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Definition of wry in English: wryadjectivewryer, wryest, wriest, wrier rʌɪraɪ 1Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 挖苦性幽默的，讽刺性幽默的，不露声色地幽默的 嘲讽的笑。 挖苦的话。 Example sentencesExamples - She gave a wry smile at the comment on breakfast.
- And though it slowly got darker and darker outside, the peppy discussion, interspersed with slices of wry humour, just kept going.
- Instead, the writers present new twists on parenting with liberal doses of wry humor that even singletons will enjoy.
- In fact, there was a wry humor about his features - a sort of elegance and a sparkling intellect - that made me want to emulate him immediately.
- Director Peter Evans highlights the play's wry humour and latent evil with a low-key, ironic spin.
- Never hurtful or judgmental, this wry sense of humour was never far below the surface, evidencing itself in a shy smile - but those eyes twinkled.
- Chekhov's wry humour and dead-on powers of observation are a perfect fit with the clown-inspired style of Toronto's Theatre Smith-Gilmour.
- Shot in four weeks for a modest $4m, it is also a triumph of minute observation, bittersweet pathos and wry culture-clash humour over brash Hollywood excess.
- On stage, the duo really shine, with heartfelt songs delivered with evident passion, while the between song banter shows a wry sense of humour, which also infuses their music.
- Anger, bitterness and disappointment course through Schmidt, but the film is wry and melancholic rather than mean-spirited.
- Levy's wry sort of humour and the ironic use of an English woman's perspective to describe the problems confronted by the immigrants is both clever and sensitive.
- Bursting with frantic energy, wry humour and a multitude of voices, it might be best described as a romantic comedy-thriller, but even this fails to capture its sparkling originality.
- As such, it would make a marvelous companion to Blackboard Jungle as a double feature for the cinema buff with a wry sense of humor.
- Australian Dance Theatre's new work, Birdbrain, will inject a modern, wry twist into the ever-enduring dance text of Swan Lake.
- Despite his virtuosity, Sonny Rollins always managed to express an underlying, wry sense of humor in his playing.
- I've not known Bill for very long of course, though I'm glad to have been acquainted with a quiet, dignified man, with a wry sense of humour and a Granddad's twinkle in his eye.
- ‘It's funny to have a heartbeat’ he commented, his face twisting into one of wry humor.
- Born in August 31, 1928, he was the 14th of 16 children and always showed a wry sense of humour often referring to his home as the house of sin.
- Mancunians claim that theirs is the world's first industrial city, and they certainly have a wry sense of humour, forged from years of hardship, that many Scots will identify with.
- One of Calysta's eyebrows was up, and the wry twist on her lips was certainly comical.
Synonyms ironic, sardonic, satirical, mocking, scoffing, sneering, derisive, scornful, sarcastic, double-edged, dry, droll, witty, humorous British informal sarky 2(of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. （人的脸或表情）扭曲的（表示厌恶、失望或恼怒） Example sentencesExamples - Aliette made a wry face, and turned away disbelieving.
- Every time he refers to you as ‘Mr. Zwinge’ I cannot help but picture him with a wry smirk on his face, as if he's put you in your place.
- ‘Thank you,’ Gale said, but she gave Julien a wry expression that the photographer did not catch.
- He had his arms akimbo and was directing at them a wry gaze of mixed amusement and disgust.
- Changing his dour expression, Alain pulled a wry grin.
- Cecil made a wry face, though inwardly he was relieved.
- Despite the disappointments so far, there is a wry optimism among some UK firms.
- A myriad of emotions plays over his boyish face - wry amusement, disbelief, disgust, and smugness.
- Alan shook his head, an expression of wry confusion on his face.
- The two men exchanged questioning glances behind her back as she came out of the garden and closed the gate, then Penniworth gave a shrug and made a wry face of amusement.
- Robbie Neilson can only offer a wry grin as he admits that the twists and turns in the script and the highs and lows would probably render it all too unbelievable were it pitched to Hollywood.
- There was no disapproval in his expression, only a slight wry lifting of his lips.
- Deuce managed to keep a wry grimace from his face, just barely.
- As Grant moved through his week of mea culpa, he gradually adopted a position of wry humility.
- ‘You can only choose from these four Slab pizza flavours,’ the man behind the counter explained with a wry grin.
- I gave him a wry smile and commented, ‘Well, now you've gone and ruined their fun.’
- His mouth had a wry twist to it as if he took everything with a heavy dose of sarcasm.
- Jac picked up a fork and poked at the greens, making a wry face and glancing with envy at her plate.
- ‘That's the second time I've saved your life then, lady’ Duck thought, a wry grin crossing his face.
- He pulled a wry face as he swallowed, setting the cup down on the table again.
Synonyms disgusted, displeased, discontented, offended, unimpressed, annoyed, irritated, irked, vexed, piqued, nettled, put out, disgruntled informal peeved, narked, hacked off British informal cheesed off North American informal sore, ticked off, teed off vulgar slang pissed off 3archaic (of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side. 〈古〉（脖子，面貌）歪曲的；歪斜的 Example sentencesExamples - Elizabeth styled him her pygmy; his enemies delighted in vilifying his "wry neck," "crooked back" and "splay foot," and in Bacon's essay "On Deformity," it was said, "the world takes notice that he paints out his little cousin to the life."
- During the last twenty years as a rabbit breeder I have seen a great variety of ailments, injuries and mysteries appear throughout my herd and those of friends but the most challenging and perplexing certainly must be Wry neck.
Derivativesnoun ˈrʌɪnəsˈraɪnəs Prosodical and rhetorical choices in both poems combine to create an unusual balance between gravity and elegance, on the one hand, wryness and wit on the other. Example sentencesExamples - When they were young, they'd adopted wryness as the defining tone at home, skirting anything too intimate or windy.
- He brought the same quiet wryness to his conversation, and many of his remarks were all the funnier for his murmured, throwaway delivery.
- Like all great music, Beatles songs give voice to an intense sense of possibility and do so with an economy, a down-to-earthness and a wryness that remain wonderfully invigorating.
- Such wryness and wit are generously on hand in Hamilton's prints, as is a pervasive irony.
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense 'contorted'): from Old English wrīgian 'tend, incline', in Middle English 'deviate, swerve, contort'. Rhymesally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai Definition of wry in US English: wryadjectiverīraɪ 1Using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humor. 挖苦性幽默的，讽刺性幽默的，不露声色地幽默的 嘲讽的笑。 挖苦的话。 Example sentencesExamples - Never hurtful or judgmental, this wry sense of humour was never far below the surface, evidencing itself in a shy smile - but those eyes twinkled.
- I've not known Bill for very long of course, though I'm glad to have been acquainted with a quiet, dignified man, with a wry sense of humour and a Granddad's twinkle in his eye.
- Director Peter Evans highlights the play's wry humour and latent evil with a low-key, ironic spin.
- And though it slowly got darker and darker outside, the peppy discussion, interspersed with slices of wry humour, just kept going.
- Instead, the writers present new twists on parenting with liberal doses of wry humor that even singletons will enjoy.
- Australian Dance Theatre's new work, Birdbrain, will inject a modern, wry twist into the ever-enduring dance text of Swan Lake.
- As such, it would make a marvelous companion to Blackboard Jungle as a double feature for the cinema buff with a wry sense of humor.
- Born in August 31, 1928, he was the 14th of 16 children and always showed a wry sense of humour often referring to his home as the house of sin.
- She gave a wry smile at the comment on breakfast.
- Levy's wry sort of humour and the ironic use of an English woman's perspective to describe the problems confronted by the immigrants is both clever and sensitive.
- Chekhov's wry humour and dead-on powers of observation are a perfect fit with the clown-inspired style of Toronto's Theatre Smith-Gilmour.
