at a slight/steep angle• He had a beard and his foreheadsloped back at a steep angle.• Both chairs are placed securely, with the free chair at a slight angle to where the patient is sitting.• She went about with her head at a slight angle and her eyes permanently narrowed, to avoid the smoke.• In two speciesexamined the crystals lie parallel to the surface and in another two they lie at a steep angle.• His wig was now at a slight angle.• Christabel's tombstone leaned over at a slight angle.• In distinctivedisplayflightflapsupwardsat a steep angle and then glides down with wings scarcely upraised.
5CFthe shape formed when two lines or surfaces join 〔两条线或两个平面相交的〕边角
an angle of something• He lay head towards the door and at an angle offorty-five degrees from the bed, his shoes touching the end.• Or that one must approach at an angle ofattack of precisely 10 degrees, and attain exactly 18 degrees on take-off?• His shirt-tails flapping in the breeze, he faced the green at an angle of forty-five degrees and sliced every shot.• First, the meteorites crossed the dome traveling at an angle of only twenty-seven degrees to the horizon.• Tucked away unobtrusively in an angle of the river wall, it was also protected by a brickoverhang.• Switching angles of 3 and 6 degrees produce a faster travel than an angle of 0 degrees.• Titron went over to an angle of thirty-five degrees.
every angle• Views of all parties are taken into account; every angle is examined.• In fact they now covered every angle in every room in the hotel.• Never before have so many people had directaccess to information from every angle.• The mayor took along a disposablecamera with 36 frames and took pictures from every angle. of the room.• Scientists have attacked the problem from every angle, by education, improvinghygiene and eradicating the snail.• The pattern is the same from every angle, which affordsconsiderablefreedom in the placement of the rug.• Cameras caress them from every angle.• One hip shifted her weight to that side, and suddenly every angle softly flowed into another.
from a ... angle• The fall of Wulfgeat in 1006 is also interestingfrom another angle.• A standard computer would proceed one step at a time, while we approach the issue from many different angles at once.• Sometimes the pitfalls in not looking at it from all these angles become painfully clear.• Henry Thoreau wrote that one sees the world more clearly if one looks at it from an angle.• He looked at Leefrom an angle, cool and fixed, with a slownod of the head to measure remarks.• It calls for turning around and approaching the problem from a completely different angle.• They should enter into those ideas, and see them from various angles.• Investigators were photographing the wreckagefrom all angles, and searching for a data recorder that had been aboard the freight train.
angle2 verb [transitiveT]
1VERTICALto move or place something so that it is not straight or upright 斜移;斜置
a mirror angled to reflect light from a window
为反射窗外的光线而斜放的一面镜子
Philip angled his chair towards the door.
菲利普转过椅子对着门口。
2UNFAIRto present information from a particular point of view or for a specific group of people 从〔某个角度〕报道;以〔某一群体〕提供信息
The book is angled towards a business audience.
这本书的目标读者是商界人士。
3angle for somethingphrasal verbphr vTRY TO DO OR GET somethingto try to get something you want without asking directly for it 转弯抹角地索要
She was obviously angling for an invitation.
她显然是在拐弯抹角地要请柬。
I didn’t want him to think I was just angling for sympathy.
我不想让他认为我只是在博取同情。
Examples from the Corpus
angle for • She was a player like everyone else, angling for a position.• With dozens of factionsangling for a second invasion, something had to happen soon.• And he will angle for an early officialvisit to Washington.• Instead we angled for lower-paying jobs in corporatefinance.• If over 5°, use bank, but less than Rate 1 angle for small heading changes. 4.• Their other job was to ensure that the capsule was oriented at the correctangle for the remainingdescent.• Votes of religious conservatives could decide the election, and all the candidates are angling for their support.• The bullets had followed each other too quickly from different angles for them to have been fired by the same person.
