wrong
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about. 有毛病的[v-link ADJ]
Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong. 疼痛是身體在告訴我們有地方出毛病了。
Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong. 似乎沒(méi)人注意到有什么問(wèn)題。
What's wrong with him?
他怎么啦?
2. ADJ If you choose the wrong thing, person, or method, you make a mistake and do not choose the one that you really want. 錯(cuò)誤的
He went to the wrong house. 他走錯(cuò)了房子。
The wrong man had been punished. 罰錯(cuò)了人。
3. ADV Wrong is also an adverb. 錯(cuò)誤地[ADV after v]
You've done it wrong. 你做錯(cuò)了。
4. ADJ If something such as a decision, choice, or action is the wrong one, it is not the best or most suitable one. 不恰當(dāng)?shù)?span>[ADJ n]
I really made the wrong decision there. 在那一點(diǎn)上我的決定確實(shí)不恰當(dāng)。
The wrong choice of job might limit your chances of success. 工作選擇不當(dāng)可能會(huì)限制你成功的機(jī)會(huì)。
5. ADJ If something is wrong, it is incorrect and not in accordance with the facts. 錯(cuò)的
How do you know that this explanation is wrong?
你怎么知道這個(gè)解釋錯(cuò)了?
...a clock which showed the wrong time. …一座時(shí)間不準(zhǔn)的鐘。
6. ADV Wrong is also an adverb. 錯(cuò)地[ADV after v]
I must have added it up wrong, then. 那我一定是加錯(cuò)了。
It looks like it's spelled wrong. 看起來(lái)像是拼錯(cuò)了。
7. wronglyADV 錯(cuò)地[ADV with v]
A child was wrongly diagnosed as having a bone tumor. 一個(gè)孩子被誤診為有骨瘤。
8. ADJ If something is wrong or goes wrong with a machine or piece of equipment, it stops working properly. (機(jī)器或設(shè)備) 有問(wèn)題的[v-link ADJ]
We think there's something wrong with the computer. 我們認(rèn)為計(jì)算機(jī)出了問(wèn)題。
9. ADJ If you are wrong about something, what you say or think about it is not correct. 錯(cuò)的[v-link ADJ]
I was wrong about it being a casual meeting. 我錯(cuò)認(rèn)為那是一次非正式的會(huì)面。
I'm sure you've got it wrong. Kate isn't like that. 我確信你錯(cuò)了,凱特不像那樣。
10. ADJ If you think that someone was wrong to do something, you think that they should not have done it because it was bad or immoral. 不應(yīng)該的[ADJ to-inf]
She was wrong to leave her child alone. 她丟下孩子是不應(yīng)該的。
11. N-UNCOUNT Wrong is also a noun. 錯(cuò)事
...a man who believes that he has done no wrong. …一個(gè)相信自己沒(méi)做錯(cuò)什么的男子。
12. ADJ Wrong is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally bad and unacceptable. 不道德的[v-link ADJ]
Is it wrong to try to save the life of someone you love?
盡力挽救你愛(ài)的人的生命錯(cuò)了嗎?
They thought slavery was morally wrong. 他們當(dāng)時(shí)認(rèn)為奴隸制是不道義的。
13. N-UNCOUNT Wrong is also a noun. 不道德
Johnson didn't seem to be able to tell the difference between right and wrong. 約翰遜似乎不能明辨是非。
14. N-COUNT A wrong is an unfair or immoral action. 不公正的行為; 不道德的行為
No matter how difficult it might be, she had to right the terrible wrong she'd done to him. 不管有多難,她都得糾正她對(duì)他犯下的可怕錯(cuò)誤。
15. ADJ You use wrong to describe something that is not thought to be socially acceptable or desirable. 不被認(rèn)可的[ADJ n]
If you went to the wrong school, you won't get the job. 如果你上了一個(gè)不被認(rèn)可的學(xué)校,你就會(huì)找不到工作。
16. PHRASE If a situation goes wrong, it stops progressing in the way that you expected or intended, and becomes much worse. 出問(wèn)題
We should investigate what happened, what went wrong. 我們應(yīng)該調(diào)查發(fā)生了什么事情,什么地方出了問(wèn)題。
17. PHRASE If someone who is involved in an argument or dispute has behaved in a way which is morally or legally wrong, you can say that they are in the wrong. (道義或法律上) 錯(cuò)的
He didn't press charges because he was in the wrong. 他沒(méi)有提起訴訟,因?yàn)槭撬粚?duì)。
18. to get off on the wrong foot→see foot
19. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick→see stick
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wrong /r??/ (wrongs)
劍橋詞典
- I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam .
