elliptical

英 [ɪˈlɪptɪkl]

美 [ɪˈlɪptɪkl]

adj.  省略的; 隐晦的; 椭圆的; 椭圆形的

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BNC.20146 / COCA.13889

牛津词典

adj.

• 省略的；隐晦的
  with a word or words left out of a sentence deliberately
  1. an elliptical remark (= one that suggests more than is actually said)
     隐晦的话
• 椭圆的；椭圆形的
  connected with or in the form of an ellipse

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 椭圆形的;椭圆的
  Something that isellipticalhas the shape of an ellipse.
  1. ...the moon's elliptical orbit...
     月球的椭圆形轨道
  2. The stadium is elliptical in plan.
     在设计图上，体育场呈椭圆形。
• ADJ-GRADED 隐讳的;间接的
  Ellipticalreferences to something are indirect rather than clear.
  1. ...Kirsty Gunn's austere, elliptical account of a childhood tragedy.
     柯丝蒂·甘对一段童年不幸遭遇的朴实、委婉的记述
  2. ...elliptical references to problems best not aired in public.
     对那些不宜当众谈及的问题的隐诲提及

双语例句

• In an elliptical orbit.
  ，在椭圆轨道中。
• But the general solutions call for a elliptical orbit.
  但是，一般的解决方法，还是需要一个椭圆轨道。
• One, it's elliptical, but the others are nearly circular.
  一方面，他是椭圆的，但是其他行星的轨道都是接近圆的。
• The force of gravity is not constant everywhere for elliptical form and rugged surface of the earth.
  由于地球的椭圆形状及其高低不平的表面，重力不是到处都一样的。
• And plenty of people do all they can to avoid jogging, cycling and elliptical machines.
  而极尽可能地避免慢跑、骑车和玩椭圆机的人类也多得是。
• Many use elliptical machine because they can work out their arms and legs at the same time.
  许多使用椭圆机，因为他们可以在相同时间的胳膊和腿。
• A design method of elliptical window optical system is proposed and it is based on the fixed aspheric corrector.
  提出了一种基于非球面固定校正元件的椭球形窗口光学系统设计方法。
• I now go into an elliptical orbit because the new velocity is no longer the right velocity for a circular orbit.
  我现在要进入一个椭圆形轨道，因为新的速度已经，不是圆形轨道中的速度。
• A stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings.
  美国的民间音乐用的弦乐器；带有椭圆形的身体和附有弦马的键盘和三根弦。
• In the specific model we developed, elliptical galaxies have roughly equal numbers of each type.
  在我们所发展出的模型里，这两类星团在椭圆星系中的数量大致上是差不多的。