tilt¹

vt.

1. 使傾斜；使翹起
   Anna tilted her head to one side and said she wouldn't hear me.

   安娜把頭歪向一邊，說她不願聽我說話。

2. 使偏斜
   He was making a major effort to tilt American policy towards Africa.

   他正在作出重大努力使美國政策向非洲傾斜。

3. 持（矛）；投（矛）；向……衝刺
4. 撲向
5. 用輪錘鍛打

vi.

1. 傾斜；翹起
   This table tilts.

   這張桌子傾斜著。

2. 偏向
   Officials tend to tilt toward secrecy from a parochial view of their responsibilities.

   官吏出於狹隘的責任觀念往往傾向於保密。

3. 攻擊；抨擊[（+at/against）]
   He is bold enough to tilt at social injustices.

   他敢於抨擊社會上的不公正現象。

4. 持矛衝刺（或比武）[（+at）]
   The knights tilted at each other on horseback.

   騎士們騎馬持矛相互衝刺。

5. 衝[（+into/out）]
   He tilted through the crowd.

   他衝過人群。