He referred only obliquely to their recent problems.

他只是隐约提到他们最近遇到的问题。

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He obliquely referred to the U.S., Britain and Saudi Arabia.

他隐晦提到美国、英国和沙特阿拉伯。

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People talked about it obliquely.

人们在拐弯抹角地讨论这件事。

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The intrusion of the disciples, who never actually appear in this one-woman show, is affected obliquely.

WSJ: Curtain Raisers: Confessions of a Saint

Though we avoid looking directly at prisons, they seep obliquely into our fashions and manners.

NEWYORKER: The Caging of America

Walgreen can't strong-arm the big PBMs. So it's trying to reach them obliquely.

FORBES: In The Pill Box