lopsided

lɒp'saidid

GRE

s. having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other

a. 倾向一方的, 不平衡的

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使用频率

lopsided 由前缀 lop- 和词根 sided 组成。前缀 lop- 可以联想到“倾斜”的意思，而 sided 表示“有...面”。因此，“lopsided”可以理解为“某一侧倾斜”，即不对称。

例句

1. The cake looked lopsided after I took it out of the oven.

蛋糕从烤箱里拿出来后看起来是歪的。

2. She wore a lopsided hat that made everyone laugh.

她戴着一顶歪歪的帽子，让大家都笑了。

3. His lopsided smile showed that he was a little shy.

他歪歪的微笑显示他有点害羞。