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单词 obliquely
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Definition of obliquely in English:

obliquely

adverb ə(ʊ)ˈbliːkli
  • 1Not in a direct way; indirectly.

    he referred only obliquely to current events
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For most of the novel he makes no eye contact and only engages obliquely with the people around him.
    • History is also a central theme in all of the exhibitions, in some cases explicitly confronted, in others obliquely acknowledged.
    • This title raises, obliquely, some of the deep questions that come up in the book.
    • Understandably, pension officials abhor the notion of being linked to terrorism, even obliquely.
    • The stories don't recount this history so much as illuminate it from various angles, often obliquely.
    • He even obliquely references suicide as a possibility, although I didn't think a suicide assessment was warranted at this time.
    • Her approach, however, undermined obliquely the authority of those questioning her.
    • I have blogged about work (albeit obliquely).
    • They often did not include the product involved at all, simply referring to it obliquely via its distinguishing features.
    • Today however the President was to take the high road, referring only obliquely to his challenger.
    • Indeed, the question of his resignation was obliquely hinted at during occasionally acerbic Commons exchanges.
    • Is it okay to suggest however obliquely that whoever came up with these figures should have their heads examined?
    • Each poem was a small portrait contained in a narrative which obliquely offered a philosophical observation.
    • Imagery in poetry conveys ideas obliquely, drawing from almost any area of human experience to create a response more effective than direct exposition.
    • A discussion that addresses this point directly instead of obliquely might yield very interesting results.
    • He has, for example, referred only obliquely to his battle with polio.
    • Each of its three stories, self-contained but obliquely connected, presents a female character at a different, crucial stage in her life.
    • Their compatriots understood that they had to take time to counsel them and approach the subject much more obliquely than would the Western professional.
    • Some of them said it obliquely; some of them said it directly.
    • Julian herself recognized this problem, albeit obliquely.
    Synonyms
    diagonally, at an angle, slantwise, sideways, sidelong, aslant, athwart
    literary aslope
    indirectly, in a roundabout way, circuitously, evasively, not in so many words, not outright
  • 2In an oblique direction; slantwise.

    the strings of the instrument run obliquely away from the player
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But within the regular outline, it is divided obliquely into two irregularly shaped parts of unequal size that descending in height towards the centre are dovetailed together.
    • In summer-time, sunlight beats down directly over one hemisphere and the beams fall more obliquely over the other hemisphere.
    • The teeth are closely spaced and positioned so that the serrations are obliquely oriented relative to the long axis of the tooth row.
    • If a third ovule is present, it is obliquely directed and its placenta is lateral.
    • Then, propped obliquely against the walls of the house, all the doors dried in the crisp and fresh autumn air.
    • The four bristles which project obliquely from the lower edge of the valve are short.
    • The plant has 45 cm high clustered leafy stems with pinnately arranged pale green lance-shaped leaflets obliquely banded with pure white.
    • Another planet, smaller than the earth but larger than the moon, collided obliquely with the earth.
    • At this moment a battery opened on our left, the shots crossing our heads obliquely.
    • The tendon of the plantaris crosses obliquely from lateral to medial in a depression in the soleus muscle.
    • The lingual root arises directly from the base of the lingual shelf, is slender, and extends obliquely medially as well as vertically.
    • The hepatic region in both is rectangular and is oriented obliquely toward the axis of the animal.
    • The egg extended obliquely backward across the fly's prosternum.
    • He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight.
    • The superior temporal gyrus is subdivided into two or more obliquely running, short, transverse temporal gyri.
    • The lowest bed is an obliquely laminated, blackish, indurated mud, with distinct traces of vegetable remains.
    • Ideally the patterns should be painted obliquely across the face, starting at the forehead and temples, and running down to the opposite side of the face.
    • It has been proposed that the fusion peptide is obliquely inserted into the target membrane as a flexible monomer in an helical conformation.
    • Displaying leaves obliquely to bright sunlight encourages maximum efficiency of photosynthesis.
    • Their puzzle comes from the fact that they are oriented obliquely to the direction of formative bottom current flow.

