| 词汇 | askew |
| 释义 | askew adjective[ after verb ] uk /əˈskjuː/ us /əˈskjuː/ not straight or level: 不直的；不平的 Isn't that picture slightly askew?那幅画是不是有点挂歪了？ My hat was askew so I adjusted it in the mirror.我的帽子戴歪了，于是我对着镜子正了正。 Synonyms awry cockeyed(SLOPING)informal lopsided skew-whiffUKinformal wonky(NOT FIRM/LEVEL/REGULAR)mainly UKinformal He reaches to straighten the only book in her home office that's slightly askew. A desk chair was tipped on its side, a trash can was overturned, and a rug was askew. A slightly askew painting on the Carlsons' living room wall is testimony to the traffic overhead. Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting acclivity angled anteversion anteverted bank inclination incline lean lopsided lopsidedly lopsidedness oblique obliquely rake skew-whiff slant slanting slantingly slantwise steep askew adverb uk /əˈskjuː/ us /əˈskjuː/ in or into a position in which something is not straight or level: He held his helmet askew to conceal his injuries. Foundations can crack and buildings can sink or tip askew. Her long black head scarf shifts slightly askew as she glares disapprovingly at her daughter. One column on the exterior dome was knocked askew by the earthquake. Traffic wardens look for anything out of order - a truck parked askew or a car that hasn't moved in a while. Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting acclivity angled anteversion anteverted bank inclination incline lean lopsided lopsidedly lopsidedness oblique obliquely rake skew-whiff slant slanting slantingly slantwise steep askew | American Dictionaryaskew adjective, adverb us/əˈskju/ not straight or level: His shirt was wrinkled and his tie was askew. Examples of askewaskew Moreover, the fact that the historical links sometimes appear pointedly askew is precisely the point. His inferences and hunches were sometimes inspired, sometimes askew, sometimes emphatically wrong-headed. The two were linked by a covered walk and an older assembly hall set slightly askew. It is fractured down the middle, so that the four legs stand all askew. Is there any mask that is not already askew, so that unmasking is inevitable? One's name is inserted by typewriter, slightly askew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are perhaps in danger of getting the balance a little askew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we have this idea of punishment askew in our minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not the regular aid programme a bit askew? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To that extent, our perceptions are a little askew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we are looking at this askew. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I am afraid that the candidate is a little askew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It throws askew the whole adversarial system to which we have been accustomed and which has grown up over centuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not even convinced that things are so askew in this country as to warrant such a review in the first place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You are adopting something which is not all for 12 months against a combined standard, which then goes askew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of askew These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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