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词汇 example_english_oblique-reference
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oblique reference

collocation in English

meanings of obliqueand reference


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oblique
adjective
uk /əˈbliːk/ us /oʊˈbliːk/
having a sloping direction, angle, ...
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reference
noun
uk /ˈref.ər.əns/ us /ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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Examples of oblique reference


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This local legislator's obliquereference to public order was not just rhetoric.
I take that to be an obliquereference to watch committees.
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The question of cost, to which obliquereference has been made, is almost entirely irrelevant.
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There was only one obliquereference to that.
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I made an obliquereference to an ancestor of mine who had carried out all the early quantitative analysis on lead poisoning.
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It cost the taxpayer £50,000, and its sole reference to this matter was an obliquereference to measures to promote long-term investment.
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We adjusted the additional person allowance to which he made obliquereference; we increased it from £130 to £180 during the summer.
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Second, would he clarify somewhat the obliquereference to sterling which he made in his statement?
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We heard nothing other than that obliquereference.
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Let me take one example which affects my own constituency and to which obliquereference has already been made.
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Are we to understand that the only information we were to be given about this matter was an obliquereference of that kind?
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It was a slightly obliquereference.
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He spoke about the length of time, and it would have been reasonable to make an obliquereference to the length of time that prevailed before.
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Obliquereference is made to this in this audio story.
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He also stays clear of any obliquereference to his star father by way of dialogue or adopting any particular mannerism or style.
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Social media censorship is more stringent during anniversaries; even oblique references to the protests are usually deleted within hours.
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He is known for paintings based on film and photography and often have oblique references to historical events.
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Chapter titles are oblique references to literature, modified to suit the needs of the chapter.
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The ostensible purpose of the show is to test contestants' knowledge of the events of the previous week by asking questions which are usually oblique references to those events.
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But there were oblique references.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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