| 单词 | cockeyed |
| 释义 | cockeyed (once / 49661 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Something that's off-kilter, crooked, or strangely twisted is cockeyed. If the cockeyed pictures on your grandparents' wall drive you crazy, you may need to go around their house straightening them all. If your hat's on cockeyed, it's askew, leaning to one side, and if the lights on your friend's Christmas tree are cockeyed, they're drooping in a lopsided way. Something that doesn't make sense or isn't believable can also be called cockeyed: "Then he told this cockeyed story about having lunch with the President." In the 1920s and 30s, the word also meant "drunk." It started out, in the 19th century, meaning "squint-eyed." WORD FAMILYcockeyed USAGE EXAMPLESBut somewhere beneath Morello’s ruby-red lipstick, cockeyed accent and histrionics lurks the Australian actress Yael Stone. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) But there is a sweetness and a cockeyed optimism here. Los Angeles Times(Nov 03, 2016) But the best of Mr. Weinstein’s stories whistle with a cockeyed, formidable intelligence, and he is not afraid to provoke. New York Times(Oct 02, 2016) 1 adj turned or twisted toward one side 2Syn askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned adj incongruous;inviting ridicule 3that's a cockeyed idea Syn absurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous foolish devoid of good sense or judgment adj very drunk Syn drunk, inebriated, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
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