elliptical

橢圓的、橢圓形的

The planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits.

行星沿著橢圓形的軌道繞太陽運行。

隱晦的、含糊的、拐彎抹角的

His elliptical answers left everyone more confused than before.

他隱晦的回答讓大家比之前更困惑。

省略的、簡略的語言學

In casual speech we often use elliptical sentences like "Sounds good."

日常口語中我們常使用「聽起來不錯」這類省略句。

橢圓機、滑步機美式，口語

I spent thirty minutes on the elliptical before lifting weights.

我在做重訓前先在橢圓機上運動了三十分鐘。