a·skance
adverb/əˈskæns/, /əˈskɑːns/
/əˈskæns/
Word Originlate 15th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms Idioms
look askance (at somebody/something) | look (at somebody/something) askance
- to look at or react to somebody/something in a critical way or in a way that shows you do not trust or believe them
（怀疑或不满地）斜眼看，瞟 - The opposition party looked askance at most of the government’s proposed policies.
反对党对政府提出的大部分政策持怀疑态度。 - She looked askance at him when he began to eat before everybody else.
当他开始先于其他人吃饭时，她斜眼看着他。 - A waiter in a tuxedo looked askance at his jeans.
一名身穿燕尾服的服务员斜眼看着他的牛仔裤。
- The opposition party looked askance at most of the government’s proposed policies.