单词	oblique
释义	oblique1 adjectiveoblique2 noun obliqueo‧blique1 /əˈbliːk/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINoblique Origin: 1400-1500 Latin obliquus Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an oblique line an oblique route Reneé made oblique references to his drinking problem. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Albeit in an oblique fashion, Soviet Socialist Realism thus influenced the development of western high art. Also it should be lit at night and have traffic cones placed in an oblique line on the approach to it. Both conventional and oblique viewing are possible. It was only in such oblique ways that he referred to his state of deserted, now divorced, husband. Press him too closely about his family, though, and he becomes oblique and evasive. She changed the subject when I posed an oblique question about the boys' father. She gave me an oblique look. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► oblique reference  an oblique reference to his drinking problem COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an oblique reference (=not direct)· He added, in an oblique reference to the US, that ‘some countries could do more’. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► angle · After a few embarrassed minutes the mourners slowly departed, leaving Flaubert jammed into the ground at an oblique angle.· You can make it look two or three times thicker that way, by cutting on a really oblique angle.· Coastal Refraction alters the bearings, particularly when bearings are at an oblique angle to the coastline. 6.· One is to enter a drama at an oblique angle to the main issue. ► reference · Cuthbert's oblique reference to Aldfrith in his reply seems to have satisfied her.· The story of Aphrodite does include an oblique reference to Demeter. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► oblique line/stroke etc Also it should be lit at night and have traffic cones placed in an oblique line on the approach to it. The apparent movement of both the lion and the Cupids along an imaginary, oblique line is largely responsible for this effect. The gill openings were arranged in an oblique line as in lampreys. ► oblique angle After a few embarrassed minutes the mourners slowly departed, leaving Flaubert jammed into the ground at an oblique angle. Coastal Refraction alters the bearings, particularly when bearings are at an oblique angle to the coastline. 6. One is to enter a drama at an oblique angle to the main issue. You can make it look two or three times thicker that way, by cutting on a really oblique angle. 1not expressed in a direct way SYN  indirect:  an oblique reference to his drinking problem2not looking, pointing etc directly at something:  an oblique glance3oblique line/stroke etc a sloping line etc4oblique angle technical an angle that is not 90 degrees—obliquely adverb oblique1 adjectiveoblique2 noun obliqueoblique2 noun [countable] British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It is the obliques and abdominals which create the well trained look. Single-frame shots of a site or feature are usual, although stereoscopic pairs of obliques considerably assist subsequent interpretation. You get internal obliques and then external obliques on the way up, correct? word sets WORD SETS► Letters & punctuation A, nounABC, nounalpha, nounalphabet, nounalphabetical, adjectiveampersand, nounapostrophe, nounasterisk, nounB, nounbeta, nounblock capitals, nounblock letters, nounbrace, nounbracket, nounbracket, verbC, nouncapital, nouncapital, adjectivecapitalize, verbcaps, cedilla, nouncircumflex, nounclause, nouncolon, nouncomma, nounconsonant, nounCyrillic, adjectiveD, noundash, noundelta, noundiacritic, nounditto, nounE, nounexclamation mark, nounF, nounG, noungamma, nounGothic, adjectivegrave, adjectiveH, nounhyphen, nounI, nounIPA, nounJ, nounK, nounL, nounletter, nounlower case, nounM, nounN, nounNHS, the, O, nounoblique, nounomega, nounP, nounparenthesis, nounperiod, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounpunctuation mark, nounQ, nounquestion mark, nounquestion tag, nounquotation mark, nounR, nounrune, nounS, nounschwa, nounscript, nounsemicolon, nounslash, nounsmall, adjectivespeech marks, nounsquare bracket, nounstar, nounstenography, nounstress mark, nounT, nountilde, nounU, nounumlaut, nounupper case, nounV, nounvowel, nounW, nounX, nounY, nounZ, nounzed, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an oblique reference (=not direct)· He added, in an oblique reference to the US, that ‘some countries could do more’. a mark (/) used for writing fractions or for separating numbers, letters, words etc SYN  slash
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