| 单词 | wrong |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun | verb wrongwrong1 /rɔŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1NOT CORRECT not correct, or based on something that is not correct: He gave the wrong answer. Your calculations must be wrong. I got the first three questions wrong.THESAURUSincorrect – not right. Used about facts, answers, etc. Incorrect sounds more formal than wrongerroneous formal – not correct: The information we received was erroneous.inaccurate – not exactly right. Used about information, a number, etc. that ought to be right: The sales figures were inaccurate.misleading – likely to make someone believe something that is not true: He admitted making a deliberately misleading statement to Congress.untrue – wrong and not true. Used about what people say: The rumors about the school closing were later shown to be untrue.false – wrong and not true. Used about information: He used false financial statements to defraud investors.mistaken – not correct and based on bad judgment. Used about ideas and beliefs: She was under the mistaken impression that he was rich.fallacious formal – containing or based on false ideas: His argument involves a lot of fallacious reasoning.2NOT HAVING THE RIGHT OPINION [not before noun] thinking or believing something that is not correct: If you think that, then you’re wrong.wrong about I think he’s French but I might be wrong about that. Doctors said she’d never walk but she proved them all wrong.be wrong to think/say I was wrong to think that I couldn’t trust you.3NOT THE RIGHT ONE not the one that you intended or the one that you should use: She got on the wrong bus. They arrested the wrong man. No, there’s no Bruce here – you have the wrong number (=used to say that someone has telephoned the wrong person by mistake).4PROBLEMS [not before noun] used to talk about situations where there are problems or where someone is unhappy: What’s wrong? You look so sad. She could see from his face that something was seriously wrong. There is nothing wrong with our marriage.5NOT WORKING CORRECTLY [not before noun] if something is wrong with a vehicle, machine, system, or part of your body, it is not working correctly: She had lots of X-rays but doctors couldn’t find anything wrong. What’s wrong with the washing machine? There was something wrong with the brakes. You can walk – there’s nothing wrong with your legs. Dave has something wrong with his foot.6NOT APPROPRIATE not appropriate for a particular purpose, situation, or person: These shoes are the wrong size.wrong for We were wrong for each other in many ways.7NOT MORAL not morally right or acceptable OPP right: Mom always told us that stealing was wrong.it is wrong (of somebody) to do something It was wrong of you to lie to Julia.do something/nothing/anything wrong I didn’t do anything wrong. There’s nothing wrong with making lots of money as long as you don’t cheat people.► see thesaurus at bad18what’s wrong with (doing) something? used to say that you think something is good, fair, etc., and you do not understand why other people think it is not: wrong with What’s wrong with wearing blue socks with a black suit?9get on the wrong side of somebody to do something that gives someone a bad opinion of you so that he or she does not like or respect you in the future10get off on the wrong foot to start a job, relationship, etc. badly by making a mistake that annoys people11on the wrong side of the law having done something illegal and in trouble with the police12take something the wrong way to be offended by a remark because you have understood it differently from the way someone meant it13be in the wrong place at the wrong time to have something bad happen to you by chance rather than because you did something wrong14be on the wrong track to have the wrong idea about a situation so that you are unlikely to get the result you want15the wrong side of the tracks informal the poor part of a city or a poor part of society16be on the wrong side of 30/40 etc. humorous to be older than 30, 40, etc. → see also get up on the wrong side of the bed at bed1 (8), correct me if I’m wrong at correct2 (5)[Origin: 1100–1200 Old Norse rangr not correct or as planned] adjective | adverb | noun | verb wrongwrong2 ●●● S1 W2 adverb 1not in the correct way: They spelled my name wrong again. She knew she had done it wrong.2go wrong a)to stop developing in the way you want: He felt as though everything was going wrong. b)to do something that makes a plan, relationship, etc. fail: As far as the contract was concerned, I don’t know where I went wrong.3get something wrong to make a mistake in the way you write, judge, or understand something: You must have gotten the directions wrong.get/have it all wrong (=understand a situation in completely the wrong way)4don’t get me wrong spoken used when you think someone may understand your remarks in the wrong way, or be offended by them: Don’t get me wrong – I like Jenny, but she can be a little bossy.5you can’t go wrong (with something) spoken used to say that a particular object or plan will always be appropriate, satisfactory, or work well: You can’t go wrong with a dark gray suit. Follow the instructions and you can’t go wrong. adjective | adverb | noun | verb wrongwrong3 ●●○ W3 noun 1[uncountable] behavior that is not morally right: Very young children don’t know right from wrong. People who do wrong should be punished.2[countable] an action, judgment, or situation that is unfair: It is time to right society’s wrongs (=bring justice to an unfair situation).3somebody can do no wrong used to say that someone thinks someone else is perfect, especially when you do not agree with this opinion: As far as Tammy was concerned, Nick could do no wrong.4be in the wrong formal to make a mistake or deserve the blame for something: Hardin publicly admitted he had been in the wrong.5do somebody wrong humorous to treat someone badly and unfairly6two wrongs don’t make a right spoken used to say that doing something bad will not make another bad situation right or fair adjective | adverb | noun | verb wrongwrong4 verb [transitive] formal to treat or judge someone unfairly: Both athletes felt they had been wronged by the committee’s decision. |
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