单词	angle
释义	noun | verb angleangle1 /ˈæŋgəl/ ●●● W2 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYangle1 Origin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin angulus Collocations COLLOCATIONS► from a ... angle  Try approaching the problem from a different angle. ► at a slight angle  The portrait was hanging at a slight angle. ► from an ... angle  The photograph was taken from an unusual angle. 1 math, geometry the space between two straight lines or surfaces that touch or cross each other, measured in degrees:  a 45-degree angleangle of the angles of a triangleangle between the angle between walls and ceiling → see also right angle2a way of considering a problem or situation:  Try approaching the problem from a different angle.3at an angle leaning to one side and not straight or upright:  The portrait was hanging at a slight angle.4a position from which you look at something or photograph it:  The photograph was taken from an unusual angle.5the shape formed when two lines or surfaces join:  I bumped my knee on the angle of the coffee table. noun | verb angleangle2 verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYangle2 Origin: 1700-1800 ➔ ANGLE1angle for 1400-1500 From angle fishhook (11-19 centuries), from Old English angel Verb Table VERB TABLE angle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they angle he, she, it angles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they angled Present perfect I, you, we, they have angled he, she, it has angled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had angled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will angle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have angled Continuous Form Present I am angling he, she, it is angling you, we, they are angling Past I, he, she, it was angling you, we, they were angling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been angling he, she, it has been angling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been angling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be angling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been angling Thesaurus THESAURUS if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom► lean if a structure or surface leans, it is not upright but stands so that the top is not directly above the bottom:  The tower leans slightly to the left. ► be at an angle to be in a position in which one side of something is higher than the other side:  The portrait hanging on the wall was at an angle. ► slope if a line, surface, or piece of ground slopes, it is higher at one end than the other:  The lawn sloped down toward the swimming pool. ► slant slant means the same as slope, but you do not use it about the ground:  The floor slanted slightly, so the balls would always roll toward the right. ► angle to turn or move something so that it is pointing in a different direction, especially one that is not straight:  She angled her face away from our line of sight. ► tilt to move something so that its position is not straight or upright:  I tilted my head back to face the sun. 1[transitive] to put something in a position where it is not upright or facing straight ahead:  The mirror was angled to reflect light from a window.► see thesaurus at lean12[transitive usually passive] to present information from a particular point of view or for a specific group of people:  The book is angled towards a business audience.3angle to do something to try to get something in an indirect and sometimes dishonest way:  He was angling to get a part in the movie.angle for something phrasal verb to try to get something by making suggestions and remarks instead of asking directly:  I think she’s angling for an invitation to the party.
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