askance
adv. 斜,斜視
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.
他們一直都懷疑西方的民主觀。
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.
“你會下棋嗎?”他斜睨著米格爾問道。
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.
過度的工作流動衍生社會不安全,他們對此表示懷疑.
He looked askance at the offer.
他並不接受這個報價.
They looked askance at us there and talked with their heads close together.
他們那邊斜著眼看我們,把腦袋湊在一起嘀咕.
Weak , inexperienced and friendless, they are eyed askance by even their fellow pulleys.
沒有力氣, 沒有經驗,沒有朋友, 就是在同行的當中也得不到好氣兒.
Of course nobody looked askance at that sort of thing in Chengtu.
這樣的事在省城裡並不奇怪.