skew
/skjuː/ (bre, ipa) · [skjˈu] /skjuː/ (ame, ipa) · [skjˈu] /ˈskyü/ (ame, mw)
skew — verb
- skewpresent simple I / you / we / they
- skewshe / she / it
- skewedpast simple
- skewing-ing form
1. to pull something away from a straight line, or to make a figure, result, or jud
to pull something away from a straight line, or to make a figure, result, or judgement less accurate or fair than it should be
Hamza warned that one missing number would skew the entire survey result.
skew + result/data: distort accuracy
The graph's vertical axis was cut short, which skewed how the data looked to readers.
Astrid felt the news report skewed the facts to favour one side of the argument.
A loose hinge made the heavy cabinet door skew slightly to the left.
Tyler's unusual height skewed the class average by a full three centimetres.
文法句型
skew + noun phrase
skew + adverb/preposition (intransitive)
用法筆記
Transitive when an outside force causes the change (someone skewed the data); intransitive when the subject itself moves out of line (the frame skewed). The object in transitive use is often something measurable — figures, a survey result, a perception.
常見錯誤
skew — adjective
- skewpositive
- skewercomparative
- skewestsuperlative
1. set or placed at a slant rather than straight; not lined up squarely with what i
set or placed at a slant rather than straight; not lined up squarely with what is around it
The picture frame hung skew on the wall, so Romi got up and straightened it.
Indra noticed the floor tiles were cut skew and did not meet at the corner.
One skew bookshelf made the whole row of furniture look untidy.
The carpenter checked whether the long oak beam was skew before nailing it down.
Sumin drew a skew line across the page instead of a level one.
用法筆記
Most often used after a verb (hung skew, cut skew) rather than before a noun. Attributive use (a skew line, a skew shelf) is possible but sounds technical.
skew — noun
1. a slanting position or direction; the measured amount by which something is not
a slanting position or direction; the measured amount by which something is not straight, level, or balanced
Adisa measured the skew of the shelf with a small spirit level.
There was a noticeable skew in the way the heavy curtain hung from the rod.
The tailor adjusted the skirt to correct a slight skew in the hem.
Imran pointed out the skew of the fence posts after the strong storm.
A skew in the data made the long-term trend much harder to spot.
用法筆記
Often appears with 'in' (a skew in the figures) or after verbs of measurement and correction (measure the skew, correct the skew). Used in statistics to describe asymmetry in a distribution.