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cant

英 [kænt] 美[kænt]
  • n. 斜面;伪善之言;黑话;角落
  • vi. 倾斜;讲黑话
  • vt. 把…棱角去掉;使…倾斜;甩掉
  • adj. 行话的;哀诉声的;假仁假义的

英英释意


1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
3. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
"they don't speak our lingo"
4. insincere talk about religion or morals
5. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees