He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.

他只是简要且隐晦地谈及了这项任务。

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The first law, sometimes called the law of orbits, states that planets orbit the sun elliptically.

开普勒第一定律，也称椭圆定律，指出每一个行星沿椭圆轨道围绕太阳。

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Linearly polarized light will in consequence become elliptically polarized on total reflection.

因此，线偏振光径全反射后将变成椭圆偏振光。

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Through potted histories of these and other inventions, the broad narrative of the 20th century becomes elliptically apparent.

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With many three-letter symbols used up, they're focusing on four-letter ones and considering words only elliptically related to the actual fund.

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In the leaders, grand subordinate clauses orbited elliptically about their starry main verbs, but in the letters pages no one was in any doubt.

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