askance
adv. 斜,斜视
If you look askance at someone or something, you have a doubtful or suspicious attitude towards them.
They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.
他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
If you look askance at someone, you look at them in a doubtful or suspicious way.
'Do you play chess?' he asked, looking askance at Miguel.
“你会下棋吗?”他斜睨着米格尔问道。
1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy;
1. with suspicion or disapproval;
2. with a side or oblique glance;
They look askance at " excessive " job mobility, which breeds insecurity.
过度的工作流动衍生社会不安全,他们对此表示怀疑.
He looked askance at the offer.
他并不接受这个报价.
They looked askance at us there and talked with their heads close together.
他们那边斜着眼看我们,把脑袋凑在一起嘀咕.
Weak , inexperienced and friendless, they are eyed askance by even their fellow pulleys.
没有力气, 没有经验,没有朋友, 就是在同行的当中也得不到好气儿.
Of course nobody looked askance at that sort of thing in Chengtu.
这样的事在省城里并不奇怪.