awry

英 [ə'raɪ] 美
  • adj. 错误的;扭曲的
  • adv. 歪曲地;歪斜地;错误地

GRE 扩展词汇

英英释义


1. turned or twisted toward one side;
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
2. not functioning properly;
"something is amiss"
"has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"

实用场景例句


His dark hair was all awry.
他的黑头发全乱了。

柯林斯例句

They may have grown a little awry for want of attention.
因为缺少关怀,它们长得有点歪了.

辞典例句

Your ( neck ) tie is all awry.
你的领带完全歪了.

辞典例句

His heavy collar with the teeth marks of many a battle on it was awry.
他历经多次格斗,颈圈上留下了道道狗的牙印,现在项圈也变形了.

辞典例句

In other words, the mechanisms that should ensure self - tolerance go awry.
换句话说, 确保 自我 耐受性的机制已经发生错乱了.

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He learned the most from the potential deals that went awry.
他在生意中学到了一些东西,知道什么是对的,什么是错的.

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The ravelled linen around her neck looked like a fashion awry.
围在她脖子上的亚麻布,看起来就像一种荒腔走板的时尚.

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But often these forays into the wild go awry.
不过,驾驶这种车在野外驰骋,经常会发生各种事故.

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Pharmacy transactions seem so straightforward. How often could they go awry?
药房交易看上去非常简单明了. 它们的出错率有多高 呢 ?

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If awry, you can look back through your logs.
如果失误了, 可以通过查看日志来恢复.

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Admittedly, long - range economic forecasting can go spectacularly awry.
诚然, 长期 经济预测可能极其不靠谱.

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How often could they go awry?
它们的出错率有多高 呢 ?

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Her clothes were all awry.
她的衣服全都歪歪扭扭的.

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With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action.
而偏转了流向, 并丧失去行动的名义.

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When the process goes awry , neurodevelopmental disorders , such as mental retardation, dyslexia, or autism may result.
如果这一过程发生错误,神经发展异常, 那么很有可能会造成智力缺陷 、 阅读障碍或者自闭症.

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中文词源


awry 歪,斜

来自短语on wry . wry, 歪斜,扭曲,来自zero-grade 根wr, 弯,转,词源同verse, 转。

助记提示


1. see wrench.
2. wry => awry.
3. Awry:没想到太好的方法,但是这个词我觉得不是太好记,所以一定要想办法搞定它。y在这个词里发[ai]的音,如果省去r不看,就变成了a wy歪,一个歪的东西。再来看r,它的形状就不正(长的就违章了~~),也是歪的。----扭曲的,走样的。
4. wry => 中间的花儿(r)歪了。

双语例句


1. His dark hair was all awry.
他的黑头发全乱了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. All my plans for the party had gone awry.
我的聚会计划全乱了套。

来自《权威词典》

3. His hat was awry.
他的帽子戴歪了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry.
计划出了问题,她很愤怒。

来自辞典例句

5. They may have grown a little awry for want of attention.
因为缺少关怀,它们长得有点歪了.

来自辞典例句

英文词源


awry (adv.)
late 14c., "crooked, askew," from a- (1) "on" + wry (adj.).