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diagonally

/dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl/US // daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl //UK // (daɪˈæɡənəl) //

对角线上,对角线,对角线上的,对角线方向

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line.extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
    • : having an oblique direction.
    • : having oblique lines, ridges, markings, etc.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a diagonal line or plane.
    • : virgule.
    • : a diagonal row, part, pattern, etc.
    • : Manège. the foreleg and the hind leg, diagonally opposite, which move forward simultaneously.
    • : diagonal cloth.
    • : Mathematics. a set of entries in a square matrix running either from upper left to lower right or lower left to upper right .
    • : Chess. one of the oblique lines of squares on a chessboard: He advanced his bishop along the open diagonal.

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Examples

  • The diagonal-thinking capability that balances short-term necessity with longer-term opportunity.

  • These pairs are spaced apart so the grid looks like a checkerboard, with diagonals crossing every other square.

  • The skeleton of the Venus’ flower basket, however, has pairs of diagonals running in both directions rather than the single diagonals crisscrossing a typical truss.

  • In so doing, it drops below the diagonal line, one of the only counties to do so.

  • It reduces the turning radius of the vehicle, which is handy in everyday situations, but it also allows the truck to drive on a sideways diagonal path, like a crab.

  • I was waiting for something to happen and it was like an explosion, everything shot diagonally left across the track.

  • We accidentally put a highway to nowhere cutting diagonally across our island.

  • Dressed in a black suit, Roubini was seated diagonally across from Osborne at a table in the corner of the room.

  • Three model train tracks run diagonally across the broken glass.

  • Panels may be woven either length-wise (step 8), crosswise (step 8), diagonally across the mat (step 4), or in zigzags (step 3).

  • I secured a used broom, the longer and newer the better, and cut the straws off diagonally across the sweeping edge.

  • The cloud passed across the straits diagonally to the south-west.

  • The last half-league of the way is very steep, and leads to the ridge of a chain of hillocks running diagonally across the valley.

  • Following the direction of his eyes, Whiteside saw two deep furrows running diagonally across the grip.

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