音标:[kænt] ;
n. 伪善之言, 黑话, 斜面, 角落
vi. 讲黑话, 倾斜
n. insincere talk about religion or morals
v. heel over
词型变化:名词复数形式 : cants ; 形容词比较级 : canter ; 形容词最高级 : cantest
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
形容词45%
名词41%
动词14%

cant的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
  2. There has been a great deal of politician's cant.说了一大堆政客惯用的言不由衷的话。
  3. The Prefect was fond of the cant of diplomacy.这位警察局长很爱好外交辞令。

词汇搭配

  • cant brick斜面砖
  • deck cant撑木
  • cant point倾斜点
  • cant scraper三角刮刀
  • cant column多角柱
  • cant hook钩杆,活动铁钩...
  • cant bay三边形突肚窗...
  • cant dog搬钩
  • cant frame[船]斜肋骨...
  • cant beam转动梁
  • cant file扁三角锉
  • cant strip嵌角板条,垫瓦条...
  • cant board带棱板
  • cant body斜肋骨部
  • Cant.=Cantonese

经典引文

  • The talk about a nasty world and living pure in a nunnery was just the cant of those days.

    出自:G. Santayana
  • To condemn an interest in sex is sheer hypocrisy and cant.

    出自:A. S. Neill
  • The boat took a sudden yaw..which canted me overboard.

    出自:J. Smeaton
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