| 单词 | wry |
| 释义 | wry (raɪ ) Word forms: wrier, wryer, wriest, wryest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction. Synonyms: contorted, twisted, crooked, distorted wryly graded adverb She studied him for the longest time, looking wryly amused. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time. There is a wry sense of humour in his work. wryly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/-ed] As Carr wryly notes, 'Being freed up sounds a lot more pleasant than being fired.' Collocations: wry sense of humour He has a wry sense of humour and seems to be bursting with ideas. Times, Sunday Times He has a wry sense of humour too. Times, Sunday Times Equipped with a wry sense of humour, she had left instructions that her funeral service should start 15 minutes later than advertised. Times, Sunday Times His sardonic take on the world informed the band's music, which married deceptively complex, contrapuntal arrangements to lyrics with a wry sense of humour. Times, Sunday Times Colleagues said he had a 'wry sense of humour and an emphatically pragmatic outlook on all aspects of life'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 啼笑皆非的 Japanese: 皮肉を込めた |
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