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单词 askew
释义
askewa‧skew /əˈskjuː/ adverb [not before noun] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINaskew
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from skew
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • There's Jerry, with his collar open and his tie askew.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Eventually some one will emerge from the muck, the rusty mayoral crown askew on a weary head.
  • His yellow pallor gave him a jaundiced look; his beard was unbrushed, his cap askew.
  • The tarp rolled askew, one end wrapped around the goal post.
  • There were soldiers everywhere by now, shabby-looking in peak caps set askew and ill-fitting camouflage.
  • Tom plopped himself askew in one of the Venetian chairs.
  • Whoever placed her feet, in their unfashionable lace-up shoes, left one askew, giving her a knock-kneed appearance.
not quite straight or in the right position:  Matilda ran towards us with her hat askew.
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