary Dale, needless to say, has Frank's unqualified endorsement for the impending electoral tilt. A few stiff drinks have been the order of the day in the aftermath of Celtic's other tilts for the Scottish Cup in the time Petrov has been in this country. It seems an age ago that Rangers opened their tilt for the title with what was seen as a desperately damaging 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock. He is calling on his Lancaster City players to go out on a high before he sits down and plots next season's tilt towards the Conference. Synonyms attempt on, bid for Phrases (at) full tilt With maximum energy or force; at top speed. 全力地；全速地 Example sentencesExamples When you're multitasking at full tilt, balance is one of the first things to suffer. So how fast could his homemade car go at full tilt? Yes, yours truly decided to run full tilt into the corner of the shelf. Ireland are at their best when they are playing at full tilt, when the adrenalin is flooding their veins and the prize is substantial. And that's before his company was even going full tilt. And although St Joseph's may not have been at full tilt throughout the game, their speedy forwards and hunger driven runs caused Whitecross problems along the back lines. And it was a magnificent, entertaining and exciting game of football played at full tilt by both sides. ‘It was at full tilt and was almost at take-off speed,’ said Chris Formby, chief fire officer at the airport. ‘They ran full tilt the second he hit the shot,’ said Watson. Yet Faulkner knows this may be his one chance to make an impression, and he has no intention of approaching this weekend's race at anything other than full tilt. Synonyms full speed, at full speed, full pelt, at full pelt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, helter-skelter, headlong, hotfoot, post-haste, hurriedly, hastily, wildly, pell-mell, impetuously, recklessly, rashly, at breakneck speed, precipitately, impulsively with great force, full force, with full force, full blast, with a will, for all one is worth, with might and main, with all the stops out, all out, with a vengeance, vigorously, energetically, strongly, powerfully, madly tilt at windmills Attack imaginary enemies or evils. 同假想的敌人（或坏事）作斗争 Example sentencesExamples If you diversify into activity where you have no competitive advantage you are just tilting at windmills. A sympathetic judge lets her off with a fine and a reprimand and she goes driving off on a high ready to tilt at windmills once more. I mean all your life you know some might say you've been tilting at windmills. Starting out by tilting at windmills, the report ends up with proposals for reform that fail to deal with the real problems of the medical profession in the new millennium. Of course the petition, the campaign and the whole story are all tilting at windmills. In order not to risk tilting at windmills, I am not getting my hopes up that my museum project will be realized. Hopefully, their officers will fall into line, tackle the real issues of the GAA and stop tilting at windmills. It's not hard to see the appeal of a romantic dreamer forever tilting at windmills - Welles spent his life fighting the mundane reality of unrealised ambitions and broken promises. So no matter how much effort millionaires, lawyers and the military spend tilting at windmills, it seems, the future for wind power still looks good. Trying to dictate specifics to the universal realms is, ultimately, tilting at windmills, since those energies work in ways few human beings have ever totally understood. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘fall or cause to fall, topple’): perhaps related to Old English tealt ‘unsteady’, or perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian tylten ‘unsteady’ and Swedish tulta ‘totter’. verb.1 phr.
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