askew 英 [əˈskju:] 　 美 [əˈskju]

askew

askew　 英 [əˈskju:] 美 [əˈskju]

adj. 歪斜的　 adv. 歪斜地，斜地　

He unfurls his previously hidden carrot-orange crest and streaks out at her, wings askew, then darts back to hide again.　他打开先前收起的橙黄色羽冠，斜张着翅膀，像一道闪电向雌鸟冲去，然后迅速撤回，把自己藏了起来。
He said that the surgeon who had implanted Mr. Smith’s artificial hip had installed the cup component slightly askew.　他说，先前给史密斯先生植入人工髋关节的那位外科医生，在安装杯状臼时没有放正，有点歪斜。

  • Although it sounds like a sneeze, the word askew means lopsided or turned and tilted to the side. Like your glasses might be after, well, a sneeze.
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  • adj. 歪斜的
  • adv. 歪斜地，斜地

  • 1. He unfurls his previously hidden carrot-orange crest and streaks out at her, wings askew, then darts back to hide again.

    他打开先前收起的橙黄色羽冠，斜张着翅膀，像一道闪电向雌鸟冲去，然后迅速撤回，把自己藏了起来。

  • 2. He said that the surgeon who had implanted Mr. Smith’s artificial hip had installed the cup component slightly askew.

    他说，先前给史密斯先生植入人工髋关节的那位外科医生，在安装杯状臼时没有放正，有点歪斜。

  • 3. Your heart could be, and often is, askew.

    你的内心可能而且往往是不平静的。

  • askew (adv.) "in an oblique position," 1570s, of uncertain etymology; perhaps literally "on skew" (see a- (1) "on" + skew), or from the Old Norse form, a ska. Earlier askoye is attested in the same sense (early 15c.). Compare askance.
askew / əˈskjuː ; NAmE əˈskjuː / adverb , adjective [not before noun ] not in a straight or level position 歪；斜 SYN crooked ◆ His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. 他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。 ◆ Her hat was slightly askew. 她的帽子戴得有点斜。 askew / əˈskjuː ; NAmE əˈskjuː /
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