Word · Frequency #23055
askew
歪斜的;倾斜的
Turned or twisted to one side; crooked.
- 1.
Turned or twisted to one side.
向一侧扭曲的;歪斜的。
- 2.
turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton
向一侧倾斜或扭曲
- 3.
Untoward, unfavourable.
不顺的;不利的。
不利的;不顺利的;向一侧扭曲的;歪斜的。;向一侧倾斜或扭曲;不顺的;不利的。;歪斜的
In use
The picture on the wall is hanging askew.
His tie was slightly askew after the rush.
The stack of books on the desk is askew.
be askew
作形容词时,常与be动词连用,表示处于歪斜的状态。
The picture on the wall is askew.
墙上的画歪了。
verb + askew
用于描述物体因放置或悬挂不当而歪斜,常见动词有hang, sit, lie等。
His tie hung askew after the rush.
匆忙之后他的领带歪挂着。
Common mistakes
He askewed the picture on the wall.He hung the picture askew on the wall.
askew是形容词或副词,不能用作动词。应用作副词修饰动词‘挂’。
Connections
Collocations
- be askew
- 歪斜;倾斜
- The painting is askew on the wall.墙上的画歪了。
- slightly askew
- 略微歪斜
- Her hat was slightly askew.她的帽子有点歪。
- go askew
- 出岔子;变糟
- Our plans went askew after the storm.暴风雨过后我们的计划出了岔子。
- knock askew
- 撞歪;弄斜
- The collision knocked the fence askew.碰撞把栅栏撞歪了。
- look askew
- 看起来歪斜
- The shelf looks askew; let me straighten it.架子看起来歪了,我把它摆正。
- set askew
- 把……放歪;使……倾斜
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“skew”是歪斜,前面加个a,像字母a也歪着站,斜斜的样子就是askew。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:叙述或正式描写中描述物体歪斜、书面引申指事情不顺利 askew 是中性略偏书面的形容词,通常用于描述物体向一侧歪斜或不对称;比较常见于正式、叙述性的文字中。引申表示“不顺利、不顺”时,也以书面语为主。
Pronunciation & Spelling
askew 的重音在第二音节 /skju/ 上。以上单词与它押韵,重读元音均为 /u/。注意拼写中同样有 ew 的 sew /soʊ/ 不押韵,其 ew 读作 /oʊ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.