Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #2346
angles
使倾斜；斜置
angles is the third person singular of angle.
To place or position something so that it is not straight or horizontal.
- 1.
To place (something) at an angle.
将(某物)置于一个角度
- 2.
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
用钩和线钓鱼
- 3.
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
通过将母球留在袋口来阻碍(自己或对手),使袋口的边缘(“角度”)挡住母球到目标球的路径
钓鱼；垂钓；使（母球或对手）受袋角阻挡；将(某物)置于一个角度；用钩和线钓鱼；通过将母球留在袋口来阻碍(自己或对手),使袋口的边缘(“角度”)挡住母球到目标球的路径
In use
She angled the mirror to catch the sunlight.
He angles his camera to get a better shot.
They are angling the board against the wall.
Verb forms
base angle · third person angles · -ing angling · past angled · past participle angled
规则变化动词
Connections
Collocations
- go angling
- 去钓鱼
- We often go angling in the river on Sundays.我们经常在星期天去河里钓鱼。
- angle for trout
- 钓鳟鱼
- They like to angle for trout in this clear stream.他们喜欢在这条清澈的小溪里钓鳟鱼。
- angle the camera
- 调整相机角度
- Angle the camera so the window is behind you.调整相机角度，让窗户在你身后。
- angle at 45 degrees
- 以45度角倾斜
- Angle the solar panel at 45 degrees for maximum sunlight.将太阳能电池板倾斜45度，以获得最大的阳光照射。
Idioms & figurative uses
- angle for
- 拐弯抹角地谋求；设法获得He's always angling for compliments.他总是在拐弯抹角地求夸奖。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
angle（角度）作动词：使斜置，也指钓鱼。钓鱼时鱼钩斜斜甩出，形成一道角度。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、操作说明、一般书面描述 这个义项表示把某物斜着放置或调整角度，属于中性语体。通常用于日常对话、操作说明和一般书面描述中，没有明显的正式或随意倾向。
Grammar Note
作‘钓鱼’或‘谋取’时为不及物动词，后常接for；作‘使倾斜’时为及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with angle: tangle, dangle, mangle, jangle, bangle, wrangle, as they end in /æŋɡəl/. Note that angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ and ankle /ˈæŋkəl/ look similar but sound different and are not rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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