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wrong
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of WRONG
1
a : not agreeing with the facts or truth : incorrect错误的；不正确的；不符合事实的 — opposite right
- the wrong answer错误答案
- Their conclusion was wrong.他们的结论是错误的。
- I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him.我不想让你对他有错误的印象。
- Don't take/interpret this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising.别误会，但我认为你应该开始锻炼了。
- Are my actions sending the wrong message?我的行为发出了错误的信息吗？
- These pages are in the wrong order.这些页码的顺序错了。
- I don't understand how I got the answer wrong. [=I do not understand how I did not know the right answer]我不明白我怎么就答错了。
- I got four answers wrong on the test.考试中我做错了四道题。
- I think you have dialed the wrong number. [=an incorrect telephone number]我想你拨错电话号码了。
b not used before a noun : speaking, acting, or judging in a way that does not agree with the facts or truth说错；做错；判断错误 — often + about — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 — opposite right
- You're wrong; the answer is six.你说错了，答案是六。
- You like baseball, or am I wrong?你喜欢棒球，我说的没错吧？
- Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone?她本不该走的，我这么想没错吧？
- I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong.我想她的生日是5月11日，但是我有可能记错了。
- He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong.他认为我不可能获胜，但是我要证明他是错的。
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't tomorrow your birthday?如果我说错了请纠正，明天不就是你的生日吗？
- I was wrong [=mistaken] about the price. It actually costs $30, not $20.我弄错了价格，这货品实际上是30美元而不是20美元。
- It is wrong to assume that you will be safe if you do that.认为如果那么做就是安全的，那就错了。
2
: not suitable or appropriate for a particular purpose, situation, or person不合适的；不恰当的 — opposite right
- These shoes are the wrong size.这双鞋尺码不合适。
- If you're looking to me for advice on love, then you're asking the wrong guy.如果你指望我告诉你如何谈恋爱，那你就找错人了。
- That was the wrong thing to say/do.那么说/做是不对的。
- He picked the wrong time to bring up his salary.他不合时宜地提起他的薪水问题。
- He was the wrong person for the job.他不适合做这份工作。
- I made the wrong decision.我做出了错误的决定。
- We got married for the wrong reasons.我们出于错误的原因结婚了。
- It would be wrong of me to pressure you into saying yes.要是我逼你同意，那就是我的不对了。
- There is nothing wrong with being quiet.保持安静没什么不对的。
- We headed off in the wrong direction and got lost.我们走错了方向，迷路了。
- The singer hit a wrong note.这个歌手跑调了。
- She bought the wrong kind of rice.她买的米品种不对。
- He accidentally pressed the wrong button.他不小心按错了按钮。
- They decided that they were wrong for each other and broke up.他们认为彼此不合适，便分了手。
- You are doing it the wrong way.你做的方式错了。
- It's not his fault that he was injured. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.受伤不是他的错。他只是在错误的时间处于错误的地点。
3
not used before a noun : not in a proper, good, or normal state or condition — used to describe a situation in which there is a problem不好；不正常；有问题 — often + with
- What's wrong? You look unhappy.怎么了？你看上去不高兴。
- She knew something was wrong when her friend didn't show up for dinner.她朋友没来吃晚饭，她知道出事了。
- There's something wrong with my computer. [=my computer is not working properly]我的电脑出问题了。
- Nothing is wrong with your car. [=your car is working properly]你的车一切正常。
- What's wrong with your shoulder? Did you hurt yourself?你肩膀怎么了？你伤到自己了吗？
4
: not morally or socially correct or acceptable不道德的；坏的；为社会所不容的 — opposite right
- Stealing is wrong.偷窃是不道德的。
- I swear I didn't do anything wrong!我发誓，我没干过任何坏事！
- It was wrong of me to accuse you, and I'm sorry.我指责你是不对的，很抱歉。
- It is wrong to take other people's things without their permission.未经允许就拿别人的东西是不对的。
- There's nothing wrong with standing up for yourself.维护自身权益没什么不对。
5
US — used to refer to the side of something that is not meant to be on top, in front, or on the outside上下（或前后、里外）颠倒的 — opposite right
- The CD fell and landed wrong side up/down.那张CD掉在地上，正反面颠倒了过来。
- He had his socks on wrong side out.他把袜子穿反了。
barking up the wrong tree
fall into the wrong hands
get off on the wrong foot
get up on the wrong side of the bed
on the wrong track
put a foot wrong
rub (someone) the wrong way
the wrong end of the stick
the wrong horse
the wrong side of the tracks
— wrongly
adverb- She was wrongly accused of theft.她被错误指控犯盗窃罪。
- They acted wrongly.他们的行动是错误的。
- Many people, rightly or wrongly, believe that the economy will soon improve.且不问对还是错，许多人相信经济将很快好转。
— wrongness
noun [noncount]- I'm not convinced of the wrongness of his actions.我不相信他的行为是错误的。
2 wrong /ˈrɑːŋ/ adverb
2 wrong
/ˈrɑːŋ/
adverb
Learner's definition of WRONG
1
: in a way that does not agree with the facts or truth : in a way that results in an error错误地；不正确地；不符合事实地 — opposite right
- I guessed wrong. [=incorrectly]我猜错了。
- I entered the numbers wrong.我输错了号码。
- Her name was spelled wrong on the form.在这张表格上她的名字拼错了。
2
: in a way that is not suitable, proper, etc.不合适地；不恰当地 — opposite right
- You are doing it wrong. [=incorrectly]这事你做错了。
