1. 词性:wry是一个形容词,表示扭曲的、带嘲讽的。
2. 同义词:sarcastic、ironic、sardonic。
3. 用法:通常形容人的表情、语气、笑容等。
4. 来源:wry源于古英语,原意为“扭曲”,后来演变为表示“嘲讽”的意思。
5. 派生词:wryly(副词),wryness(名词),wrymouth(形容人的嘴型)。
中英例句:
1. His wry smile suggested that he didn’t really believe what he was saying.(他扭曲的微笑表明他并不真的相信自己所说的。)
2. Her wry sense of humor was not appreciated by everyone in the room.(她的讽刺幽默并不被房间里所有人所欣赏。)
3. The film has a wry twist at the end that catches the audience off guard.(这部电影的结尾有一个扭曲的转折,让观众措手不及。)
4. He spoke in a wry tone, as if he was a joke about his own situation.(他以一种讽刺的口吻说话,好像在开自己的玩笑。)
5. The wry expression on her face told me that she was not amused.(她脸上扭曲的表情告诉我她并不开心。)
wry的中文翻译:扭曲的,讽刺的
wry的读音:/ra?/
例句:
1. His wry sense of humor always makes me laugh.(他扭曲的幽默感总能让我笑。)
2. The wry smile on his face suggested he knew something we didn’t.(他脸上扭曲的微笑暗示着他知道我们不知道的事情。)
3. She gave a wry smile and said, “I never thought I’d end up working in a job like this.”(她扭曲地微笑着说,“我从没想过自己会最终做这样的工作。”)
wry在英语中代表”用反语表达幽默的、扭曲”的意思,作为形容词时有”讽刺的”的意思,单词读音音标为[rai],在英语中以形容词出现较多,在《英汉百科词典》中,共找到92个与wry相关的例句。
1.用反语表达幽默的
例句:The next one got kind of a wry smile on his face and said, “Well while you were, you know, doing your research,” — notice the condescending tone — “While you were off doing your research, I was off doing more surgeries than anyone else in the department of surgery at this institution.” (下一个人面带扭曲的微笑说道, “你知道的,当你做你的研究时 注意那种居高临下的语气 当你做研究时,我做了更多的手术 比其他任何在这个部门的人还要多 )
2.扭曲
例句:The next one got kind of a wry smile on his face and said, “Well while you were, you know, doing your research,” — notice the condescending tone — “While you were off doing your research, I was off doing more surgeries than anyone else in the department of surgery at this institution.” (下一个人面带扭曲的微笑说道, “你知道的,当你做你的研究时 注意那种居高临下的语气 当你做研究时,我做了更多的手术 比其他任何在这个部门的人还要多)
3.讽刺的
例句:I was encouraging other donors to give, and there was some, uh… (wry laugh) reluctance. (我本想动员其他人也捐助一些 但是她们… 不情愿)
4.扭歪、讽刺的
例句:”She said she’ll leave me alone if I stay back here, ” he said in his droll voice, perfect for his frequent wry quips. (翻译:“她说她会离开我如果我独自回到这里停留,他说:”在他的滑稽的声音,完美的,他经常苦笑打趣道。)
wry一般作为形容词、动词使用,如在wry face(歪脸; 鬼脸)、wry faces(歪脸)、wry mouth(口僻)等常见短语中出现较多。
wry face歪脸; 鬼脸wry faces歪脸wry mouth口僻wry neck[医] 斜颈, 捩颈wry nose歪鼻wry tail歪尾wry tongue舌歪wry-necked斜颈的,脖子歪的1. I was encouraging other donors to give, and there was some, uh… (wry laugh) reluctance. (翻译:我本想动员其他人也捐助一些 但是她们… 不情愿)
2. “She said she’ll leave me alone if I stay back here, ” he said in his droll voice, perfect for his frequent wry quips. (翻译:“她说她会离开我如果我独自回到这里停留,他说:”在他的滑稽的声音,完美的,他经常苦笑打趣道。)
3. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile. (翻译:马休露出了一丝苦笑。)
4. Putin paraphrased Kaa’s words, with a wry smile on his lips: “Come to me, Bandar-log! ” (翻译:模仿卡奥的话,嘴角上挂着一丝微笑:“过来呀,班拉们!”)
5. “How is he so old already, at the age of 22?” she wrote. “I have to recognise (despite play of wry and mocking smile on lips) that I find his thereness very threatening. ” (翻译:她写道:“他才xx岁,怎么就已然如此老成呢?我看见他的嘴角时不时会浮现出一丝嘲弄的苦笑,这让我发觉他的心总是在别处,这个问题很严重。” )
6. Jim permitted himself a wry smile. (翻译:吉姆勉强苦笑了一下。)
7. Shake not head, Feet, or Legs rowl not the Eyes lift not one eyebrow higher than the other, wry not the mouth, and bedew no mans face with your Spittle, by approaching too near him when you Speak. (翻译:与别人交谈时,不要摇晃头、脚或腿,眼睛不要瞟来瞟去; 不要挑眉撇嘴,也不要离他人太近,以免唾沫溅到别人脸上。)
8. With its wry reporting and visual panache, Wired offers a headfirst dive into the tech world. (翻译:依靠其嘲讽的报道风格和绚丽的视觉效果,《连线》杂志绝对可以让你一头扎进科技世界。)
9. Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman’s Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey shares his love of the ocean and the stories it can tell. (翻译:漫画家 Jim Toomey 创造的漫画《谢尔曼的泻湖》,从一个独特角度看水下生活的主角–会说话的鲨鱼谢尔曼。Toomey在讲台上描画一些自己最喜欢的海洋生物,同时分享了他对海洋热爱和其中的一些故事。)
10. Rare is an exchange: a smile of brief, wry recognition. (翻译:罕见如一场交易: 如一抹稍纵即逝的微笑, 一个带有褒奖的讽刺。)
11. When I asked if it would get any easier, he replied with a wry smile: “Just a little. ” (翻译:当我问他这是否会变得容易一些时,他苦笑着答道:“有可能会容易一点点吧。”)
12. Whenever I looked over at Keith, he would gleam his teeth at me and shake his head all wry, as if to say, “Odd job of work, isn’t it? ” (翻译:每次我一看基斯,他就亮出大牙,向我摇头苦笑,仿佛在说:“这差事够奇怪的,是不是?”)
13. Antony’s wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe. (翻译:安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。)
14. Finally, a wry smile formed and the Delphic oracle spoke: I do not answer God questions. (翻译:终于,我们在一个扭歪的笑容中听见了神谕:不回答上帝的问题。)
15. When visitors do cross paths, the exchange is often marked with a knowing smile, a wry bewilderment. And also a sense of wonder. (翻译:参观者们穿行而过时,彼此交换的会心一笑,常常混杂着扭曲的迷惑和惊奇感。)
wry作为形容词、动词的时候,其近义词以及反义词有r、wryer/t、wriest等。