English Dictionary

angle

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

verb

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle. / (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.

She angled her body towards the sun to get a better tan.

意味（1）

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

The roof is angled at 15 degrees.

意味（2）

(intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.

The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.

意味（3）

(transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.

How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?

意味（4）

(transitive, cue sports) 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.