skew
verb- [transitive] skew something
to change or influence something with the result that it is not accurate, fair, normal, etc. 歪曲；曲解；使不公允；影响…的准确性 to skew the statistics 影响统计数字的准确性
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English)
to move or lie at an angle, especially in a position that is not normal 偏离；歪斜
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘move obliquely’): shortening of Old Northern French eskiuwer, variant of Old French eschiver ‘eschew’.