Definition of obliquely in US English:

obliquely

adverb
  • 1Not in a direct way; indirectly.

    he referred only obliquely to current events
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He even obliquely references suicide as a possibility, although I didn't think a suicide assessment was warranted at this time.
    • Indeed, the question of his resignation was obliquely hinted at during occasionally acerbic Commons exchanges.
    • Each of its three stories, self-contained but obliquely connected, presents a female character at a different, crucial stage in her life.
    • Some of them said it obliquely; some of them said it directly.
    • For most of the novel he makes no eye contact and only engages obliquely with the people around him.
    • Understandably, pension officials abhor the notion of being linked to terrorism, even obliquely.
    • Each poem was a small portrait contained in a narrative which obliquely offered a philosophical observation.
    • This title raises, obliquely, some of the deep questions that come up in the book.
    • Their compatriots understood that they had to take time to counsel them and approach the subject much more obliquely than would the Western professional.
    • The stories don't recount this history so much as illuminate it from various angles, often obliquely.
    • Is it okay to suggest however obliquely that whoever came up with these figures should have their heads examined?
    • A discussion that addresses this point directly instead of obliquely might yield very interesting results.
    • Julian herself recognized this problem, albeit obliquely.
    • Today however the President was to take the high road, referring only obliquely to his challenger.
    • History is also a central theme in all of the exhibitions, in some cases explicitly confronted, in others obliquely acknowledged.
    • He has, for example, referred only obliquely to his battle with polio.
    • Imagery in poetry conveys ideas obliquely, drawing from almost any area of human experience to create a response more effective than direct exposition.
    • They often did not include the product involved at all, simply referring to it obliquely via its distinguishing features.
    • I have blogged about work (albeit obliquely).
    • Her approach, however, undermined obliquely the authority of those questioning her.
    Synonyms
    diagonally, at an angle, slantwise, sideways, sidelong, aslant, athwart
    indirectly, in a roundabout way, circuitously, evasively, not in so many words, not outright
  • 2In an oblique direction; slantwise.

    these markings cross the wing obliquely
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The lingual root arises directly from the base of the lingual shelf, is slender, and extends obliquely medially as well as vertically.
    • The superior temporal gyrus is subdivided into two or more obliquely running, short, transverse temporal gyri.
    • He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight.
    • In summer-time, sunlight beats down directly over one hemisphere and the beams fall more obliquely over the other hemisphere.
    • The tendon of the plantaris crosses obliquely from lateral to medial in a depression in the soleus muscle.
    • Then, propped obliquely against the walls of the house, all the doors dried in the crisp and fresh autumn air.
    • At this moment a battery opened on our left, the shots crossing our heads obliquely.
    • If a third ovule is present, it is obliquely directed and its placenta is lateral.
    • Ideally the patterns should be painted obliquely across the face, starting at the forehead and temples, and running down to the opposite side of the face.
    • The four bristles which project obliquely from the lower edge of the valve are short.
    • The plant has 45 cm high clustered leafy stems with pinnately arranged pale green lance-shaped leaflets obliquely banded with pure white.
    • It has been proposed that the fusion peptide is obliquely inserted into the target membrane as a flexible monomer in an helical conformation.
    • The lowest bed is an obliquely laminated, blackish, indurated mud, with distinct traces of vegetable remains.
    • The teeth are closely spaced and positioned so that the serrations are obliquely oriented relative to the long axis of the tooth row.
    • Their puzzle comes from the fact that they are oriented obliquely to the direction of formative bottom current flow.
    • Another planet, smaller than the earth but larger than the moon, collided obliquely with the earth.
    • Displaying leaves obliquely to bright sunlight encourages maximum efficiency of photosynthesis.
    • The egg extended obliquely backward across the fly's prosternum.
    • The hepatic region in both is rectangular and is oriented obliquely toward the axis of the animal.
    • But within the regular outline, it is divided obliquely into two irregularly shaped parts of unequal size that descending in height towards the centre are dovetailed together.
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