"askance" in Chinese (Traditional)
懷疑地以斜眼
Definition
當你懷著懷疑、不信任或不贊同的態度斜眼看某人或某事時,通常為側眼而視。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「Askance」屬正式、文學性用語,常見於 'look askance at',多指帶有懷疑或不贊同的側眼相視。在日常口語罕見,多見於文學。勿與 'ask'(問)混淆。
Examples
The teacher looked askance at the noisy students.
老師**懷疑地**看著吵鬧的學生。
She glanced askance at the strange painting.
她**以斜眼**看了那幅奇怪的畫一眼。
People looked askance at his idea.
人們**懷疑地**看著他的想法。
He noticed his boss giving him an askance glance during the meeting.
他注意到老闆在會議上向他投來**斜眼**的目光。
Neighbors looked askance when he moved in with loud music and bright lights.
鄰居看到他搬來時開著大聲音樂和明亮燈光,都**以斜眼**看他。
Whenever he suggested something new, people reacted askance at first.
每當他提出新主意時,人們起初總是**懷疑地**反應。