wrong
adjective uk/rɒŋ/ us/rɑːŋ/
(NOT CORRECT)
A1 错误的；不正确的
not correct
Three of your answers were wrong. 你的回答中有3个是错的。
That clock is wrong - it's 12.30, not 12.15. 那个钟走时不准——是12：30，不是12：15。
Some of his facts are questionable, others are plainly (= completely) wrong. 他提供的事实有些值得怀疑，其他的则完全错误。
Synonyms: erroneous fallacious false (NOT CORRECT)incorrectuntrue
Opposite: right (CORRECT)
A2 弄错的；判断错的
If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about something.
You were wrong about the time - the bank closed at 3.30. 你把时间搞错了——银行三点半关门。
He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially. 他错误地以为我们会在资金上支持这个项目。
prove someone wrong 证明（某人）是错误的
to show by your actions that someone's judgment of you was not correct
I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong. 我原以为她做不了这件事，但她证明我错了。
- More examples
- I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam.
- On the last question, she guessed wrong.
- He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong.
- I'd marked her down as a Labour Party supporter, but I was completely wrong.
- I'm hopeless at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong.
(NOT SUITABLE)
C1 不合适的；不想要的；不应该的
not suitable or correct, or not as it should be
She's the wrong person for the job. 她不是这份工作的合适人选。
We must have taken a wrong turning. 我们一定是拐错弯了。
I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number (= this is not the phone number you wanted). 对不起，您打错电话了。
Opposite: right (SUITABLE)
不正当的；不可取的
Something that is wrong is not considered to be socially acceptable or suitable.
She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who behaved badly) at university. 她上大学时结交了一群狐朋狗友。
B1 烦恼的；不顺心的
If you ask someone what is wrong, you want to know what is worrying or upsetting them.
You've been quiet all evening. Is there anything wrong? 你整晚都很沉默，有什么不顺心的事吗？
What's wrong with you today? 你今天怎么了？
the wrong way around (mainly UK also the wrong way round)前后弄反的（地），颠倒的（地）
If something is the wrong way around, the part that should be at the front is at the back.
You've got your skirt on the wrong way round. 你把裙子穿反了。
- More examples
- There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands.
- I realized I was looking at it from the wrong angle.
- We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back.
- I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people.
- He put the wheel on the wrong way around.
(NOT MORAL)
B2 不道德的;不正当的;不对的
not considered morally acceptable by most people
Children should be taught that violence is wrong. 应该教育孩子们暴力是不良行为。
It was wrong of her to lie to you. 她对你撒谎是不对的。
What's wrong with having a little fun? 找点乐子有什么不对？
Opposite: right
- More examples
- Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research?
- "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did right."
- It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings.
- You didn't do anything wrong, - you should have a clear conscience .
- He argued that it was wrong to invest in the arms trade.
(NOT WORKING)
B1 [ after verb ]不正常运转的；出毛病的
not working correctly
Something's wrong with the television - the picture's fuzzy. 电视机出毛病了——图像不清楚。
The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong. 医生们仍在试图找出问题的症结。
Idioms
catch someone on the wrong footidiom 令（某人）措手不及
If something catches you on the wrong foot, you are not prepared for it.
I hadn't expected the question and it caught me on the wrong foot. 我没有预料到这个问题，它使我措手不及。
get the wrong end of the stickidiom UK informal 误解
to not understand a situation correctly
Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick. 她的朋友看到我们一同到达聚会现场，便产生了误解。
get/fall into the wrong handsidiom 落到危险分子（或敌人）手里
If something gets/falls into the wrong hands, a dangerous person or enemy starts to control it.
If this kind of information fell into the wrong hands, we would be in serious trouble. 如果这种消息让对手知道，我们就麻烦大了。
go down the wrong wayidiom （食物或饮料）误入气管，呛到了
If food or drink goes down the wrong way, it goes down the wrong tube in your throat and causes you to cough or stop breathing for a short time.
in the wrong place at the wrong timeidiom 在错误的时间出现在了错误的地点
in a situation where something bad happens to you because you are unlucky, not because you do anything wrong
It wasn't his fault. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. 这不是他的错。他不过是在错误的时间出现在了错误的地点。
send/give out (all) the wrong signalsidiom 发出错误信号
to make people believe or think something that is not correct
If the government refuses to provide aid, it would send out all the wrong signals to the rest of the world. 如果政府拒绝提供援助，这将向世界上的其他国家发出错误的信号。
wrong
adverb uk/rɒŋ/ us/rɑːŋ/
A2 informal错误地；不对
in a way that is not correct
You've spelled my name wrong. 你把我的名字拼写错了。
See also: wrongly
get something wrongB1 informal 答错；理解错
to make a mistake in the way you answer or understand something
I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the answer wrong. 我花了好几个小时解那道计算题，但还是做错了。
You've got it all wrong - it was your boss that she was annoyed with and not you! 你完全理解错了——让她生气的是你们老板，而不是你！
go wrongB2 出问题；不如意；失败
If a situation or event goes wrong, it becomes unpleasant and is not a success.
Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child. 我们在有了第一个孩子之后婚姻开始出现问题。
- More examples
- I've tied the knots all wrong.
- I got the time wrong.
- I wrote the number down wrong.
Idiom
don't get me wrongidiom C2 别误会
said when you think someone might not understand what you say, or be upset by it
Don't get me wrong - I'd love to come, but I'm too busy next week. 别误会——我确实想来，但是我下个礼拜太忙了。
wrong
noun uk/rɒŋ/ us/rɑːŋ/
[ U ]不道德;不正当;错误
what is considered to be morally unacceptable
He has no sense of right and wrong. 他没有什么是非感。
I was brought up to tell the truth and know right from wrong. 我从小就受教育要讲真话、明辨是非。
As far as her parents are concerned, she can do no wrong (= she is perfect in every way). 在她父母眼中，她是完美无瑕的。
[ C ] formal冤枉;不公平的行为
an unfair action
He has done us a great wrong. 他大大冤枉了我们。
She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past. 她试图纠正过去的冤屈。
in the wrong 犯错误；不对
If someone is in the wrong, they have made a mistake or done something that is bad or illegal.
The driver was unquestionably in the wrong. 毫无疑问是那个司机不对。
Idiom
two wrongs don't make a rightidiom saying 以牙还牙是不可取的。
said to emphasize that it is not acceptable to do something bad to someone just because they did something bad to you first
wrong
verb [ T ] formal uk/rɒŋ/ us/rɑːŋ/
不公正地对待;冤枉
to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way
She felt deeply wronged by his accusations. 他的指控使她觉得深受冤枉。