oblique

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·blique1 /əˈbliːk/ adjective  1  CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDnot expressed in a direct way 间接的，不直截了当的 SYN indirect an oblique reference to his drinking problem 拐弯抹角地提及他的酗酒问题2  SIDEnot looking, pointing etc directly at something 斜的，倾斜的 an oblique glance 斜瞥3. oblique line/stroke etc AVDa sloping line etc 斜线等4. oblique angle technicalHM an angle that is not 90 degrees 斜角 —obliquely adverb

Examples from the Corpus

oblique• Press him too closely about his family, though, and he becomes oblique and evasive.• 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.• an oblique line• She gave me an oblique look.• She changed the subject when I posed an oblique question about the boys' father.• Reneé made oblique references to his drinking problem.• an oblique route• 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.oblique 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.• It contains one direct and one oblique reference to electrical shocks.

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oblique2 noun [countable] British English  HMNa mark (/) used for writing fractions or for separating numbers, letters, words etc 斜线符号 SYN slash

Examples from the Corpus

oblique• You get internal obliques and then external obliques on the way up, correct?• Single-frame shots of a site or feature are usual, although stereoscopic pairs of obliques considerably assist subsequent interpretation.• It is the obliques and abdominals which create the well trained look.Origin oblique (1400-1500) Latin obliquus

o·blique1 adjectiveoblique2 nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus not expressed a direct in way

oblique

I

o‧blique¹ /əˈbliːk/ adjective1. not expressed in a direct way
   SYN  indirect:
    an oblique reference to his drinking problem
2. not looking, pointing etc directly at something:
    an oblique glance
3. oblique line/stroke etc a sloping line etc
4. oblique angle technical an angle that is not 90 degrees
—obliquely adverb

II

oblique² noun [countable] British English
a mark (/) used for writing fractions or for separating numbers, letters, words etc
   SYN  slash