陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

awry/ diagonal/ juxtapose/ oblique/ prominent/ sideways/ slant/ slope/ tier/ tilt

1. 說明東西擺放的位置「醒目的」、「能引起注意的」用prominent，「擺放不正的」用awry，指線條「歪斜的」用diagonal：

•The boy put his girlfriend's picture in a prominent position on his desk.

•Our house is the most prominent building on the street; it's painted blue.

•The picture was hanging awry on the wall.

•The cloth has a diagonal pattern.

2. 「並列」叫juxtapose：

•In the exhibition, abstract paintings are juxtaposed with shocking photographs.

3. 階梯式、層疊式座位或架子的「一排」、「一列」、「一行」、「一層」可用tier：

•Tickets for the front tiers of seats were sold out.

4. 「向左或向右偏的」可用oblique或sideways，注意sideways不但可以做副詞用，且用的頻率或許還比形容詞高一些：

•Mary gave an oblique look to one side.

•He looked sideways to avoid her questioning eyes.

•Crabs walk with a sideways motion.

5. 「斜向…側」用動詞slant、slope或tilt：

•The roof line slants upwards from left to right.

•The rain, slanted by the wind, did not discourage the fisherman.

•The railway slopes up/ down slightly at this point.

•The lazy clerk sat in front of the store, with his chair tilted back against the wall, chin on breast, hat pulled down over his face, asleep.