askew
UKəskjuː
USəs'kju:
معنی فارسی
با گوشه ء چشم ، کج ، چپ چپ ، اريب وار
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ǝ skyōō´/adv.
● یک وری، کج، ناسازوار، کج و کوله
his hair was a mess and his tie was askew
مویش پریشان و کراواتش یک وری بود.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'askew' comes from the Middle English word 'askew', meaning 'crooked, oblique'. It is derived from the Old Norse word 'ǫskr', meaning 'sideways'.
مثال
- The picture frame was hanging askew on the wall.
- She wore her hat askew, giving her a playful look.
- The tablecloth was placed askew after the party.
ترکیبهای رایج
Hang askew Wear askew Place askew
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- turned or twisted toward one side “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton” “his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff”
- turned or twisted to one side “rugs lying askew” “with his necktie twisted awry”
مترادفها
adverb
Awry, obliquely, atwist, askile, aside, askance, askant, aslant, asquint, to one side.