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athwart

preposition, adverb
🔊/əˈθwɔːt/
🔊/əˈθwɔːrt/
(literary or formal)
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  1. across; from one side to the other横跨于
    • They put a table athwart the doorway.他们把桌子横放在门口。🔊🔊
  2. not agreeing with; opposite to与…不一致；与…相反
    • His statement ran athwart what was previously said.他讲的话与先前所说的相抵触。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + thwart.