Definition of awry in English:

awry

adjective əˈrʌɪəˈraɪ

1predicative Away from the usual or expected course; amiss.
I got the impression that something was awry
many youthful romances go awry
Example sentencesExamples
- Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet.
- Despite the best of efforts of hospital staff, things do go awry.
- It's not because they don't like you, it's because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry.
- Industry circles have started making calculations but the tastes of audiences are truant and calculations may go awry.
- Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry.
- This is where the cinematic translation really starts to go awry.
- This is a case where the justness of conception and of the means to carry it out go awry due to one slightly wrong choice.
- If we are going to claim sexual equality, we can't throw our hands in the air and play the tragic victim when things go awry.
- Things, though, go awry with the food poisoning, and the remaining nuns scramble to bury their dead.
- There is the potential for preparing fish in a spice tea mix to go awry, but the first flake of perfectly poached salmon was a revelation.
- I recognise the fact that there are days when things just go awry.
- Without constant attendance, such arrangements can easily go awry.
- Willie finds Leo a job, but things rapidly go awry when a job goes dramatically and violently wrong.
- But that overlooked the possibility that the war might go awry.
- Just for a moment, people were wondering was it going to go awry.
- Results often go awry if patients use flawed techniques, which prevent the medicine from reaching the airway passage.
- When things go awry, they escape to the underground streets of the city.
- Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach.
- Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed.
- The slightest off-key note and the whole story can go awry.
Synonyms
amiss, wrong, not right
informal up
1. 1.1 Out of the normal or correct position; askew.
  he was hatless, his silver hair awry
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist.
  He walked alone, grim-faced, hair awry and eyes glowering.
  But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight.
  Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red.
  The editor came from the inner office, a straw hat awry on his brow.
  Synonyms
  askew, crooked, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, off-centre, skewed, skew, misaligned
  Scottish agley, squint, thrawn
  informal cock-eyed
  British informal skew-whiff, wonky, squiffy

Origin

Late Middle English: from a-² 'on' + wry.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

Definition of awry in US English:

awry

adjectiveəˈrīəˈraɪ

1predicative Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.
I got the impression that something was awry
many youthful romances go awry
Example sentencesExamples
- This is where the cinematic translation really starts to go awry.
- This is a case where the justness of conception and of the means to carry it out go awry due to one slightly wrong choice.
- Industry circles have started making calculations but the tastes of audiences are truant and calculations may go awry.
- If we are going to claim sexual equality, we can't throw our hands in the air and play the tragic victim when things go awry.
- The slightest off-key note and the whole story can go awry.
- Things, though, go awry with the food poisoning, and the remaining nuns scramble to bury their dead.
- Just for a moment, people were wondering was it going to go awry.
- Despite the best of efforts of hospital staff, things do go awry.
- Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry.
- It's not because they don't like you, it's because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry.
- Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach.
- Willie finds Leo a job, but things rapidly go awry when a job goes dramatically and violently wrong.
- Without constant attendance, such arrangements can easily go awry.
- But that overlooked the possibility that the war might go awry.
- Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet.
- Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed.
- When things go awry, they escape to the underground streets of the city.
- There is the potential for preparing fish in a spice tea mix to go awry, but the first flake of perfectly poached salmon was a revelation.
- I recognise the fact that there are days when things just go awry.
- Results often go awry if patients use flawed techniques, which prevent the medicine from reaching the airway passage.
Synonyms
amiss, wrong, not right
1. 1.1 Out of the normal or correct position; askew.
  he was hatless, his silver hair awry
  Example sentencesExamples
  But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight.
  Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist.
  The editor came from the inner office, a straw hat awry on his brow.
  He walked alone, grim-faced, hair awry and eyes glowering.
  Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red.
  Synonyms
  askew, crooked, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, off-centre, skewed, skew, misaligned

Origin

Late Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + wry.

单词	awry
释义	Definition of awry in English: awry adjective əˈrʌɪəˈraɪ 1predicative Away from the usual or expected course; amiss. I got the impression that something was awry many youthful romances go awry Example sentencesExamples Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet. Despite the best of efforts of hospital staff, things do go awry. It's not because they don't like you, it's because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry. Industry circles have started making calculations but the tastes of audiences are truant and calculations may go awry. Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry. This is where the cinematic translation really starts to go awry. This is a case where the justness of conception and of the means to carry it out go awry due to one slightly wrong choice. If we are going to claim sexual equality, we can't throw our hands in the air and play the tragic victim when things go awry. Things, though, go awry with the food poisoning, and the remaining nuns scramble to bury their dead. There is the potential for preparing fish in a spice tea mix to go awry, but the first flake of perfectly poached salmon was a revelation. I recognise the fact that there are days when things just go awry. Without constant attendance, such arrangements can easily go awry. Willie finds Leo a job, but things rapidly go awry when a job goes dramatically and violently wrong. But that overlooked the possibility that the war might go awry. Just for a moment, people were wondering was it going to go awry. Results often go awry if patients use flawed techniques, which prevent the medicine from reaching the airway passage. When things go awry, they escape to the underground streets of the city. Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach. Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed. The slightest off-key note and the whole story can go awry. Synonyms amiss, wrong, not right informal up 1.1 Out of the normal or correct position; askew. he was hatless, his silver hair awry Example sentencesExamples Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist. He walked alone, grim-faced, hair awry and eyes glowering. But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight. Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red. The editor came from the inner office, a straw hat awry on his brow. Synonyms askew, crooked, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, off-centre, skewed, skew, misaligned Scottish agley, squint, thrawn informal cock-eyed British informal skew-whiff, wonky, squiffy Origin Late Middle English: from a-² 'on' + wry. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai Definition of awry in US English: awry adjectiveəˈrīəˈraɪ 1predicative Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss. I got the impression that something was awry many youthful romances go awry Example sentencesExamples This is where the cinematic translation really starts to go awry. This is a case where the justness of conception and of the means to carry it out go awry due to one slightly wrong choice. Industry circles have started making calculations but the tastes of audiences are truant and calculations may go awry. If we are going to claim sexual equality, we can't throw our hands in the air and play the tragic victim when things go awry. The slightest off-key note and the whole story can go awry. Things, though, go awry with the food poisoning, and the remaining nuns scramble to bury their dead. Just for a moment, people were wondering was it going to go awry. Despite the best of efforts of hospital staff, things do go awry. Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry. It's not because they don't like you, it's because that institution needs some recourse should the night go awry. Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach. Willie finds Leo a job, but things rapidly go awry when a job goes dramatically and violently wrong. Without constant attendance, such arrangements can easily go awry. But that overlooked the possibility that the war might go awry. Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet. Things go awry when, during a carefully orchestrated operation to free one of their imprisoned mates, a guard is killed. When things go awry, they escape to the underground streets of the city. There is the potential for preparing fish in a spice tea mix to go awry, but the first flake of perfectly poached salmon was a revelation. I recognise the fact that there are days when things just go awry. Results often go awry if patients use flawed techniques, which prevent the medicine from reaching the airway passage. Synonyms amiss, wrong, not right 1.1 Out of the normal or correct position; askew. he was hatless, his silver hair awry Example sentencesExamples But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight. Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist. The editor came from the inner office, a straw hat awry on his brow. He walked alone, grim-faced, hair awry and eyes glowering. Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red. Synonyms askew, crooked, lopsided, uneven, asymmetrical, to one side, off-centre, skewed, skew, misaligned Origin Late Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + wry.
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