1space between lines/surfaces that meet角ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANGLE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤acute, oblique, obtuse, right銳角;斜角;鈍角;直角➤45-degree, 90-degree, etc. * 45 度、90 度等的角▸➤external, internal外角;內角▸➤narrow, sharp, steep窄角;尖角;陡直的角度◇The plane started descending at a steep angle.飛機開始直線下降。➤shallow, slight, wide平緩的/些微的/寬廣的角度◇The instrument has a wide angle of view.這種儀器有寬廣的視角。➤awkward, crazy, odd, unnatural, weird彆扭的/古怪的/奇特的/不自然的/怪異的角度◇The calf's legs were splayed out at awkward angles.小牛的腿彆扭地叉開着。➤jaunty讓人輕鬆愉快的角度◇He wore his hat at a jaunty angle.他自鳴得意地歪戴着帽子。VERB + ANGLE➤form, make形成⋯角度◇The vertical line makes an angle with the horizontal line.垂直線和水平線形成一個角。➤draw畫角◇Draw a 130° angle in your notebooks.在你們的筆記本上畫一個 130 度的角。➤adjust, alter, change調節/改變/變換角度◇She adjusted the angle of the legs to make the table stand more firmly.她調節了桌腿的角度使桌子更穩當。➤increase, reduce增大/減小角度▸➤calculate, measure計算/測量角度▸➤move through, rotate through以⋯角度活動/轉動◇Each joint can move through an angle of 90°.每個接頭都能以 90 度角活動。PREPOSITION➤at an angle以⋯角度◇The tower of Pisa leans at an angle.比薩塔以一個角度傾斜着。➤angle between⋯之間的角◇the angle between these two lines這兩條線的夾角angle
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2position from which you look at or consider sth角度;立場ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANGLE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤interesting, strange, unusual有趣的/奇怪的/不同尋常的角度◇The subject is considered from an unusual angle.這一主題是從一個不同尋常的角度來考慮的。➤camera拍攝角度◇The variety of camera angles gives her photographs interest.拍攝角度的多樣化給她的照片增添了趣味。➤viewing視角VERB + ANGLE➤take採取角度◇He took a different angle on the story.他從不同的角度看待這件事。PREPOSITION➤from an angle從⋯角度◇Seeing herself from this angle, she realized how much like her mother she looked.從這個角度看自己,她意識到她長得多麼像自己的母親。PHRASES➤angle of vision視角◇How you see the building depends on your angle of vision.你如何看待這一建築取決於你的視角。➤from all angles, from every conceivable angle, from every possible angle全面地;從各個角度;從每個可能的角度◇You need to consider the question from all angles.你需要從各方面考慮這個問題。◇We've looked at the problem from every possible angle but still haven't found a solution.我們已從每個可能的角度考慮了這個問題,卻仍找不到解決方法。
angle noun ⇨angle (sticking up at an angle)⇨attitude (a fresh angle for the advertising campaign)angle verb ⇨lean1angle
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angle ♦︎ slope ♦︎ gradient ♦︎ gradeThese are all words for the position of sth that is not in a vertical or horizontal line.这些词均表示斜度、角度。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆at an angle / a slope / a gradient◆a slight / steep / gentle angle / slope / gradient■angle [countable] the direction that sth is leaning or pointing in when it is not in a vertical or horizontal line斜角;角度◆The tower of Pisa leans at an angle.比萨斜塔塔身倾斜。◆The plane was coming in at a steep angle.飞机当时正俯冲降落。◆ (BrE) His hair was sticking up at all angles.他的头发都竖了起来,乱蓬蓬的。 see also angle ⇨ leanverb1■slope [singular, uncountable] the amount by which a surface is higher at one end than at the other斜度;坡度◆The land rises in a gentle slope from the sea to the foot of the mountains.从海边到山脚之间有个缓坡。◆The angle of slope must be determined before construction can begin.施工前必须先确定倾角的角度。 see also slope ⇨ slopeverb, slope ⇨ lean1■gradient ˈgreɪdiənt [countable] (especially BrE) the degree to which the ground slopes, especially on a road, path or railway(尤指公路、道路或铁路的)坡度,倾斜度◆The line here is on a steep gradient climbing towards Merstham Tunnel.这段铁路线要爬个陡坡才能到达默斯瑟姆隧道。◆The hill has a gradient of 1 in 4 (or 25%).这个山坡的倾斜度是1:4,即25%。■grade [countable] (especially NAmE) a gradient坡度;倾斜度◆The hill has a grade of 25%.这个山坡的倾斜度是25%。ⓘ In American English grade can also mean a slope or hill.美式英语中,grade也可表示斜坡或小山◆We hiked up a short steep grade.我们徒步爬上了一个矮的陡坡。