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skew

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adj.歪斜的

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skew为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:skewness 动词过去式:skewed 过去分词:skewed 现在分词:skewing 第三人称单数:skews

skew


/skju:; skju/
adj [usu pred 通常作表语] not straight; twisted or slanting 歪; 斜; 偏
*The picture is a bit skew. 这幅画有点歪. Cf 参看 askew.

n (idm 习语) on the `skew skew 歪; 斜; 偏.

skew


v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French;Origin: escuer 'to avoid']
if something skews the results of a test etc, it affects the results, making them incorrect
 All the people we questioned lived in the same area, which had the effect of skewing the figures.
to affect or influence someone's ideas, actions, or judgment, especially in a way that makes the ideas etc not correct or fair
 These assumptions about Communism skewed American foreign policy for decades.