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Awry Means Wry Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词   [V Link Adj 英

英语单词 awry
英美音标 英 [ə'raɪ] 美 [ə'raɪ]
中文释义 adj.扭曲的;歪曲的
adv.错误地;出岔子;歪;斜
英语例句 (1) Her clothes were all awry.
(2) It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
(3) Children are easy to go awry without parental control.
中文例句 (1) 她的衣服全都歪歪扭扭的。
(2) 假如你的脸是长歪的,责怪镜子是没有用的。
(3) 孩子没有父母的照管容易走上邪路。
vocabulary简明 When something goes wrong with a decent plan, you say it has gone awry. Losing your backpack is a mistake, but when you realize it contained your ticket and your passport, your vacation plans really go awry.
vocabulary扩展 Wry means "twisted"—so going awry means getting "twisted up." Awry is similar to askew, which means "off, out of line," though when you compare the roots skew "turned at an angle" and wry "twisted" you see the subtle difference between the two words.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]出岔子的;出错的 If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
  [v-link ADJ]
  • She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry.

    计划出了问题,她很愤怒。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]歪的;斜的 If something is awry, it is not in its normal or proper position.
  [v-link ADJ]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • His dark hair was all awry.

    他的黑头发全乱了。

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