英语词汇“awry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

awry

/əˈrʌɪ

adverb & adjective

1Away from the usual or expected course; amiss: [as adverb]: many youthful romances go awry [as predicative adjective]: I got the impression that something was awry...

Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry.
Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach.
Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet.

Synonyms

amiss, wrong, not right

informal up

1.1Out of the normal or correct position; askew: [as predicative adjective]: he was hatless, his silver hair awry...

Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist.
Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red.
But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight.

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.

单词	awry
释义	awry /əˈrʌɪ / adverb & adjective 1Away from the usual or expected course; amiss: [as adverb]: many youthful romances go awry [as predicative adjective]: I got the impression that something was awry... Obviously little would need to go amiss for the financial plan to go awry. Of course, when things go awry we always single out and punish somebody, usually the coach. Some people whose expectations go awry never do get back on their feet. Synonyms amiss, wrong, not right informal up 1.1Out of the normal or correct position; askew: [as predicative adjective]: he was hatless, his silver hair awry... Hair of an unruly curling black hung awry upon her crooked shoulders and cascaded to the waist. Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red. But King George's smile was a bit awry tonight. 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
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