athwart /əˈθwɔrt, ||ˈθɔrt/
(ad.)橫過地,斜地橫過,反對,逆
A·thwart prep.
1. Across; from side to side of.
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
2. Naut. Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.
Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.
A·thwart, adv.
1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. --Spenser.
2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
All athwart there came
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. --Shak.
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athwart
adv 1: at right angles to the center line of a ship
2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
[syn: obliquely, aslant]