- On the last question , she guessed wrong.
- He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
- I'd marked her down as a Labour Party supporter , but I was completely wrong.
- I'm hopeless at physics , and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.
- There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands .
- I realized I was looking at it from the wrong angle .
- We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back.
- I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people .
- He put the wheel on the wrong way around.
- Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research ?
- "Was it wrong of me to go to the police ?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did right ."
- It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings .
- You didn't do anything wrong, - you should have a clear conscience .
- He argued that it was wrong to invest in the arms trade .
wrong adjective (NOT CORRECT)
not correct錯(cuò)誤的;不正確的
Three of your answers were wrong. 你的回答中有3個(gè)是錯(cuò)的。
That clock is wrong - it's 12.30, not 12.15. 那個(gè)鐘走時(shí)不準(zhǔn)——是12:30,不是12:15。
Some of his facts are questionable , others are plainly (= completely ) wrong. 他提供的事實(shí)有些值得懷疑,其他的則完全錯(cuò)誤。
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right adjective (CORRECT)
If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about something.
弄錯(cuò)的;判斷錯(cuò)的
You were wrong about the time - the bank closed at 3.30. 你把時(shí)間搞錯(cuò)了——銀行三點(diǎn)半關(guān)門。
He's wrong in think ing that we will support the project financially. 他錯(cuò)誤地以為我們會(huì)在資金上支持這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。
?prove sb wrong
to show by your actions that someone's judgment of you was not correct
證明(某人)是錯(cuò)誤的
I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong. 我原以為她做不了這件事,但她證明我錯(cuò)了。
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wrong adjective (NOT SUITABLE)
not suitable or correct , or not as it should be不合適的;不想要的;不應(yīng)該的
She's the wrong person for the job . 她不是這份工作的合適人選。
We must have taken a wrong turning . 我們一定是拐錯(cuò)彎了。
I'm sorry , you've got the wrong number (= this is not the phone number you wanted ). 對(duì)不起,您打錯(cuò)電話了。
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right adjective (SUITABLE)
Something that is wrong is not considered to be socially acceptable or suitable .
不正當(dāng)?shù)?;不可取?
She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who behaved badly ) at university . 她上大學(xué)時(shí)結(jié)交了一群狐朋狗友。
If you ask someone what is wrong, you want to know what is worrying or upsetting them.
煩惱的;不順心的
You've been quiet all evening . Is there anything wrong? 你整晚都很沉默,有什么不順心的事嗎?
What's wrong with you today? 你今天怎么了?
?the wrong way around
(mainly UK also the wrong way round)
If something is the wrong way around, the part that should be at the front is at the back.
前后弄反的(地),顛倒的(地)
You've got your skirt on the wrong way round. 你把裙子穿反了。
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wrong adjective (NOT MORAL)
not considered morally acceptable by most people不道德的;不正當(dāng)?shù)?;不?duì)的
Children should be taught that violence is wrong. 應(yīng)該教育孩子們暴力是不良行為。
It was wrong of her to lie to you. 她對(duì)你撒謊是不對(duì)的。
What's wrong with having a little fun ? 找點(diǎn)樂(lè)子有什么不對(duì)?
反義詞
right
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wrong adjective (NOT WORKING)
[ 只用在動(dòng)詞后面的形容詞 ]not working correctly
不正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的;出毛病的
Something's wrong with the television - the picture's fuzzy . 電視機(jī)出毛病了——圖像不清楚。
The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong. 醫(yī)生們?nèi)栽谠噲D找出問(wèn)題的癥結(jié)。
習(xí)語(yǔ)
catch sb on the wrong footget the wrong end of the stick
get/fall into the wrong hands
go down the wrong way
in the wrong place at the wrong time
send/give out (all) the wrong signals 返回 wrong