sidelong

英 ['saɪdlɒŋ] 美 ['saɪdlɔːŋ]

• adv. 倾斜地；向横；向侧面
• adj. 横的；斜的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy;

   "her eyes with their misted askance look"
   "sidelong glances"
   

2. situated at or extending to the side;

   "the lateral branches of a tree"
   "shot out sidelong boughs"
   

3. inclining or directed to one side;

   "moved downward in a sidelong way"
   

Adverb:

1. on the side;

   "the plow lay sidelong on the ground"
   

2. with the side toward someone or something;

   "seated sidelong to the window"
   

3. to, toward or at one side;

   "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The plow lay sidelong on the ground.
   犁侧倒在地上。
2. I cast a sidelong glance at him.
   我瞟了他一眼。

经典引文

• Watching her sidelong as she greeted some new young male.

  出自： W. Horwood

近反义词

【近义词】

• sideways 向旁边
• side 边
• oblique 间接的
• slanting 倾斜的
• indirect 间接的
• askew 歪斜的
• aslant 斜的
• squint 眯眼看
• asquint 斜视的
• squinty squint的形容词形式...
• squint-eyed 斜视的
• obliquely 斜地
• lateral 侧面的
• askance 斜视地
• askant 斜视地