wry

音标发音

• 英式音标 [raɪ]
• 美式音标 [raɪ]
• 英式发音
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基本解释

• adj. 歪斜的，扭歪的；歪曲的；用反语表达幽默的；揶揄的
• vt. 扭曲；扭歪
• vi. 扭曲；扭歪

词根记忆

• 因为别人揶揄的(wry)话语气得哭泣(cry)起来

同根派生

英汉例句

• There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
  他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。
• She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
  她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
• This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour.
  这本书充满了萧伯纳独特的爱尔兰式幽默与嘲讽。
• There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
  他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。
• She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
  她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。

词组短语

短语

• a wry 苦笑
• Wry Neck 颈部僵硬;颈侧扭;歪脖子;落枕
• wry nose [耳鼻喉]歪鼻;歪鼻
• wry tail 歪尾
• Wry Mouth 歪嘴;口僻

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny

柯林斯英英字典

• If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.
• A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way.