wrong
adj
1 ~ (to do sth) not morally right; unjust 不道德的; 不正当的; 不义的
It is wrong to steal. 偷窃是不道德的.
You were wrong to take the car without permission. 你未得许可就把汽车开走是不应该的.
He told me he had done nothing wrong. 他告诉我说他没做任何不正当的事. Cf 参看 right1 1.
2
(a) not true or correct 不确实的; 不正确的; 错误的
He did the sum but got the wrong answer/got the answer wrong. 他做了这道算术题, 但答案错了.
Her estimate of the cost was completely wrong. 她估计的费用完全不正确.
(b) [pred 作表语]
(of a person) mistaken （指人）出错, 有错误
Am I wrong in thinking (ie Do you agree) that it is getting colder? 天气越来越冷了, 对吧?
Can you prove that I am wrong? 你能证实我错了吗?
That's where you're wrong. 在这一点上你错了.
Thousands of satisfied customers can't be wrong, so why don't you try our new washing-powder? 我们的新型洗衣粉顾客都很满意, 成千上万的人不可能都错了, 您也不妨试一试好吗?
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
not required, suitable or the most desirable 不合要求的; 不适合的; 并非最合意的
You're doing it the wrong way. 你做的方法不当.
We discovered that we were on the wrong train. 我们发觉上错了火车.
The police arrested the wrong man. 警方逮错了人.
We came the wrong way/took a wrong turning. 我们来时走错了路[拐错了弯].
I'm afraid you've got the wrong number, ie on the telephone. 很抱歉, 您拨错电话号码了.
You're wearing your jumper the wrong way round, ie The part that should be at the front is at the back. 你的毛衣前後穿反了.
He's the wrong man for the job. 他不适合做这项工作.
They live on the wrong side of town, ie the part that is socially less desirable. 他们住在镇上环境较差的那边（社会地位较低的人住的）.
I realized that I had said the wrong thing when I saw her reaction. 我一看到她的反应就意识到我说话不当.
Their decision proved to be wrong. 他们的决定证实是错误的.
4 [pred 作表语]
~ (with sb/sth)
(a) in a bad condition (and not working properly) 有故障; 有毛病
What's wrong (ie What is the problem) with the engine? It's making an awful noise. 发动机出什麽故障了? 噪音太大了.
There's something wrong with my eyes -- I can't see properly. 我眼睛有毛病了--看不清楚了.
(b) not as it should be 不正常
Is anything wrong? You look ill. 怎麽了? 你脸色不好.
What's wrong with you? 你哪儿不舒服?
What's wrong with telling the truth? ie How can it be criticized? 说实话有什麽不对?
5 (idm 习语) back the wrong horse => back4. bark up the wrong tree => bark2. be born on the wrong side of the blanket => born. catch sb on the wrong foot => catch1. do the right/wrong thing => thing. from/on the ,wrong side of the `tracks (US) living in an area (of a town, etc) which is regarded as socially inferior 住在（城镇等中的）社会地位低的人住的地区. get on the right/wrong side of sb => side1. get (hold of) the ,wrong end of the `stick (infml 口) misunderstand completely what has been said （对听到的话）完全误解
You've got the wrong end of the stick; he doesn't owe me money, I owe him! 你完全听错了, 他没欠我钱, 是我欠 他的钱! have got out of bed on the wrong side => bed1. hit/strike the right/wrong note => note1. not far off/out/wrong => far2. on the right/wrong side of forty, fifty, etc => side1. rub sb up the wrong way => rub2. start off on the right/wrong foot => start2. ,wrong side `out turned, changed, etc so th...
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勿(w)容(rong)忍 错误的
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*[rɒŋ]a. 错误的, 不正当的, 失常的ad. 错误地【法】 过失, 过错行为, 错误; 不正当的, 不法的, 邪恶的; 伤害, 冤枉, 屈待相关词组: be wrong in the head lead sb wrong wrong sb out of sth be in the wrong do sb wrong do wrong get in wrong with sb get sb in wrong get it wrong go wrong to know right from wrong on the wrong side of put sb in the wrong There is nothing wrong with... What's wrong with...?