- Shot in four weeks for a modest $4m, it is also a triumph of minute observation, bittersweet pathos and wry culture-clash humour over brash Hollywood excess.
- ‘It's funny to have a heartbeat’ he commented, his face twisting into one of wry humor.
- In fact, there was a wry humor about his features - a sort of elegance and a sparkling intellect - that made me want to emulate him immediately.
- One of Calysta's eyebrows was up, and the wry twist on her lips was certainly comical.
- Anger, bitterness and disappointment course through Schmidt, but the film is wry and melancholic rather than mean-spirited.
- On stage, the duo really shine, with heartfelt songs delivered with evident passion, while the between song banter shows a wry sense of humour, which also infuses their music.
- Despite his virtuosity, Sonny Rollins always managed to express an underlying, wry sense of humor in his playing.
- Bursting with frantic energy, wry humour and a multitude of voices, it might be best described as a romantic comedy-thriller, but even this fails to capture its sparkling originality.
- Mancunians claim that theirs is the world's first industrial city, and they certainly have a wry sense of humour, forged from years of hardship, that many Scots will identify with.
Synonyms ironic, sardonic, satirical, mocking, scoffing, sneering, derisive, scornful, sarcastic, double-edged, dry, droll, witty, humorous 2(of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. （人的脸或表情）扭曲的（表示厌恶、失望或恼怒） Example sentencesExamples - There was no disapproval in his expression, only a slight wry lifting of his lips.
- ‘You can only choose from these four Slab pizza flavours,’ the man behind the counter explained with a wry grin.
- Deuce managed to keep a wry grimace from his face, just barely.
- Alan shook his head, an expression of wry confusion on his face.
- Every time he refers to you as ‘Mr. Zwinge’ I cannot help but picture him with a wry smirk on his face, as if he's put you in your place.
- As Grant moved through his week of mea culpa, he gradually adopted a position of wry humility.
- The two men exchanged questioning glances behind her back as she came out of the garden and closed the gate, then Penniworth gave a shrug and made a wry face of amusement.
- Jac picked up a fork and poked at the greens, making a wry face and glancing with envy at her plate.
- His mouth had a wry twist to it as if he took everything with a heavy dose of sarcasm.
- Changing his dour expression, Alain pulled a wry grin.
- Aliette made a wry face, and turned away disbelieving.
- Cecil made a wry face, though inwardly he was relieved.
- ‘Thank you,’ Gale said, but she gave Julien a wry expression that the photographer did not catch.
- ‘That's the second time I've saved your life then, lady’ Duck thought, a wry grin crossing his face.
- He pulled a wry face as he swallowed, setting the cup down on the table again.
- A myriad of emotions plays over his boyish face - wry amusement, disbelief, disgust, and smugness.
- He had his arms akimbo and was directing at them a wry gaze of mixed amusement and disgust.
- Robbie Neilson can only offer a wry grin as he admits that the twists and turns in the script and the highs and lows would probably render it all too unbelievable were it pitched to Hollywood.
- Despite the disappointments so far, there is a wry optimism among some UK firms.
- I gave him a wry smile and commented, ‘Well, now you've gone and ruined their fun.’
Synonyms disgusted, displeased, discontented, offended, unimpressed, annoyed, irritated, irked, vexed, piqued, nettled, put out, disgruntled 3archaic (of the neck or features) distorted or turned to one side. 〈古〉（脖子，面貌）歪曲的；歪斜的 Example sentencesExamples - During the last twenty years as a rabbit breeder I have seen a great variety of ailments, injuries and mysteries appear throughout my herd and those of friends but the most challenging and perplexing certainly must be Wry neck.
- Elizabeth styled him her pygmy; his enemies delighted in vilifying his "wry neck," "crooked back" and "splay foot," and in Bacon's essay "On Deformity," it was said, "the world takes notice that he paints out his little cousin to the life."
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense ‘contorted’): from Old English wrīgian ‘tend, incline’, in Middle English ‘deviate, swerve, contort’. |