倾斜 | qīng xié | to incline; to lean; to slant; to slope; to tilt | |
斜坡 | xié pō | slope; incline | |
斜阳 | xié yáng | setting sun | |
歪斜 | wāi xié | crooked; askew; oblique; slanting; out of plumb | |
斜眼 | xié yǎn | to look askance; cross or wall-eyed |
1 | My father is squinting down at his plate as if trying to understand its contents. | |
2 | Call me Tess, ' she would say askance; and he did. | |
3 | He remains there, unnoticed, slumped against the side of the car. | |
4 | Rising diagonally from the ground to the right of Venus is the band of our Milky Way Galaxy. | |
5 | In short, when people imitate us - nodding when we do, tilting their heads when we do - we are more willing to be their ally. |