wry

英 [raɪ]

美 [raɪ]

adj.  啼笑皆非的; 挖苦的; 讽刺的; 揶揄的

最高级：wriest　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10283 / COCA.12279

牛津词典

adj.

• 啼笑皆非的
  showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed
  1. ‘At least we got one vote,’ she said with a wry smile.
     “我们起码还得了一票。”她苦笑着解嘲道。
  2. He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone.
     我问他近况如何，他有些哭笑不得。
• 挖苦的；讽刺的；揶揄的
  amusing in a way that shows irony
  1. a wry comedy about family life
     关于家庭生活的讽刺喜剧
  2. a wry comment
     挖苦的评论
  3. wry humour
     冷嘲式的幽默

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (表情)哭笑不得的
  If someone has awryexpression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.
  1. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile...
     马修不由得苦笑了一下。
  2. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
     她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
• ADJ-GRADED （话语或文章）挖苦的，讽刺的，揶揄的
  Awryremark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way.
  1. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time...
     该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
  2. There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
     他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。

英英释义

adj

• humorously sarcastic or mocking
  1. dry humor
  2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
  3. an ironic novel
  4. an ironical smile
  5. with a wry Scottish wit
  Synonym:dryironicironical
• bent to one side
  1. a wry neck

双语例句

• Mr. Lin sighed and smiled in wry modesty.
  林先生叹一口气苦笑着，算是谦逊。
• He is an elderly Pole, courteous with a wry sense of humour-and an extraordinary story to tell.
  他是一位波兰籍老人，幽默诙谐且彬彬有礼，为我们讲述了一个不同寻常的故事。
• I don't agree, for I think beautiful or not is just one condition to judge a film or a people, but I accepted it with a wry smile.
  我觉得漂亮与否并不是决定性的因素，然而，带着一丝苦笑，我还是接受了。
• I was really keen to play a good guy, he said, with a wry smile.
  我非常想演个好人，他苦笑着说。
• The winner in this category is a wry picture of life in a northern town.
  这一类中的优胜者是对北方城镇生活的歪曲写照。
• It really let me wry smile not.
  可真让我苦笑不得。
• Behind his white beard, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has a wry sense of humour.
  美联储（Fed）主席本伯南克（BenBernanke）的白胡子下，掩藏着一种扭曲的幽默感。
• He came out with a wry smile on his face.
  他出来时脸上带着一丝讥笑。
• His smile was wry and reserved.
  他的笑容是牵强的，含蓄的。
• His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
  他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。