单词 | oblique |
释义 | oblique1 of 3adjective ō-ˈblēk ə-, -ˈblīk; military usually -ˈblīk 1 a : neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined oblique lines b : having the axis not perpendicular to the base an oblique cone c : having no right angle an oblique triangle 2 a : not straightforward : indirect In her speech she made only oblique references to the scandal. also : obscure … much of what there is to see is nuanced and oblique—a shadow of a shadow of a shadow. New Yorker b : devious, underhanded … the open, above-board fury of his mind coagulated, thickened, and sunk to a dull, evil hatred, a wicked, oblique malevolence. Frank Norris 3 : situated at an angle and having one end not inserted on bone oblique muscles 4 : taken from an airplane with the camera directed horizontally or diagonally downward an oblique photograph obliquely adverb obliqueness noun oblique 2 of 3noun1 : something (such as a line) that is oblique 2 or oblique muscle : any of several oblique muscles especially : any of the thin flat muscles forming the middle and outer layers of the lateral walls of the abdomen oblique 3 of 3adverb : at a 45 degree angle To the right oblique, march! oblique adjective1 as in tilted inclined or twisted to one side gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in sloping running in a slanting direction in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm Synonyms & Similar Words
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