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单词 to look askance
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to look askance
1. With verbs of seeing, observing, or regarding. Chiefly in to look askance.
a. From the corner of one's eye (in later use esp. surreptitiously); obliquely; sideways.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] > obliquely
aslanta1400
sideslepes?a1400
embelifc1400
slant1495
obliquely1503
slantling?1521
askance1530
asklenta1540
biaswise1545
askew1565
wry1575
bias?1578
slentwise1579
overthwartly1591
asquint1645
transversally1648
aslope1667
slantways1828
skeow-ways1869
slantingways1899
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 831/1 A scanche, De travers, en lorgnant.
a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) cvi. 52 For as she loked ascaunce, vnder a stole she spied two stemyng Ise.
1566 T. Drant Wailyngs Hieremiah in tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. K.iv What shoulde she doo? she gaue a sighe, and lookde askaunce awrye.
?1624 G. Chapman tr. Hymn to Hermes in tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 69 His eye Euery way look't, askans, and careleslie.
1797 Trial T. M. Oliver 66 He frequently turned his eyes askance upon us.
1877 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 45/1 She looked at me askance again to see whether I was serious.
1898 Argosy Aug. 108 He gazed askance through the bars of some of the cells they passed.
a1933 J. Galsworthy End of Chapter (1934) i. xx. 158 She could see the girl scrutinizing her askance.
2014 E. Fremantle Queen's Gambit iv. 109 She feigns scrubbing to stay a little longer in his presence, watching askance as he marks things down in his ledger.
b. figurative. With an expression or attitude of contempt, disapproval, or (now more usually) suspicion.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adverb]
suspiciously1549
mistrustingly1552
misdoubtfully1575
diffidently1581
mistrustfully1589
distrustfully1611
jealouslya1665
disconfidently1666
misgivingly1850
askance1951
sus1958
1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Mar. 21 That scornefully lookes askaunce.
1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor iii. iv. sig. H2 Nay boy, neuer looke askaunce at me for the matter. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) ii. i. 242 Thou canst not frowne, thou canst not looke a sconce.
a1765 W. Dunkin Poet. Wks. (1769) I. 81 Avert thy dogging eyes, nor mark a-skance The rites of Venus with malignant glance.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 155 It is envy and malignity..that makes some look askance at the distinctions..set apart for virtue. View more context for this quotation
1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 57 Eyeing the enemy askance from under their broad hats.
1874 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 670 Both rather abounded in self-confidence, and were viewed askance by authority.
1908 H. H. Richardson Maurice Guest ii. ix. 304 You think I shall be looked askance at. As if it mattered what people say!
1951 H. Wouk Caine Mutiny (1952) vii. xxxviii. 451 Willie was better liked, but for his part in the mutiny he was also regarded askance.
2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Dec. i. 3/1 Russia has always looked askance at democracy programs.
c. Aside; askew; to one side; diagonally; obliquely. Frequently with verbs of motion.
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the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > obliquely
asidec1369
aslanta1400
slant1495
obliquely1503
asklenta1540
askew1565
slantingly1570
slantwise1573
wry1575
bias?1578
askance1590
askant1602
slantinga1625
asquint1645
across1700
slantly1719
akimboc1796
slantways1828
aslantwise1852
slantingways1899
1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. B3v Turning his head ascance, and bending his browes.
1594 Willobie his Auisa xl. f. 38 Weary of this wild-goose race, That led a skance, I know not where.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 668 He bid his Angels turne ascanse The Poles of Earth. View more context for this quotation
a1676 J. Dunton Dialogical Disc. Adonibezeck 69 in Heavenly Pastime (1685) Its [sc. the sun's] all chearing Beams are screened in part from us, and thrown Ascance.
1766 R. Andrews tr. Virgil Aeneid iv. in Wks. 234 While thus he spake; she from him turn'd askance.
1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xxxvii. 19 They meet, they dart away, they wheel askance.
1848 T. Aird Poet. Wks. 301 His own head fondly turned Askance down, like a peacock's.
1850 T. Forester Norway 1848 & 1849 vii. 138 A mountain-chain..glowed for a moment in the rays of the evening sun, shot askance through a break in the clouds.
1930 C. R. Shaw Jack-roller x. 132 Suddenly I felt some one grasping me by the collar of my coat. Turning askance I beheld Roy.
1988 H. Calisher Kissing Cousins 25 Light from the river fell askance on two barrel-shaped chairs.
2012 A. Jones Seeing Differently iii. 86 The viewer must stand askance of the image in order for it to cohere into a recognizable figure.
extracted from askanceadv.adj.
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