首页英语词典wrywry英英释意

wry

英[raɪ] 美[raɪ]
  • adj. 歪斜的,扭歪的;歪曲的
  • vt. 扭曲;扭歪
  • vi. 扭曲;扭歪

英英释意


1. humorously sarcastic or mocking;
"dry humor"
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic novel"
"an ironical smile"
"with a wry Scottish wit"
2. bent to one side;
"a wry neck"
3. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;
"his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner
"a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman