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wry

英 [raɪ]

美 [raɪ]

adj.  啼笑皆非的; 挖苦的; 讽刺的; 揶揄的

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Collins.1 / BNC.10283 / COCA.12279

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 啼笑皆非的
      showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed
      1. ‘At least we got one vote,’ she said with a wry smile.
        “我们起码还得了一票。”她苦笑着解嘲道。
      2. He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone.
        我问他近况如何,他有些哭笑不得。
    • 挖苦的;讽刺的;揶揄的
      amusing in a way that shows irony
      1. a wry comedy about family life
        关于家庭生活的讽刺喜剧
      2. a wry comment
        挖苦的评论
      3. wry humour
        冷嘲式的幽默

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (表情)哭笑不得的
      If someone has awryexpression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.
      1. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile...
        马修不由得苦笑了一下。
      2. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
        她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
    • ADJ-GRADED (话语或文章)挖苦的,讽刺的,揶揄的
      Awryremark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way.
      1. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time...
        该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    adj

    • humorously sarcastic or mocking
      1. dry humor
      2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
      3. an ironic novel
      4. an ironical smile
      5. with a wry Scottish wit
      Synonym:dryironicironical
    • bent to one side
      1. a wry neck

    双语例句

    • John looked at me and smiled, a wry smile.
      约翰看着我,笑了一下,笑容扭曲。
    • Matthew allowed himself a wry smile
      马修不由得苦笑了一下。
    • Antony's wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe
      安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。
    • He sought Lin pei-shan's eye, and she returned him a wry smile.
      林佩珊很快地回看他一眼,就抿着嘴一笑。
    • Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.
      白求恩放开了董的马,噘了噘嘴。
    • Gradually a wry smile settled on his face.
      一丝苦笑浮现在他脸上。
    • She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
      她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
    • He is an elderly Pole, courteous with a wry sense of humour-and an extraordinary story to tell.
      他是一位波兰籍老人,幽默诙谐且彬彬有礼,为我们讲述了一个不同寻常的故事。
    • His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
      他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。
    • I was really keen to play a good guy, he said, with a wry smile.
      我非常想演个好人,他苦笑着说。