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 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]