wry
wry — 形容詞
- wrypositive
- wriercomparative
- wriestsuperlative
1. used for describing a smile, remark, or expression that shows you can see the fu
啼笑皆非
對困境展現諷刺幽默的
used for describing a smile, remark, or expression that shows you can see the funny or ironic side of a situation that is disappointing or annoying
After her flight was cancelled, Tara gave a wry smile and headed to the nearest café.
班機取消後，Tara 露出啼笑皆非的笑容，走向最近的咖啡館。
collocation: wry smile
Bilal made a wry comment about the rain during his wedding, calling it good luck for the crops.
Bilal 在自己的婚禮上對下雨做出諷刺評論，說這對農作物是好兆頭。
collocation: wry comment
The audience gave a wry cheer when the speaker admitted the project was a year behind schedule.
演講者承認計畫落後了一年，聽眾報以哭笑不得的歡呼聲。
Nora gave a wry look at her burnt dinner and claimed she had invented a new recipe.
Nora 對著燒焦的晚餐露出苦笑，聲稱自己發明了一道新食譜。
Inês has a wry sense of humour that keeps everyone calm during stressful moments at work.
Inês 有種冷面幽默感，能在工作壓力大時讓大家保持冷靜。
- earnest
sincere and serious, without ironic distance
文法句型
wry + noun (smile, humour, comment, expression, look)
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun — typical pairings are 'wry smile', 'wry humour', 'wry comment', and 'wry look'. The word describes an outward expression or tone, not the way a person feels inside (❌ 'He felt wry').
常見錯誤
2. curved or twisted so that it is not in its usual straight position, especially o
歪斜的
彎曲或扭向一邊的
curved or twisted so that it is not in its usual straight position, especially off to one side
The old wooden fence had grown wry after years of wind and rain on the hills.
山上的舊木籬笆經過多年風吹雨打，已經歪斜變形。
Kemi noticed the painting was hanging slightly wry and stepped over to straighten it.
Kemi 注意到那幅畫掛得有點歪，便走過去把它扶正。
wry used as predicative adjective for 'not straight' position
A wry branch stuck out from the trunk at an odd angle after the storm.
暴風雨過後，一根彎曲的樹枝以奇怪的角度從樹幹伸出。
The doctor said the baby had wry neck and showed the parents gentle stretching exercises.
醫生說寶寶有斜頸，並教父母一些輕柔的伸展運動。
- straight
the opposite of bent or twisted
用法筆記
Now rare in everyday English. The physical 'bent or twisted' meaning survives mainly in older literature and in the medical term 'wry neck' (torticollis). In modern speech, 'crooked', 'twisted', or 'lopsided' are more common.
常見錯誤
wry — 動詞
- wrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- wries3rd person singular
- wrying-ing form
- wriedpast simple
1. to bend or pull something from its normal straight form or position; to become t
扭曲
將某物扭離原形
to bend or pull something from its normal straight form or position; to become twisted out of shape
The blacksmith wried the iron rod into a tight curve with two quick movements.
鐵匠熟練地將鐵條扭曲成一個緊密的弧形。
Rania wried her mouth into an exaggerated frown to make the toddler stop crying.
Rania 把嘴巴歪成誇張的苦瓜臉，想讓小寶寶停止哭鬧。
wried + body part for deliberate facial distortion
The wooden shelf had wried under the weight of too many books over the years.
那塊木質層板多年來承受太多書本的重壓，已經彎曲變形。
Caio wried the straw wrapper into a tiny ring while he waited for the bus.
Caio 等公車時，把吸管包裝紙扭成一個小戒指。
- straighten
to make straight again
文法句型
wry + object
wry (no object)
用法筆記
Mainly literary or archaic. In modern English, 'wry' is almost always an adjective. Use 'twist', 'bend', or 'warp' instead in everyday speech or writing.