wry 的定义
wri·er, wri·est.
- bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing: a wry remark.
- produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
- abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked: a wry mouth.
- devious in course or purpose; misdirected.
- contrary; perverse.
- distorted or perverted, as in meaning.
wry 近义词
sarcastic, distorted
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- Richardson took wry pleasure in observing the effect on her social life of her appointment as chief tax collector.
- The man in these posts comes across as a devoted dad and husband with a wry sense of humor, who likes fishing, grilling and secretly watching The Golden Girls.
- She’s maintained a wry humor through all the heartbreaking cases.
- Their job, he said with a wry smile, was to give away money, and they should be getting down on their hands and knees to thank you for giving them the opportunity to support something important.
- When he does appear, he dispenses irony with the wry observational voice of an immortal.
- Making sense of her life on the page, deploying raw emotion alongside humor and wry mischief, has long been a Bechdel pursuit.
- The quick-cut trailer suggests a soft-core romp with dramatic intrigue and wry one-liners.
- I looked at parts of it," he says, adding with wry self-deprecation, "I didn't see much benefit in comparing myself to Marlon.
- Her wry, progressive grandmother Oleanna Redwyne (Diana Rigg)—the real power behind the House Tyrell.
- But Beard was, as Beard would have put it, "wry," which is the word people like Beard use when they mean funny.
- Gwynne made a wry face as he sat down before the dressing-table that he might reflect his visage while he brushed his hair.
- Janet made a wry face and with the greatest care eased herself into a chair piled with cushions.
- To admire these same views, is it not admiring without knowing wry?
- Genevieve made a wry face; then, meeting Mrs. Kennedy's reproving eye, she colored.
- King OLeary made a wry face, and ran his hand nervously through his hair.