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单词 askew
释义
askew
adjective[after verb]
uk
/əˈskjuː/us
/əˈskjuː/
notstraightorlevel:
不正（的），歪斜（的）
Isn't thatpictureslightlyaskew?那幅画是不是有点挂歪了？
Myhatwas askew so Iadjustedit in themirror.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)mainlyUKinformal
More examples
  • Hereachestostraightenthe onlybookin herhomeofficethat'sslightlyaskew.
  • Adeskchairwastippedonitsside, atrashcan wasoverturned, and arugwas askew.
  • Aslightlyaskewpaintingon the Carlsons'livingroomwallistestimonyto thetrafficoverhead.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
  • acclivity
  • angle
  • angled
  • bank
  • cocked
  • cockeyed
  • obliquely
  • pitch
  • pitched
  • raked
  • roll
  • shelve
  • skew
  • slanted
  • slope
  • steep
  • steepen
  • tilt
  • tip(something/someone)over
  • tippy
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askew
adverb
uk
/əˈskjuː/us
/əˈskjuː/
in or into apositionin which something is notstraightorlevel:
Heheldhishelmetaskew toconcealhisinjuries.
Foundations cancrackandbuildingscansinkortipaskew.
More examples
  • Herlongblackheadscarfshiftsslightlyaskew as sheglaresdisapprovinglyat herdaughter.
  • Onecolumnon theexteriordomewasknockedaskew by theearthquake.
  • Trafficwardenslookfor anything out oforder- atruckparkedaskew or acarthat hasn'tmovedin a while.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting
  • acclivity
  • angle
  • angled
  • bank
  • cocked
  • cockeyed
  • obliquely
  • pitch
  • pitched
  • raked
  • roll
  • shelve
  • skew
  • slanted
  • slope
  • steep
  • steepen
  • tilt
  • tip(something/someone)over
  • tippy
See more results »
(Definition ofaskewfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
askew
adjective[after verb]
uk
/əˈskjuː/us
/əˈskjuː/
notstraightorlevel
不正（的），歪斜（的）
Isn't thatpictureslightlyaskew?那幅画是不是有点挂歪了？
Myhatwas askew so Iadjustedit in themirror.我的帽子戴歪了，于是我对着镜子正了正。

askew| American Dictionary

askew
adjective,adverb
us
/əˈskju/
notstraightorlevel:
Hisshirtwaswrinkledand histiewas askew.
(Definition ofaskewfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaskew

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Moreover, the fact that the historical links sometimes appear pointedlyaskewis precisely the point.
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His inferences and hunches were sometimes inspired, sometimesaskew, sometimes emphatically wrong-headed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The two were linked by a covered walk and an older assembly hall set slightlyaskew.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is fractured down the middle, so that the four legs stand allaskew.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Is there any mask that is not alreadyaskew, so that unmasking is inevitable?
From theCambridge English Corpus
One's name is inserted by typewriter, slightlyaskew.
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We are perhaps in danger of getting the balance a littleaskew.
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I think we have this idea of punishmentaskewin our minds.
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Is not the regular aid programme a bitaskew?
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To that extent, our perceptions are a littleaskew.
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I think that we are looking at thisaskew.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I am afraid that the candidate is a littleaskew.
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It throwsaskewthe whole adversarial system to which we have been accustomed and which has grown up over centuries.
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I am not even convinced that things are soaskewin this country as to warrant such a review in the first place.
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You are adopting something which is not all for 12 months against a combined standard, which then goesaskew.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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