英文单词:athwart

中文含义:

adv. 横过地,横贯地;prep. 与…相对; n. 横木,横桁,横标

英语词性:

adverb, preposition, noun

美式发音:

/əˈθwɔrt/

同义词:

crosswise, diagonally, askew, slantwise

易混淆单词:

across, alongside, opposite

双语例句:

1. The steamship cut athwart the waves and soon arrived at the port.
蒸汽船横冲直撞地穿越波涛,很快就到了港口。

2. The man was sitting athwart the bar, drinking alone.
那个男人横坐在吧台上,一个人喝酒。

3. They set the athwart beams in place to reinforce the structure.
他们安放了横梁来加固这座建筑。