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askew

/əˈskjuː/

Meanings
adjective

歪斜，倾斜。

Turned or twisted to one side.

Examples :

"The picture on the wall hung askew, leaning slightly to the right. "
墙上的画挂得歪斜了，略微向右倾斜。
appearance condition style

Related Words

Illustration untoward

untoward adjective

/ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ /ʌnˈtɔɹd/

不利的，倒霉的.

"The heavy rain caused an untoward delay in my commute to work. "

大雨导致我上班路上耽搁了很长时间，真是倒霉。

Illustration unfavourable

unfavourable adjective

/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl/ /ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl/

不利的，负面的。

"The weather forecast is unfavourable for our picnic, predicting rain and strong winds. "

天气预报对我们的野餐不利，说是有雨和大风。

Illustration picture

picture noun

/ˈpɪktʃə/ /ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/

图片，画像，照片

"The art class displayed a picture of a beautiful sunset. "

艺术课上展示了一幅美丽的日落画作。

Illustration slightly

slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

稍微，略微。

"He was slightly built, but tall."

他身材略显单薄，但个子很高。

Illustration turned

turned verb

/tɜːnd/ /tɝnd/

转弯，拐弯

"The car turned left at the intersection. "

汽车在十字路口向左转弯了。

Illustration twisted

twisted verb

/ˈtwɪstɪd/

拧，扭曲。

"The gardener twisted the ends of the twine tightly to secure the tomato plant to the stake. "

园丁把细绳的两端紧紧地拧在一起，把番茄植株固定在木桩上。

Illustration review

review noun

/ɹɪˈvjuː/

复习，回顾，重审

"I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it."

我需要重新阅读这本书，才能理解它。

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

Illustration announced

announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

宣布，公布。

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "

老师宣布了明天因为下雪停课。

Illustration unexpectedly

unexpectedly adverb

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/

出乎意料地， 始料未及地

"The meeting ended unexpectedly early, leaving us with extra time before dinner. "

会议出乎意料地提前结束了，让我们在晚餐前多出了额外的时间。

Illustration leaning

leaning noun

/ˈliːnɪŋ/

倾向，偏好。

"a man of socialist leanings"

一个有社会主义倾向的人

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

表演，演出，表现

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

对某项事业或职责的履行