| 单词 | skewed |
| 释义 | skewed (once / 13882 pages) 1adj 2adj Something skewed is slanted or off-center in some way. A picture frame or viewpoint can be skewed. This is a word, like so many, that can apply to physical things or ideas. A painting on the wall is skewed if it's leaning to one side. Also, opinions are often skewed: this is another way of saying someone is biased. People often accuse news reports of being skewed toward one political viewpoint. A movie could be skewed toward one character more than the other. When you think of skewed, think of leaning and slanting of all sorts. WORD FAMILYskew: skewed, skewing, skewness, skews USAGE EXAMPLESThere is no point in playing in Week 17 when important starters are unavailable and the results become skewed. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) On the basis of a skewed legal analysis that ignored pre-1967 Jewish claims, President Jimmy Carter called the settlements illegal. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) The number is skewed somewhat by the Vikings‘ over-reliance on the short passing game. “The focus is to win games,” Bradford said. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 adj having an oblique or slanting direction or position 2Syn skew inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position adj favoring one person or side over another Syn biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted partial showing favoritism |
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