tilt

in Vietnamese Đưa về phía trước hoặc nghiêng sang một bên

BrE /tɪlt/ AmE /tɪlt/

verb / noun en → vi

1 MOVE/POSITION [transitive, T + obj] B1

Đưa về phía trước hoặc nghiêng sang một bên

to move something so that it is not straight or level, but at an angle

  • tilt something towards/away from somebody/something

Collocations tilt your head · tilt the chair back

  • He tilted his head to one side.

    Anh ta nghiêng đầu sang một bên.

2 POSITION [intransitive] B1

Nghiêng về phía trước hoặc sang một bên

to be in a position that is not straight or level, but at an angle

  • tilt towards/away from somebody/something

Collocations the chair tilts back · the picture is tilted to one side

  • The table was tilted slightly.

    Bàn hơi nghiêng một chút.

3 GAME [intransitive] B2

Điểm trong trò chơi

to score a point in some games, especially pinball or air hockey

  • tilt for something

Collocations tilt for a point · tilt the ball into the goal

  • He managed to tilt for two points.

    Anh ta đã ghi được hai điểm.

4 OPINION [transitive] B2

Có quan điểm thiên vị về điều gì đó

to have a particular opinion or attitude about something, especially one that is not fair or balanced

  • tilt towards/towards favouring somebody/something

Collocations the media tilts towards the right · a tilt in public opinion

  • The newspaper tends to tilt towards the left.

    Tờ báo thường thiên về phe tả.

5 MECHANICAL [transitive] C1

Đưa về phía trước hoặc nghiêng sang một bên (trong máy móc)

to move a part of a machine so that it is at an angle, or to be moved in this way

  • tilt something towards/away from somebody/something

Collocations the seat tilts forward · the camera tilts upwards

  • The seat can be tilted backwards.

    Ghế có thể nghiêng về phía sau.

6 SPORT [intransitive] C1

Đánh bóng làm cho nó cong sang trái hoặc phải

to hit a ball in golf so that it curves to the left or right as it travels through the air

  • tilt the ball

Collocations a tilted shot · to tilt the ball to the left/right

  • He tried to tilt the ball around the tree.

    Anh ta cố gắng đánh bóng làm cho nó cong quanh cây.

7 ART [transitive] C1

Đưa về phía trước hoặc nghiêng sang một bên (trong nghệ thuật)

to make a picture or photograph look as if it is not straight, by moving the camera or drawing tool at an angle

  • tilt something towards/away from somebody/something

Collocations a tilted photograph · the camera tilts to the left/right

  • The photographer tilted the camera slightly.

    Người chụp ảnh đã nghiêng máy ảnh một chút.

8 PHYSICS [transitive] C1

Đưa về phía trước hoặc nghiêng sang một bên (trong vật lý)

to change the angle of something, especially a mirror or lens, so that it reflects light in a different direction

  • tilt something towards/away from somebody/something

Collocations a tilted mirror · the lens tilts to the left/right

  • The mirror was tilted so that it reflected light onto the wall.

    Cận gương đã nghiêng để phản chiếu ánh sáng lên tường.