crookedly
crookedly — 副詞
1. bending, slanting, or sitting at an angle rather than being even or straight
歪斜地；歪曲
不成直線、傾斜或歪一邊地
bending, slanting, or sitting at an angle rather than being even or straight
The old picture frame hung crookedly above Asher's wooden desk.
那個舊相框歪斜地掛在 Asher 的木桌上方。
hang + crookedly: describing something at a slant
Soraya smiled crookedly, with one corner of her mouth higher than the other.
Soraya 嘴角一邊翹起，歪歪地笑了。
verb + crookedly for a lopsided action
The fence posts were driven into the ground crookedly after the storm loosened the soil.
暴風雨把土壤鬆動後，那些圍欄柱子都被歪斜地打進地裡。
passive context: planted crookedly
Vikram parked the van crookedly, blocking half of the narrow alley.
Vikram 把廂型車停得歪歪斜斜，擋住了半條窄巷。
The path ran crookedly between the rocks, twisting left and right up the hill.
那條小路在岩石之間彎彎曲曲地往山上延伸，一下偏左一下偏右。
- hang crookedly
- smile crookedly
- sit crookedly
- grow crookedly
- askew
more formal; usually predicative (hung askew)
- lopsidedly
stresses that one side is lower or larger than the other
- slantwise
rare; emphasises a diagonal direction
文法句型
hang/sit/lean + crookedly
verb + crookedly
用法筆記
Most often modifies verbs of position or posture (hang, sit, lean, smile, grow). The subject is usually a physical object or a body part rather than a person's character.
常見錯誤
同根字
- crooked形容詞B2
- crookedness名詞C1
- crook名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- hang crookedly
- smile crookedly
- grow crookedly
- sit crookedly