Obliquely

(adv.) at an oblique angle; 'the sun shone aslant into his face'.

弗洛伊德手打

• In 1784, Mr. Bramah obtained a patent for a propeller similar in its forms to the vanes of a windmill, which by acting obliquely on the water as it revolved, pushed the boat forward. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Archer was silent, and Mr. Jackson obliquely continued: It's a pity--it's certainly a pity--that she refused it. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• At their bases there is a short subsidiary row of obliquely transverse lamellae. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The blanks, as the steel before it has teeth is called, are laid on the anvil and struck with the chisel, which rests obliquely on the blank, each blow raising a ridge or tooth. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The ray _RO_ (Fig. 65) passes obliquely through the air to the surface of the water, but, on entering the water, it is bent or refracted and takes the new path _OS_. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• They began, obliquely, by talking about Mrs. Lemuel Struthers. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• It is necessary that the ends of the tubes should be cut off obliquely. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.

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