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tangential

/tænˈdʒɛn.tʃəl/ /tænˈdʒɛn.ʃəl/

Meanings
adjective

离题的， 附带的。

Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

Examples :

"The teacher's comments on my presentation were tangential to the main topic, focusing more on my handwriting than the project's actual content. "
老师对我演示的评论有些离题，比起项目的内容，更多地关注了我的字迹。
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration referring

referring verb

/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈfɜːrɪŋ/

提到，涉及。

"The teacher was referring to the homework assignment when she said it was due tomorrow. "

老师说作业明天要交的时候，指的是那个家庭作业。

Illustration focusing

focusing verb

/ˈfoʊkəsɪŋ/ /ˈfoʊkəsɪn/

专注，集中。

"I have to focus on my work."

我必须专注于我的工作。

Illustration positioned

positioned verb

/pəˈzɪʃənd/ /pəˈzɪʃənd/

放置，安放。

"The teacher positioned the globe on the table so the students could see it easily. "

老师把地球仪放在桌子上，这样学生们就能很容易地看到了。

Illustration touching

touching adjective

/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/

感人的，令人动容的

"a touching story"

一个令人动容的故事

Illustration argument

argument noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjumənt/

论据，理由。

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

我坚持要晚点走的原因是，我需要更多时间来完成我的项目，这是我的论据。

Illustration distract

distract verb

/dɪsˈtɹækt/

分散注意力，使分心

"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."

比赛唯一进球出现时，人群的注意力被一架盘旋在体育场上空的直升机分散了。

Illustration handwriting

handwriting verb

/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

手写，笔书

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "

我爷爷每个星期都会手写一封信给奶奶。

Illustration discussion

discussion noun

/dɪsˈkʊʃən/ /dɪˈskʌʃən/

讨论, 谈论.

"My discussion with the professor was very enlightening."

我跟教授的讨论让我受益匪浅。

Illustration comments

comments noun

/ˈkɒmɛnts/ /ˈkɑmɛnts/

评论，意见。

"I have no comment on that."

我对此无可奉告。

Illustration indirectly

indirectly adverb

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/

间接地，委婉地.

"The teacher indirectly suggested that we needed to study more by mentioning the upcoming test several times. "

老师通过几次提到即将到来的考试，间接地暗示我们需要多学习。

Illustration presentation

presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

报告，展示，演示.

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "

关于新校规的报告/展示/演示 非常清楚易懂。