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lopsided

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lop·sid·ed /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd $ ˌlɑːp-/ adjective  1 REGULARhaving one side that is lower or heavier than the other 歪斜的 a lopsided grin 撇嘴一笑2 EQUALUNFAIRunequal or uneven, especially in an unfair way 不平等的;不平衡的;不公正的 a lopsided 8–0 victory 80一边倒的胜利
Examples from the Corpus
lopsidedThe lopsided final score may suggest an easy victory.a note written in a child's lopsided handwritingThere was something odd about her too-a slight stumble in her walk, a lopsided look to her face.Why are women drawn in such lopsided numbers to pentecostalism?His whole face was lopsided, one cheek badly scarred.She gave me a lopsided smile.At length they came to another smaller gate, flanked by a gloriously lopsided storybook cottage.It also led to the creation of a lopsided system in line with the structure of medical priorities and values.The Raiders wiped out the Washington Redskins, 38-9, in what then was the most lopsided victory in history.a lopsided vote on the abortion billShe notices she has made a mistake and begins unraveling a lopsided yellow row.
Origin lopsided (1700-1800) lop to hang down loosely; LOP-EARED
lop·sid·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
than is Corpus heavier that one or side lower having


lopsided
lopsided /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdəd, ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd $ ˌlɑːp-/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: lop 'to hang down loosely'; LOP-EARED
1. having one side that is lower or heavier than the other:
    a lopsided grin
2. unequal or uneven, especially in an unfair way:
    a lopsided 8–0 victory


lop·sidedBrE /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɑːpˈsaɪdɪd/ 🔊 adjectivehaving one side lower, smaller, etc. than the other 一侧比另一侧低(或小等)的;向一侧倾斜的;不平衡的a lopsided grin/mouth撇着嘴笑;撇嘴(figurative) The article presents a somewhat lopsided view of events. 这篇文章对事情的看法显得有些片面。🔊🔊 lop·sided·ly BrE /ˌlɒpˈsaɪdɪdli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɑːpˈsaɪdɪdli/ 🔊 adverb