skew

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skew /skjuː/ verb [transitiveT]

1 WRONG/INCORRECTif something skews the results of a test etc, it affects them, making them incorrect 影响〔测试结果等〕的准确性，使偏颇

All the people we questioned lived in the same area, which had the effect of skewing the figures.

我们询问的人全都生活在同一地区，这影响了数据的准确性。

2 to affect or influence someone’s ideas, actions, or judgment, especially in a way that makes the ideas etc not correct or fair 使曲解，使存有偏见

These assumptions about Communism skewed American foreign policy for decades.

对于共产主义的这些臆断使美国外交政策数十年来有失偏颇。

Examples from the Corpus

skew• We feel that this may skew any long-term investment planning for sport.• Nationalist politics often favor local companies over outside media giants, skewing competition for new licenses.• Politics can often skew decisions that should be taken on their merits.• As 1968 dawned and events accelerated Jones's politics began to skew from those of his co-founders.• He said evidence was stored and handled improperly, potentially skewing results.• Some samples were handled improperly, which could have skewed the results.• The insurance aspects of Social Security also skew the returns.• For one thing, especially if the sample is relatively small, unlikely events can skew the sample.• Is television scaring our kids, engendering violent behavior, skewing their morals and generally eroding the aesthetic standards of Western civilization?

Origin skew

(1300-1400) Old North French escuer “to avoid”

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 20512 COCA: 12018

skew

To change position: turn, spin, overturn...