aslant
aslant — 副詞
1. with one end or side higher than the other, instead of straight or level.
斜斜地
以傾斜的樣子或方向
with one end or side higher than the other, instead of straight or level.
Yasmin hung the photo aslant after the nail slipped loose.
Yasmin 掛照片時釘子鬆了，照片就斜斜地歪著。
verb + aslant after a change of position
Rain beat aslant across the bus window during the storm.
暴風雨中，雨水斜斜地打在公車窗上。
Diya noticed the bookcase leaning aslant beside the stairs.
Diya 注意到樓梯旁的書櫃正斜斜地傾向一邊。
A torn festival banner fluttered aslant above the empty street.
破掉的節慶布條斜斜地飄在空蕩的街道上方。
- diagonally
more neutral and more common in everyday English
- obliquely
more formal and often used in writing
- straight
without any leaning or sloping
文法句型
verb + aslant
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as hang, lean, lie, or fall. Unlike the preposition sense, it does not introduce its own object after it.
aslant — 介系詞
1. from one side toward another on a sloping line, rather than straight across.
斜過
沿斜線越過某物
from one side toward another on a sloping line, rather than straight across.
Putri drew a chalk line aslant the classroom door.
Putri 在教室門上斜著畫過一條粉筆線。
aslant + noun phrase for a diagonal line
Moonlight stretched aslant the wooden floor of the cabin.
月光斜著掠過小木屋的木地板。
Manuela slashed the wrapping paper aslant the red ribbon.
Manuela 斜著劃過紅色緞帶，把包裝紙割開。
A crack ran aslant the mirror from corner to corner.
一道裂痕斜著穿過鏡面，從一角延到另一角。
- across
more general and does not itself suggest a sloping line
- diagonally across
clear modern substitute in everyday English
- straight across
emphasizes a level or direct line
文法句型
aslant + noun phrase
用法筆記
Takes a following noun phrase to name the surface or object being crossed. It is more literary than the adverb sense and is uncommon in everyday speech.