Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20512
skews
偏向；偏斜
skews is the plural of skew.
A bias or distortion that makes something incline toward a particular direction.
- 1.
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
具有斜角或倾斜位置的东西
- 2.
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.
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
- 3.
An oblique or sideways movement.
斜向或侧向移动
- 4.
A squint or sidelong glance.
斜视或侧视
- 5.
A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
烟囱中根据风向旋转并防止冒烟的木制风向标或罩
- 6.
A piece of rock lying in a slanting position and tapering upwards which overhangs a working-place in a mine and is liable to fall.
在矿井中倾斜放置并向上变细的岩石,悬挂在工作场所上方,容易掉落
- 7.
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
偏向或扭曲向某一特定方向
- 8.
A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
在同步数字电路系统中(如计算机),同一时钟信号在不同组件到达的时间不同的现象
- 9.
A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
分布的不对称状态；偏态
偏态；偏斜度；时钟偏移；时钟偏斜；倾斜；斜置；斜向移动；侧移；斜瞥；侧目一瞥
In use
The skew in the test scores suggests the exam was too difficult.
Some readers criticized the newspaper for its political skew.
The carpenter noticed a slight skew in the frame and corrected it.
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。
give sb a skew
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。
Common mistakes
The data is skew, so the average is misleading.
Connections
Collocations
- statistical skew
- 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。
- positive skew
- 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。
- negative skew
- 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。
- clock skew
- 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。
- data skew
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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