Question of the Day #647

Cage voices the sputtering, stubborn Grug and he's hilarious, both in his cockeyed line readings and his vivid expressions, which the animators clearly relied on.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at the Star Tribute.

上記の文で、cockeyedの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "cockeyed" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈軽蔑的〉斜視の
2. 〈話〉〔並び方が〕ゆがんだ、斜めになった
3. 〈話〉〔話・考えなどが〕ばかげた、愚かな
4. 〈話〉〔真っすぐ見られないほど〕酔っぱらった

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. having a cockeye
2. 1. ASKEW, AWRY
   2. slightly crazy : TOPSY-TURVY
   3. DRUNK

Examples

• The windows of the house look cockeyed.
• Where did you get those cockeyed ideas?
• She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a pop star.
• The government has dreamed up some cockeyed scheme for getting unemployed youngsters back into work.
• But it’s a cult classic waiting to happen, a cockeyed look at a time and place in America when the rules hadn’t yet hardened and seemingly anything could happen — for good and for ill. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, "The 50 Greatest Western Movies of All Time," 18 Jan. 2021

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