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单词 askance
释义 askance
I. \əˈskan(t)s, -aa(ə)n-, -ain- also -ȧn-\ adverb
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : with a side glance : sideways, obliquely
 < did not now turn quite all the way back but looked at me askance with her bright steady eyes — Edmund Wilson >
2. : with disapproval or distrust : suspiciously,
 < one trained in … the basic sciences may look askance at this process — D.H.K.Lee >
II. adjective
: turned askance : sideways
 < her eyes with their misted askance look — Elizabeth Bowen >
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