音标:[rai] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 扭歪的, 歪曲的, 歪斜的
v. 扭曲, 扭歪
s. bent to one side
词型变化:形容词比较级 : wryer ; 形容词最高级 : wriest
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

wry的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Gradually a wry smile settled on his face.一丝苦笑浮现在他脸上。
  2. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.他做了个怪怪的表情,算是认了错。
  3. This is a wry comedy about family life.这是一部关于家庭生活的讽刺喜剧。

词汇搭配

  • wry-necked歪脖的
  • wry tail歪尾
  • wry face歪脸
  • wry nose歪鼻
  • make a wry face做鬼脸

经典引文

  • A hen, with a wry neck which could never be straightened.

    出自:J. Agee
  • Over the beer she made a wry face, and said, 'Nasty!'

    出自:A. S. Neill
  • The laudatory article..must have brought a wry smile to the face of many a jet-lagged businessman.

    出自:Times
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