lateral

名词 lateral:

1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
   同义词：lateral pass

形容词 lateral:

1. situated at or extending to the side- Tennyson
   同义词：sidelong
2. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

1. The lateral or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil when rainfall exceeds evaporation.
   淋溶作用当降雨量超过蒸发量时，土壤中溶解或悬浮物的向侧面或向下的运动
2. Either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum; a cerebral hemisphere.
   大脑半球大脑侧面半部分的任何一个; 大脑半球
3. A lateral pass.
   横向穿越
4. Having a single, undivided trunk with lateral branches, as in spruce trees.
   (茎)贯顶的，(树性)塔状的主轴延伸成不分枝的茎或杆的，如云杉

lat.er.al

adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side.
侧面的：属于、关于或位于侧面的
Of or constituting a change within an organization or a hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left:
横向的：属于或构成在组织或机构内部的位置变动，这种变动是同级变动，例如在工资或责任上，以填补空缺的位置：
例句：
made a lateral move within the company.
在公司内部进行平级调动

Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue.
【语言学】 边音的：属于、关于或由通过舌的一侧或两侧的气息发出的声音
n.（名词）
A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage.
位于侧面的东西：侧面的部分、横向发射、横向通道或附属物
Football A lateral pass.
【橄榄球】 横向穿越
Linguistics A lateral sound, such as (l).
【语言学】 侧音，例如()
v.（动词）
lat.er.aled 也作 lat.er.alled lat.er.al.ing lat.er.al.ling lat.er.als lat.er.als 【橄榄球】
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To execute a lateral pass.
完成横向穿越
v.tr.（及物动词）
To pass (the ball) sideways or backward.
将（球）横传或回传

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin later3lis
源自 拉丁语 later3lis
from latus later- [side]
源自 latus later- [侧面]

【引伸】
lat.erally
adv.（副词）