单词 | askew |
释义 | askew (once / 4557 pages) advadj Although it sounds like a sneeze, the word askew means lopsided or turned and tilted to the side. Like your glasses might be after, well, a sneeze. The movie “Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events” tells the story of three orphans and their struggle to escape their wicked guardian, Count Olaf. In the story, the orphans are sent to stay with their Aunt Josephine, whose house sits perilously on the edge of cliff over a leech-infested lake. The floor of Josephine’s house is at an angle, pictures hang off-center, and in fact everything appears to be tilted and wildly askew, including their aunt’s mental condition. WORD FAMILYaskew: askews USAGE EXAMPLESIt starts with a call-to-attention fanfare, sputtering and slightly askew. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) But the late, 22-year-old Cash Askew’s band Them Are Us Too is so gorgeous and elegiac that it’s almost too painful to listen too now. Los Angeles Times(Dec 14, 2016) Cash Askew, 22, was an Oakland musician who was kind, gentle and a “total goofball,” said her girlfriend, Anya Taylor. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1adv turned or twisted to one side rugs lying askew Syn awry, skew-whiff 2adj turned or twisted toward one side Syn awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned |
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