Shaped like a ball that is wider at the middle than at the ends.
The oblate Earth has a bulge at the equator.
扁圓形的地球在赤道處有一個隆起。
A religious person who lives under a rule but is not fully committed by vows.
She chose to be an oblate, living a religious life without taking final vows.
她選擇成為一名修士,過著不發誓的宗教生活。