noun🔗Share行话，暗语。 An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup."He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."他长得像个王子，说话却满是鱼贩子的行话。languagecommunicationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share行话，暗语 A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group."The secret society used a special cant to communicate during their meetings. "这个秘密社团在开会时使用一种特殊的暗语进行交流。languagegroupcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share谢尔塔语，行话。 A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.""My grandmother, who is an Irish Traveller, taught me a few words of Cant when I was a child." "我的祖母是爱尔兰游民，她小时候教了我几句谢尔塔语（行话）。languagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share空谈，伪善之言。 Empty, hypocritical talk."People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant."人们声称关心非洲的穷人，但这在很大程度上只是空谈和伪善之言。philosophylanguagecommunicationmoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牢骚话, 哀诉。 Whining speech, such as that used by beggars."The beggar's cant, full of exaggerated hardship, failed to move the passersby. "那个乞丐满是夸张苦难的哀诉，没能打动路人。languagecommunicationstylewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share纹章谐音，谐音纹章 A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms."The baker's family crest featured wheat sheaves, a perfect example of cant since their last name was Sheaf. "这位面包师家族的族徽上画着麦穗，这简直是纹章谐音的完美范例，因为他们的姓就叫“Sheaf”（麦捆）。heraldrylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share叫卖，拍卖。 A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction."The auctioneer began the cant with a display of antique furniture, inviting the crowd to start the bidding. "拍卖师首先展示了一些古董家具，开始了叫卖，邀请大家开始竞标。businesscommerceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说行话，使用暗语. To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup."The programmers often cant in a language I don't understand, filled with terms like "debugging" and "algorithms." "这些程序员经常说行话，用我听不懂的语言交流，里面全是像“调试”和“算法”这样的词汇.languagegroupcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share套话，陈词滥调. To speak in set phrases."The politician began to cant about family values and economic growth, reciting well-worn phrases he'd used for years. "那位政客开始大谈家庭价值观和经济增长，口中念叨着他多年来一直使用的陈词滥调。languagecommunicationstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share假惺惺地說教， 高調地說教。 To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner."The politician would cant about helping the poor, but his actions always favored the wealthy. "那位政客總是假惺惺地高談闊論要幫助窮人，但他的行為卻總是偏袒富人。religioncommunicationlanguageattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share谐音双关, 纹章取谐音 Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms."The herald decided to cant on the Miller family's arms by depicting three millstones, a clear reference to their surname and profession. "纹章官决定在米勒家族的盾徽上使用谐音双关，画了三个磨石，这明显暗示了他们的姓氏和职业。heraldryartstylelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拍卖，竞卖 To sell by auction, or bid at an auction."The antique shop owner will cant the collection of vintage dolls next Saturday. "下周六，这家古董店老板将会拍卖那批古董娃娃。businesscommercefinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share棱角，边，角落 Side, edge, corner, niche."Under the cant of a hill."在山脚的角落里。partpositionareaarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倾斜，斜度。 Slope, the angle at which something is set."The architect specified a slight cant to the roof to ensure proper drainage. "建筑师特别说明屋顶要有一个轻微的倾斜度，以确保排水畅通。positiontechnicalarchitecturebuildingmathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share角，墙角 A corner (of a building)."The child sat on the cant of the old brick building, enjoying the afternoon sun. "孩子坐在老砖楼的墙角，享受着午后的阳光。architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share角，棱角 An outer or external angle."The carpenter reinforced the roof's cant with extra wooden supports to prevent leaks. "木匠用额外的木头支撑加固了屋顶的外角/斜角，以防止漏水。architecturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倾斜，斜度 An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt."The crooked picture frame had a noticeable cant to the left. "那歪斜的相框明显向左边倾斜。appearancepositionarchitecturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倾覆, 翻倒 A movement or throw that overturns something."The sudden cant of the shelf caused all the books to tumble onto the floor. "书架突然的倾斜导致所有的书都倒在了地上。actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share倾斜，歪斜。 A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given."to give a ball a cant"给球一个倾斜的力，使其改变方向。actiondirectionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share桶侧板，板片 (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask."The cooper carefully fitted each cant into the cask head, ensuring a tight seal to prevent leaks. "木匠小心地将每一块桶侧板嵌入桶头，确保严丝合缝，防止渗漏。technicalpartmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share轮齿, 齿牙 A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel."The clockmaker carefully filed the cant of the wooden cogwheel to ensure it meshed properly with the other gears. "钟表匠小心地锉磨木制齿轮的轮齿，以确保它能与其他齿轮完美啮合。partmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斜木，垫木 A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads."The ship's carpenter carefully placed the cant across the deck to reinforce the bulkhead. "船上的木匠小心地把斜木横放在甲板上，用来加固舱壁。nauticalsailingtechnicalstructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share倾斜，歪斜。 To set (something) at an angle."to cant a cask; to cant a ship"将木桶倾斜；使船体倾斜positionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share倾斜，使...倾斜。 To give a sudden turn or new direction to."to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football"使木材倾斜以便绕过它；使足球变向directionactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share倒角，斜切。 To bevel an edge or corner."The carpenter carefully canted the edge of the wooden board to create a smooth, sloping surface. "木匠小心地把木板的边缘倒角，做成一个光滑的斜面。technicalarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share倾倒，翻倒。 To overturn so that the contents are emptied."The child was so angry that he decided to cant his juice box all over the table. "那个孩子气得决定把果汁盒倾倒在桌子上。actionnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share部分，份儿 A parcel, a division."The farmer divided his land into three cants, each designated for a different crop. "农民把他的土地分成了三部分，每部分都指定种植不同的作物。partamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share划分，分配。 To divide or parcel out."The farmer will cant the land into smaller fields to grow different crops. "农夫会把土地划分成小块田地，用来种植不同的作物。propertybusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share精力充沛的，生气勃勃的 Lively, lusty."The cant folk music filled the pub with energy, making everyone want to dance. "那充满活力的地方音乐让整个酒吧都充满了能量，让每个人都想跳舞。characterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
