tilt
verb [ I or T ] uk/tɪlt/ us/tɪlt/
（使）倾斜
to (cause to) move into a sloping position
He tilted his chair backwards and put his feet up on his desk. 他把椅子向后倾，双脚搁在书桌上。
Anna looked up at him with her head tilted to one side. 安娜歪着脑袋，抬眼望着他。
The front seats of the car tilt. 汽车的前座可以倾斜。
Idioms
tilt at windmillsidiom literary 向风车挑战;跟实际不存在的敌人战斗
to fight enemies who do not really exist
tilt the balance/scalesidiom (also tip the balance/scales) 打破平衡／使天平倾斜;起决定性作用
If something tilts the balance, it is the thing that causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made when other situations or decisions are possible.
This might just tilt the balance in the government's favour. 这样或许正好打破了平衡，使形势有利于政府一方。
tilt
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/tɪlt/ us/tɪlt/
倾斜，倾侧
a sloping position or a move in a particular direction, especially up or down
She wore her hat at a tilt. 她歪戴着帽子。
figurative There has been a tilt to/towards/away from thesocialists among some groups of young people. 在一些青年团体中，存在着一种亲／反社会主义的倾向。
Idiom
at full tiltidiom 全速地；尽快
as fast as possible
The plant is operating at full tilt to cope with demand. 为应付需求，这家工厂全速生产。