| 单词 | at an angle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat an angle d. at an angle: in a direction or at an alignment away from the perpendicular or horizontal; so as to form an angle with (also with to); cf. at angles with at Phrases 1b. ΚΠ 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. xii. 277 He espied a young Man of a portly Personage, standing at an Angle. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 372 The spokes are set at an angle into the nave or centre-piece; so that..the wheel appears dished or hollow. 1858 J. A. Warder Hedges & Evergreens 98 The slasher with a wooden handle set at an angle with the edge of the blade. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 106 A projection, running out at an angle to the main chain. 1923 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Man. Entomol. 419 The Anophelines hang parallel to the surface..but the Culicines hang at an angle. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) iii. 161/1 Start undercoat-plastering at the top of the wall, holding the trowel at an angle to the face of the wall. < as lemmas |
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