awry

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /əˈɹaɪ/    美 /əˈɹaɪ/|/əˈɹɑɪ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.
    — The frame was awry.
  2. Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course figuratively
    — There is something awry with this story.
副词 adv.
  1. Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  2. Perversely, improperly.

词形变化

more awry comparative most awry superlative more awry comparative most awry superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
awryness go awry

词源

词源 1
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
词源 2
From Middle English awry, awrie. By surface analysis, a- + wry.
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