1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (表情)哭笑不得的 If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. (表情)哭笑不得的
SYN contorted, twisted, crooked, distorted
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] （话语或文章）挖苦的，讽刺的，揶揄的 A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way. （话语或文章）挖苦的，讽刺的，揶揄的
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The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time.
该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
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There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。
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When asked if he would be visiting his family, Becker said wryly: 'I hope I don't have time.'
被问及是否要去看望家人时，贝克揶揄道：“我希望我没有时间。”
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