wry
- adj. 歪斜的，扭歪的；歪曲的；用反语表达幽默的；揶揄的
- vt. 扭曲；扭歪
- vi. 扭曲；扭歪
[ 第三人称单数 wries 现在分词 wrying 过去式 wried 过去分词 wried 比较级 wryer或wrier或more wry 最高级 wryest或wriest或most wry ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
wry /raɪ/ TEM8
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1.
ADJ If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. 啼笑皆非的
例：Matthew allowed himself a wry smile.
马休露出了一丝苦笑。
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ADJ A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way. (话语或文章) 讽刺的
例：There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
他的作品里有一种讽刺的幽默。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Jim permitted himself a wry smile.
吉姆勉强苦笑了一下。
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His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。
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Matthew allowed himself a wry smile.
马休露出了一丝苦笑。
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Gives you a little sense of Hobbes' spirit, his humor, the wry wit that becomes apparent on almost every page of this book, but you have to be a careful reader.
这体现了一部分霍布斯的精神，他的幽默感，他的诙谐风趣,而这些也明显体现在他的每一页书里，你们必须非常仔细地读。
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And when Hobbes tells that story, which he mentions a couple of times in the book, one can only imagine he must have had a kind of wry grin on his face when he wrote that out.
霍布斯在书中几次提到，当借用这个故事的时候，你能想象到,他的脸上呈现的会是怎样的苦笑。
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