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be on the skew
固定短语，表示处于倾斜或歪斜的位置。
The picture is on the skew; let's straighten it.
这幅画是歪斜的；我们把它扶正吧。
偏向；偏斜
skews — plural of skew
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
偏向；偏斜
A bias or distortion that makes something incline toward a particular direction.
The picture is on the skew; let's straighten it.
这幅画是歪斜的；我们把它扶正吧。
具有斜角或倾斜位置的东西
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
在山墙坡脚的石头,扶壁的偏移等,切成斜面并带有凹槽以接收顶石并固定它们的位置；斜石
A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
斜向或侧向移动
An oblique or sideways movement.
斜视或侧视
A squint or sidelong glance.
The skew in the test scores suggests the exam was too difficult.
测试成绩的偏斜表明这次考试太难了。
Some readers criticized the newspaper for its political skew.
一些读者批评这家报纸带有政治偏向。
The carpenter noticed a slight skew in the frame and corrected it.
木匠注意到框架有轻微倾斜，就把它校正了。
固定短语，表示处于倾斜或歪斜的位置。
The picture is on the skew; let's straighten it.
这幅画是歪斜的；我们把它扶正吧。
非正式用法，意为斜眼一瞥。
She gave him a skew and said nothing.
她给了他一个斜眼，什么都没说。
Not this
The data is skew, so the average is misleading.
Use this
There is a skew in the data, so the average is misleading.
skew 是名词，不能当作形容词用在 be 动词后。表示‘数据存在偏斜’时要用 there is a skew in... 或 has a skew 这样的名词结构，而不是 is skew。
Not this
The shelf has skew, so the books slide off.
Use this
The shelf has a skew, so the books slide off.
当 skew 表示‘歪斜的位置或状态’时是可数名词，单数形式前面需要加 a。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 a，导致名词短语不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
统计偏态
The statistical skew of the sample made the average misleading.
样本的统计偏态使平均值具有误导性。
正偏态
A positive skew in the data indicates that most values are clustered on the left.
数据中的正偏态表明大多数值聚集在左侧。
负偏态
A negative skew means the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution.
负偏态意味着分布的左侧尾部更长。
时钟偏移
Clock skew can cause timing errors in high-speed digital circuits.
时钟偏移会导致高速数字电路中的时序错误。
数据偏差
Data skew in a database can reduce query performance.
数据库中的数据偏差会降低查询性能。
歪斜的；一团糟的；出岔子的
The whole plan went skew-whiff after the budget was cut.
预算被削减后，整个计划就全乱套了。
Use skews naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：skew 中的 k 像一根斜放的支架，字母一歪就是“偏斜”；记住 k 歪斜，skew 即斜置、偏斜。
语域：formal 常见场景：statistics、data analysis、digital electronics、academic writing skew 作名词时多用于技术或学术语境，通常指偏向、偏态或时钟偏移。日常口语中较少单独用作名词，动词和形容词形式更常见。
与 skew /skjuː/ 押韵的词有 few /fjuː/、cue /kjuː/、queue /kjuː/、view /vjuː/ 和 blue /bluː/，它们都以 /uː/ 音结尾。注意 sew /soʊ/ 拼写看着相似，但读作 /soʊ/，并不与 skew 押韵。
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