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contrary to expectations

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    contrary to expectations

    与预期或期望不同的方向或结果yǔ yùqī huò qīwàng búntóng de fāngxiàng huò jiéguǒ

    • He refuses to listen to what I say.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • Today's weather, honestly — why does the rain have to start up right now of all times?

  2. adjective

    oblique

    不在中间;向一边倾斜búzài zhōngjiān;xiàng yībián qīngxié

    • This photo is a bit crooked.

  3. adjective

    prejudiced

    不公正的;倾向于某一方的bù gōngzhèng de; qīngxiàng yú mǒu yī fāng de

    • He's a bit biased.

  4. verb

    to lean

    身体或物体向一边倾斜或不正shēntǐ huò wùtǐ xiàng yībān qīngxié huò búzhèng

    • He likes to lean toward one side.

  5. verb

    to slant

    倾斜;不正;偏向一方qīngxié、búzhèng、piānxiàng yī fāng

    • This painting is a bit crooked.

  6. verb

    to deviate from average

    不在中间;向一边倾斜或移动búzài zhōngjiān; xiàng yībān qīngxié huò yídòng

    • He deviated from his original route.

  7. verb

    to stray from the intended line

    离开应该走的方向或路线líkāi yīnggāi zǒu de fāngxiàng huò lùxiàn

    • You've strayed from the topic.

  8. adverb

    stubbornly

    坚持不改变想法或做法jiānchí bù gǎibiàn xiǎngfǎ huò zuòfǎ

    • He just wouldn't listen to what I said.

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A person leaning to one side like a tilted flat board hanging askew.

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