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ldoce_006_fan·gle1 /ˈæŋɡəl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  1  HMthe space between two straight lines or surfaces that join each other, measured in degrees 角an angle of something an angle of 45° 45度角angle of the angles of a triangle 三角形的三个角 You didn’t measure the angle accurately. 你没有量准角度。angle between the angle between walls and ceiling 墙与天花板的夹角 → right angle →5  See picture of right angle:90° 直角90°, obtuse angle:between 90° and 180° 钝角:大于90°小于180°, acute angle:less than 90° 锐角:小于90° ...2  OPINIONa way of considering a problem or situation 〔看待问题或形势的〕角度，立场 We’re approaching the issue from many different angles. 我们从许多不同的角度来考虑这个问题。 Look at every angle of the situation. 要从方方面面来看待局势。angle to There’s another angle to this question. 还可从另一个角度来看这个问题。3  LOOK AFTER somethinga position from which you look at something or photograph it 〔看事物或拍照的〕角度，视角from a ... angle This drawing of the monastery was done from an unusual angle. 这幅画是从一个独特的视角来描绘那座寺院的。 Some of the pictures have strange camera angles. 有些照片拍摄的角度很奇特。4  at an angle VERTICALleaning to one side and not straight or upright 倾斜的，歪着的 The portrait was hanging at an angle. 这幅画像挂歪了。at a slight/steep angle The sign leaned over at a slight angle. 那块招牌有点倾斜。5  CFthe shape formed when two lines or surfaces join 〔两条线或两个平面相交的〕边角angle of My head struck the angle of the shelf. 我的头撞到了书架的角上。

Examples from the Corpus

angle• First, the meteorites crossed the dome traveling at an angle of only twenty-seven degrees to the horizon.• The Chesterfield, on to which he was ready to drop, was no longer at its usual, comfortable angle to the television.• a 45-degree angle• One hip shifted her weight to that side, and suddenly every angle softly flowed into another.• The slightly sweet fruit has five angles and when sliced, the pieces are shaped like stars.• The article gives the reader a fresh angle on pop culture.• Thompson says his committee has looked at the problem from every possible angle.• This is the so-called imaginary direction of time, at right angles to real time.• Advertisers need to find the right angle to make their product appeal to consumers.• They wanted an ordinary worker's angle on the new system.• The latter alters the angle of the front roller, to prevent the best running off centre.• I avoided the angle of the coffee table in the darkened room.• He made the decision to lessen the angle of impact by closing the throttle, applying hard up elevator and full right rudder.• At this angle, in the uncertain light, he resembled an eighty-year-old man, wide-eyed with fear.an angle of something• He lay head towards the door and at an angle of forty-five degrees from the bed, his shoes touching the end.• Or that one must approach at an angle of attack of precisely 10 degrees, and attain exactly 18 degrees on take-off?• His shirt-tails flapping in the breeze, he faced the green at an angle of forty-five degrees and sliced every shot.• First, the meteorites crossed the dome traveling at an angle of only twenty-seven degrees to the horizon.• Tucked away unobtrusively in an angle of the river wall, it was also protected by a brick overhang.• Switching angles of 3 and 6 degrees produce a faster travel than an angle of 0 degrees.• Titron went over to an angle of thirty-five degrees.every angle• Views of all parties are taken into account; every angle is examined.• In fact they now covered every angle in every room in the hotel.• Never before have so many people had direct access to information from every angle.• The mayor took along a disposable camera with 36 frames and took pictures from every angle. of the room.• Scientists have attacked the problem from every angle, by education, improving hygiene and eradicating the snail.• The pattern is the same from every angle, which affords considerable freedom in the placement of the rug.• Cameras caress them from every angle.• One hip shifted her weight to that side, and suddenly every angle softly flowed into another.from a ... angle• The fall of Wulfgeat in 1006 is also interesting from another angle.• A standard computer would proceed one step at a time, while we approach the issue from many different angles at once.• Sometimes the pitfalls in not looking at it from all these angles become painfully clear.• Henry Thoreau wrote that one sees the world more clearly if one looks at it from an angle.• He looked at Lee from an angle, cool and fixed, with a slow nod of the head to measure remarks.• It calls for turning around and approaching the problem from a completely different angle.• They should enter into those ideas, and see them from various angles.• Investigators were photographing the wreckage from all angles, and searching for a data recorder that had been aboard the freight train.angle2 verb [transitive]  1  VERTICALto move or place something so that it is not straight or upright 斜移；斜置 a mirror angled to reflect light from a window 为反射窗外的光线而斜放的一面镜子 Philip angled his chair towards the door. 菲利普转过椅子对着门口。2  UNFAIRto present information from a particular point of view or for a specific group of people 从〔某个角度〕报道；以〔某一群体〕提供信息 The book is angled towards a business audience. 这本书的目标读者是商界人士。3 angle for something phrasal verb TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to get something you want without asking directly for it 转弯抹角地索要 She was obviously angling for an invitation. 她显然是在拐弯抹角地要请柬。 I didn’t want him to think I was just angling for sympathy. 我不想让他认为我只是在博取同情。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

angle• Ward was angling across the slope above to cut him off.• It's not fancy-just nine stools angled around the kitchen, plastic utensils and paper plates.• The content of the release Does the release need to be angled differently for the different sections of the list?• A bare bamboo washing-pole, angled like the bowsprit of a yacht, projects above the street.• A black leather swivel chair was angled to face in the direction of the television.• The mirror was angled to reflect light from a window.• The police launch slowed at the harbor entrance, then angled toward the Sham Shui Po wharf.• The way you angle your feet determines the posture of the lower body.• Angle your forearms slightly downward.Origin angle1 (1300-1400) Old French Latin angulus angle2 1. (1700-1800) → ANGLE12. angle for (1400-1500) From angle “fishhook” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English angel

an·gle1 nounangle2 verbChineseSyllable  

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an‧gle¹ S3 W3 /ˈæŋɡəl/ noun [countable]1. the space between two straight lines or surfaces that join each other, measured in degrees
    an angle of something
    an angle of 45°
    angle of
    the angles of a triangle
    You didn’t measure the angle accurately.
    angle between
    the angle between walls and ceiling ⇨ right angle
2. a way of considering a problem or situation:
    We’re approaching the issue from many different angles.
    Look at every angle of the situation.
    angle to
    There’s another angle to this question.
3. a position from which you look at something or photograph it
    from a ... angle
    This drawing of the monastery was done from an unusual angle.
    Some of the pictures have strange camera angles.
4. at an angle leaning to one side and not straight or upright:
    The portrait was hanging at an angle.
    at a slight/steep angle
    The sign leaned over at a slight angle.
5. the shape formed when two lines or surfaces join
    angle of
    My head struck the angle of the shelf.

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angle² verb [transitive]1. to move or place something so that it is not straight or upright:
    a mirror angled to reflect light from a window
    Philip angled his chair towards the door.
2. to present information from a particular point of view or for a specific group of people:
    The book is angled towards a business audience.
     
angle for something phrasal verb
  to try to get something you want without asking directly for it:
    She was obviously angling for an invitation.
    I didn’t want him to think I was just angling for sympathy.