wry
音标发音
- 英式音标 [raɪ]
- 美式音标 [raɪ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
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
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。
英英字典
- showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny
- 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.