wriest

[US]/raɪ/
[UK]/raɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 歪斜的,扭曲的
vt. 扭曲;扭歪
vi. 扭曲,扭歪

Phrases & Collocations

a wry smile

微笑

wry comment

諷刺的評論

Example Sentences

made a wry face.

擺出不悅的面孔

a wry sense of humour

帶諷刺的幽默感

She made a wry face.

她做鬼臉。

a wry, self-mocking smile.

一臉扭曲、自嘲的微笑。

twist one's mouth into a wry smile.

咧嘴苦笑了一下

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

冷嘲式的幽默使他的嘴忽然略微一歪。

a wry look, something between amusement and regret.

很怪的一個眼光,像是在開心,又像是有些遺憾。

a wry smile touched his lips.

他的脣邊流露出一絲怪笑。

A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

他的嘴角帶一絲苦笑。

He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.

他做了個怪怪的表情,算是認了錯。

And with a wry laugh, he sums up the collectivisation in which millions of Ukrainians perished: "They told us the kolkhoz was not obligatory.

他露出一抹諷刺苦笑,總結有數百萬烏克蘭人慘死的「集體化」說︰「他們告訴我們,集體農場不是強制措施,但你就是必須照做。」

Real-world Examples

His lip curls in a wry smile.

他的臉上掛着一絲苦笑。

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

A wry smirk lifted a corner of his lips.

他的嘴角浮現出了一絲苦笑。

Source: Time

Anchise gave a wry smile. Oliver smiled back.

安喀斯露出苦笑。奧利弗也報以微笑。

Source: Call Me by Your Name

The Economist once published a wry leader advocating child-free zones on planes and trains.

《經濟學人》曾刊登過一位提出在飛機和火車上設立無孩子區的激進的領導者。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" I know the sort, " the queen said with a wry smile.

" 我瞭解這種人。" 太后淡淡一笑。

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Ms Na's contribution is a wry commentary on the museum itself.

娜布其的貢獻是對博物館本身的映射。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily.

克羅克小姐先嚐,扮了一個鬼臉,急忙喝了一點水。

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

" I can't drink it like that, " the Marionette said, making more wry faces.

“這樣我喝不下去!”木偶說着,更加顰眉蹙額了。

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

" Thanks at last, " he said, with a wry smile.

" 你終於謝我了。" 他面帶苦笑。

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She thanks him with a wry smile, as if she's trying not to laugh.

“謝謝!”她呼了一嗓子。歐維經過的時候,她掛着一臉扭曲的微笑,歐維覺得她是在使勁忍着不笑。

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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