- I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong?我没法修好这东西，你能告诉我哪儿做得不对吗？
get (someone or something) wrong
: to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly错误理解
- She got the instructions wrong.她没能正确理解指示。
- Don't get me wrong —I like his parents. They're just a little too strict.别误会我——我喜欢他父母。他们只是有点太严厉了。
- You've got it all wrong! [=you have misunderstood the situation completely]你完全误解了！
go wrong
1
: to happen or proceed in a way that causes a bad result出现问题；出事
- We have to figure out what went wrong with the experiment.我们得搞清楚实验出了什么问题。
- Everything is going wrong for me today.我今天诸事不顺。
- When she didn't come back, we feared that something had gone horribly wrong. [=that something very bad had happened]她没回来，我们都担心出大事了。
- What could possibly go wrong?可能出什么事呢？
2
: to make a mistake做错；犯错误
- I followed the instructions to the letter and the computer still doesn't work. Where did I go wrong?我严格按照说明书操作，但是电脑还是无法工作。我哪儿弄错了呢？
- “I don't know what to order.” “You can't go wrong with their clam chowder.” [=their clam chowder is always a good choice]“我不知道点什么菜。”“点那家的蛤蜊杂烩汤准没错。”
3 wrong /ˈrɑːŋ/ noun
plural wrongs
3 wrong
/ˈrɑːŋ/
noun
plural wrongs
Learner's definition of WRONG
1
[noncount] : behavior that is not morally good or correct不道德的行为；坏事 — opposite right
- People who do wrong [=do bad things] should be punished.干坏事的人应该受到惩罚。
- He's old enough to know the difference between right and wrong. = He's old enough to know right from wrong.他长大了，懂得明辨是非。
- He is regarded as a hero who can do no wrong. [=who never does anything bad]他被认为是个从不会干任何坏事的英雄。
2
[count] : a harmful, unfair, or illegal act有害行为；不公正行为；不法行为 — usually plural通常用复数 — opposite right
- She is seeking compensation for the wrongs that she suffered as an employee at that company.她现在正就此寻求赔偿。
- No one has the power to right all wrongs.没人有力量纠正所有不良行为。
- We discussed the rights and wrongs of genetic cloning.我们讨论了基因克隆的利与弊。
do (someone) wrong
informal + old-fashioned : to treat (someone) badly or unfairly伤害；不公正地对待
- Her ex-boyfriend did her wrong.她的前男友伤害了她。
in the wrong
: in the position or situation of being wrong有错；不对
- We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.我们争吵起来，彼此都认为对方不对。
two wrongs don't make a right
— used to say that if someone hurts you, you should not hurt that person in return以牙还牙行不通
4 wrong /ˈrɑːŋ/ verb
wrongs; wronged; wronging
4 wrong
/ˈrɑːŋ/
verb
wrongs; wronged; wronging
Learner's definition of WRONG
[+ object]
: to treat (someone) badly or unfairly伤害；冤枉；不公正对待
- We should forgive those who have wronged us.我们应该原谅那些伤害过我们的人。
- As the wronged party, you have the right to sue for damages.作为受害方，你有权起诉请求赔偿损失。
1
a
: an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause
b
: a violation or invasion of the legal rights of another
especially : tort
Synonyms
Noun
Adjective
- bad
- bastard
- bush
- bush-league
- crummy
- crumby
- deficient
- dissatisfactory
- ill
- inferior
- lame
- lousy
- off
- paltry
- poor
- punk
- sour
- suboptimal
- subpar
- substandard
- unacceptable
- unsatisfactory
- wack [slang]
- wanting
- wretched
Adverb
Example Sentences
Noun any reasonable person should be expected to know the difference between right and wrong trying to right all the wrongs in the world Adjective I don't want you to get the wrong impression of him. Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should start exercising. Are my actions sending the wrong message? These pages are in the wrong order. I got four answers wrong on the test. You're wrong; the answer is six. You like baseball, or am I wrong? Am I wrong in thinking that she should never have gone? I think her birthday is May 11th, but I could be wrong. He thinks I can't win, but I'm going to prove him wrong. Adverb I entered the numbers wrong. Her name was spelled wrong on the form. I can't get this to work; could you show me what I did wrong? Verb We should forgive those who have wronged us. As the wronged party, you have the right to sue for damages. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adrianna Freedman, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 Investors will need to be right, and the Fed wrong, about what the Fed will do next year. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 31 July 2022 The event marked the final step in a complex effort to address the long-ago wrong suffered by Charles and Willa Bruce, entrepreneurs whose resort on the shore of the now-upscale city of Manhattan Beach was known as Bruce's Beach. CBS News, 20 July 2022 Mercifully, Apple has ordered a second season of the family saga, so the Emmys might have another chance to right their wrong. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 13 July 2022 Such weather is totally right — or wrong — for producing potholes. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022 Steph thinks there's something bigger behind the scenes that viewers can't see because Katina is a smart woman and wouldn't stay with a man who treats her wrong. Aj Vomoeller And Stephanie Sersen, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022 Last fall, Martinich successfully predicted two temples (Monrovia, Liberia, and La Paz, Bolivia) and got the country or state right (but the city wrong) in three others. David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022 In a moment that would endear her to fans for decades, the character steps out of the boxes that define her and leaps onto the dance floor (after a few missteps), quite literally proving the haters around her wrong. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Maybe the data in the studies are wrong—participants didn’t record their hours of near work accurately. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 And that was wrong, because great film is for everyone. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 Wrong is wrong, no matter what your race, color or creed. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 If the citizen is wrong and the doctor wins the lawsuit, the doctor still has to pay their own legal fees, as Texas law specifically forbids doctors from recouping fees from plaintiffs. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The officer writes that in the break between the third and fourth sets, he is approached by a fan who inquires about his presence near the Duke bench and asks if anything is wrong. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Like many other frequent travelers, he's exhausted from having to explain why the surcharges are wrong, at least from a customer service point of view. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Both are wrong, in my view; the lower estimate doesn’t realistically cover maintenance costs, while the higher one attempts to account for fueling in terms of extra calories for the rider. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2022 Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Billed as a comedy, Abbott Elementary is a good-spirited look into a rather grim reality for teachers where everything that can go wrong typically does. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022 The policy could put incarcerated pregnant women at greater risk of facing far more serious charges if something does go wrong medically. al, 7 Sep. 2022 Flooding is just one of the most common things that can go wrong in a home. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 The 404’s recent Instagram posts include a puppet newscaster describing the new climate bill, a microplastics meme and a puppet newscaster explaining what’s going wrong on the Colorado River. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Every organization should design a digital sandbox, where employees can test NC/LC tools without the risk of anything going wrong—as IBM has done—and monitor them to ensure that employees feel confident about experimenting with A.I. Gabriel Nahas, Fortune, 3 June 2022 Who’s paying attention to what’s going wrong at the time. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022 Coming off a disastrous, 110-loss season, the Diamondbacks are going to need a great many things to go right in order to find themselves back in contention this year — and already something very important is showing signs of going wrong. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2022 Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Based within The Conjuring universe, Annabelle is a vintage porcelain doll cursed by a demonic spirit, causing hauntings and violent ends to those that would wrong her. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2021 People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2021 See More
Noun
The late and incomparable David Bowie can do no wrong, including being a goblin king with impeccable hair in the musical fantasy Labyrinth. Adrianna Freedman, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 Investors will need to be right, and the Fed wrong, about what the Fed will do next year. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 31 July 2022 The event marked the final step in a complex effort to address the long-ago wrong suffered by Charles and Willa Bruce, entrepreneurs whose resort on the shore of the now-upscale city of Manhattan Beach was known as Bruce's Beach. CBS News, 20 July 2022 Mercifully, Apple has ordered a second season of the family saga, so the Emmys might have another chance to right their wrong. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 13 July 2022 Such weather is totally right — or wrong — for producing potholes. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2022 Steph thinks there's something bigger behind the scenes that viewers can't see because Katina is a smart woman and wouldn't stay with a man who treats her wrong. Aj Vomoeller And Stephanie Sersen, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022 Last fall, Martinich successfully predicted two temples (Monrovia, Liberia, and La Paz, Bolivia) and got the country or state right (but the city wrong) in three others. David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Mar. 2022 In a moment that would endear her to fans for decades, the character steps out of the boxes that define her and leaps onto the dance floor (after a few missteps), quite literally proving the haters around her wrong. Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2022 Adjective
