"her eyes with their misted askance look"
"sidelong glances"
"he looked askance at the offer"
"did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes"
1.质疑;怀疑
If youlook askance at someone or something, you have a doubtful or suspicious attitude towards them.
e.g. They have always lookedaskance at the western notion of democracy.
他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。
2.(带着怀疑的眼光)侧目,瞟视
If youlook askance at someone, you look at them in a doubtful or suspicious way.
e.g. 'Do you play chess?' he asked, lookingaskance at Miguel.
“你会下棋吗?”他斜睨着米格尔问道。
1. askance
1. 横眼看:ask 询问 |askance 横眼看 | asleep 睡着
2. 斜:ask 询问 |askance 斜 | askant 斜视
3.
3. 斜视地:askafavorof 浼 |askance 斜视地 | askantdistrustfullydubiouslyenquiringly 怀疑地
They meet, they dart away, they wheel askance.
出自:J. BeattieLooking askance on each other as possible enemies.
出自:R. L. StevensonDown there they are dubious and askance.
出自:T. HardyOne looked askance at that habit of his of writing poetry.
出自:P. G. WodehouseLooking at all this in here with a wild askance shrinking eye.
出自:E. BowenThe habit of seeing things askance or out of the corner of his eye.
出自:V. S. Pritchett