Nghĩa là gì:
atilt
atilt /ə'tilt/- phó từ & tính từ
- xiên, nghiêng, chếch một bên
- cầm ngang ngọn giáo
- to ride (run) atilt at (againts)...: cầm ngang ngọn giáo lao ngựa vào...
tilt Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
full tilt
as fast as possible, flat out Were you going full tilt when you passed us - as fast as it would go?
tilt at windmills
Idiom(s): tilt at windmills
Theme: FIGHTING
to fight battles with imaginary enemies; to fight against unimportant enemies or issues. (As with the fictional character, Don Quixote, who attacked windmills.)
• Aren't you too smart to go around tilting at windmills?
• I'm not going to fight this issue. I've wasted too much of my life tilting at windmills.
at full tilt
Idiom(s): at full speed AND at full tilt
Theme: SPEED
as fast as possible.
• The motor was running at full speed.
• John finished his running at full speed.
• Things are now operating at full tilt.
full tilt|full|tilt
adv. At full speed; at high speed. He ran full tilt into the door and broke his arm.
tilt at windmills|tilt|windmill|windmills
v. phr., literary To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes' Don Quixote). John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody's time by constantly tilting at windmills.
full tilt, at
full tilt, at
As fast or forcefully as possible, as in Running full tilt on that very uneven ground, she was bound to trip and fall or Trying to keep up with new orders, the factory was running at full tilt. Originally referring to the combatants' thrust of a sword or lance, this term has been used figuratively since about 1700.
tilt
tilt
(at) full tilt
at full speed; with the greatest force
An tilt idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with tilt, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ tilt