The right is, of course, wrong to fantasize that the climate crisis is ushering in a totalitarian state in which Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes away your hamburgers. Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 Maybe the data in the studies are wrong—participants didn’t record their hours of near work accurately. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 And that was wrong, because great film is for everyone. Manori Ravindran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 Wrong is wrong, no matter what your race, color or creed. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 If the citizen is wrong and the doctor wins the lawsuit, the doctor still has to pay their own legal fees, as Texas law specifically forbids doctors from recouping fees from plaintiffs. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The officer writes that in the break between the third and fourth sets, he is approached by a fan who inquires about his presence near the Duke bench and asks if anything is wrong. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Like many other frequent travelers, he's exhausted from having to explain why the surcharges are wrong, at least from a customer service point of view. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Both are wrong, in my view; the lower estimate doesn’t realistically cover maintenance costs, while the higher one attempts to account for fueling in terms of extra calories for the rider. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2022 Adverb
But experts say this is where many companies go wrong in their recruiting strategy. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Billed as a comedy, Abbott Elementary is a good-spirited look into a rather grim reality for teachers where everything that can go wrong typically does. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022 The policy could put incarcerated pregnant women at greater risk of facing far more serious charges if something does go wrong medically. al, 7 Sep. 2022 Flooding is just one of the most common things that can go wrong in a home. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 The 404’s recent Instagram posts include a puppet newscaster describing the new climate bill, a microplastics meme and a puppet newscaster explaining what’s going wrong on the Colorado River. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Every organization should design a digital sandbox, where employees can test NC/LC tools without the risk of anything going wrong—as IBM has done—and monitor them to ensure that employees feel confident about experimenting with A.I. Gabriel Nahas, Fortune, 3 June 2022 Who’s paying attention to what’s going wrong at the time. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022 Coming off a disastrous, 110-loss season, the Diamondbacks are going to need a great many things to go right in order to find themselves back in contention this year — and already something very important is showing signs of going wrong. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2022 Verb
Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2022 Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Based within The Conjuring universe, Annabelle is a vintage porcelain doll cursed by a demonic spirit, causing hauntings and violent ends to those that would wrong her. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 Plus: One Quick Buck takes a look at an early 90s top draft choice, and Jim wants to wrong some rights in What's Making Jim Mad. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2021 People can wrong us in ways that arise from our vulnerability to them. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English wrang, from *wrang, adjective, wrong
Adjective
Middle English, from Old English *wrang, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse rangr awry, wrong, Danish vrang wrong side; akin to Old English wringan to wring
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of wrong was before the 12th century Phrases Containing wrong
noun
adjective
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