Horizontally means in a flat, level line — like the floor, or the line where the sea meets the sky — not standing up. You lay a book horizontally on the table; you move horizontally when you slide sideways.

Horizontally「horizontally」 means指的是 in a flat, level line平平的一條水平線 like the floor, or the line where the sea meets the sky像地板，或是海天交接的那條線 not standing up而不是直立的。You你 lay a book horizontally on the table把一本書horizontally地平放在桌上 you move horizontally你也是horizontally地移動 when you slide sideways當你左右滑動的時候。

Builders, maths teachers, and people giving directions use it: drill horizontally into the wall; the bar lies horizontally across the posts. Its partner is vertically, which is up and down.

Builders, maths teachers, and people giving directions建築工人、數學老師和指路的人 use it都會用這個字 drill horizontally into the wall比如horizontally地在牆上鑽孔 the bar lies horizontally across the posts或是那根桿子horizontally地橫跨在柱子之間。Its partner它的對應詞 is是 vertically「vertically」 which is up and down也就是上下方向的。

Though actually, offices also use it about people, not only about lines: to share news horizontally is to pass it to people at the same level, not up to the boss. That is a stretch from the picture of a level line, and it is a little more formal. The home picture is still flat and level.

Though actually不過 offices also use it辦公室裡也會用這個字 about people來形容人 not only about lines而不只是用在線條上 to share news horizontally「horizontally」地分享消息 is指的是 to pass it to people at the same level把消息傳給同一個層級的人 not up to the boss而不是往上呈報給老闆。That這種用法 is a stretch from the picture of a level line是從水平線這個畫面延伸出來的 and而且 it is a little more formal比較正式一點。The home picture最原本的畫面 is still仍然是 flat and level平平、水平的。