| 单词 | oblique |
| 释义 | oblique (oʊbliːk ) 1. adjective If you describe a statement as oblique, you mean that is not expressed directly or openly, making it difficult to understand. It was an oblique reference to his mother. Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action. Synonyms: indirect, implied, roundabout, backhanded obliquely adverb [ADVERB with verb] He obliquely referred to the U.S., Britain and Saudi Arabia. Synonyms: indirectly, evasively, not in so many words, circuitously 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An oblique line is a straight line that is not horizontal or vertical. An oblique angle is any angle other than a right angle. It lies between the plain and the sea at an oblique angle to the coastline. Synonyms: slanting, angled, sloped, sloping obliquely adverb [ADVERB after verb] This muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity. Synonyms: indirectly, evasively, not in so many words, circuitously Synonyms: at an angle, sideways, diagonally, sidelong Collocations: oblique muscle This branch ascends between the internal oblique muscle and the transversus abdominis muscle, supplying them, and anastomosing with the lumbar arteries and inferior epigastric artery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tendon of the superior oblique muscle passes through it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Paradoxically, turning the eye up and in uses the inferior oblique muscle, and turning it down and in uses the superior oblique. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The superior oblique muscle and inferior oblique muscle attach at angles to the eyeball. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The superior oblique muscle ends in a tendon that passes through a fibrous loop, the trochlea, located anteriorly on the medial aspect of the orbit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On its final page, one short sentence makes an oblique reference to the crisis ahead. Times, Sunday Times He also stays clear of any oblique reference to his star father by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism or style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet these do their job, along with the oblique references to the farm's isolation. Times, Sunday Times Thematically there are oblique references to history, also reflected in some of the costume, politics and migrating communities. Times, Sunday Times Chapter titles are oblique references to literature, modified to suit the needs of the chapter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 间接的 Japanese: 遠まわしの |
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