【每日一词】askew - /əˈskjuː/ adverb or adjective : out of line : at an angle 歪斜的、歪歪扭扭的、不正的。它可以用来形容物体、角度或甚至抽象的事物(如计划、想法等)偏离正常或预期的方向,某物没有摆正,或者事情出了差错。

短语:
hang a picture askew 把画挂歪了; 画挂斜了;
askew In 斜入
askew arch 斜拱; 歪拱; 歪曲拱;
Going askew 跑偏
look k askew at sth 对
askew arch detail 歪曲拱
askew deflective wobbly wry 歪斜的
例句
The picture on the wall is askew.墙上的画歪了。
His tie was slightly askew.他的领带有点歪。
Our plans went askew due to the sudden rain.由于突然下雨,我们的计划被打乱了。
Cicada Fry specifically developed this pattern to better match the silhouette of real cicadas, whose wings often go askew on the water.
—Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 15 May 2024
In nearby Beverly Glen, on Caribou Lane, an upside-down piano — caked in mud, keys askew — lay in the road.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The interest in this project, as in any project is the potential for long-term success (profit) and risk sharing if anything goes askew during the process.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
Daniel Ek, Spotify’s CEO, publicly communicated the market assumptions that steered the Swedish tech giant askew.
—Rod Berger, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
There were no shutters at the windows, and some of the doors hung askew. 窗户上没有百叶窗,有些门也是歪斜着安装的。