oblique

C2 adj

us /oʊˈbliːk/gen /ɑbˈlaɪk/

oblique /əˈbliːk/ nghĩa là xiên, chéo

Các nghĩa

xiên, chéo

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

Italic fonts are sometimes described as oblique in typographic terminology.
when it has a Direction oblique to that of the former Motion, it is either added to, or subtracted from the former Motion
gián tiếp, bóng gió

Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.

The email from HR obliquely informed her that some complaints about her had been received.
This mode of oblique research, where a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.
quanh co, không ngay thẳng

Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.

For the love we bear our friends, / Tho nere so strongly grounded, / Hath in it certain oblique ends / If to the bottome sounded
Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye / That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy
bàng hệ

Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

His natural affection in a direct line was strong; in an oblique, but weak; for no man ever loved Children more, or a Brother less.
lệch gốc

Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
mọc xiên

Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.

Oblique and sinker roots will normally be under a greater compression stress than lateral roots.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

thuộc cách gián tiếp

Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
gián tiếp

Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.

They found out obliquely that she had heard from HR about the comments and was taking some time to absorb the sting of an implied reprimand.