athwart 详细解释

athwart

[ə'θwɔ:t]

prep.(尤指航海)穿过或横跨,相对
adv.横跨地,相反地

词义辨析

同义参见:

across  crosswise  

英英释义

副词 athwart:

at right angles to the center line of a ship

at an oblique angle

同义词:obliquely, aslant

补充

athwartathwart英:[əˈθwɔ:t] 美:[əˈθwɔrt]adv.,prep.1.横跨着,斜穿过,逆,相反 横过,反对,逆

例句

1. a bridge athwart a river一座横跨河上的桥 2. to come athwart someone反对某人 3. The ship steamed athwart the tug.船朝着那条拖船横向驶去。 4. a counter was placed athwart the entrance.一个柜台横放在入口处。 5. these statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions.这些统计数据与惯常的推测截然相反。 6. one table running athwart was all the room would hold.这个房间只能横放一张桌子。 7. our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes.我们的话说反了,结果事与愿违。