Wordiyooblique
🇬🇧 UK/ә'bli:k/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
adj.
Slanting or inclined at an angle; not straight, direct, or perpendicular; indirect or evasive.
斜的，倾斜的；间接的，拐弯抹角的
n.
A slanting line or direction; the slash symbol (/).
斜线；斜面
v.
To move or slant in an oblique direction.
斜行，偏斜
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordobliqueother
=oblique
Common Collocations
- 1.oblique angle斜角
- 2.oblique reference间接暗示
- 3.oblique approach迂回策略
Example Sentences
- 1.
The wall was built at an oblique angle to the road.
- 2.
He made an oblique reference to the scandal without naming it directly.