Level 6 · word 18,770 of 20,000
obliquely
/əˈbliːkli/
American
- adv. 倾斜地
- adv. 间接地, 拐弯抹角地
- Definition
- adv. at a slanting angle
- adv. in an indirect and evasive way
- Example
- He glanced obliquely at the stranger without turning his whole head.
- 他没有转过整个头，只是斜眼瞥了那个陌生人一下。
Word familyoblique-
adj.