wrong
adjective
uk/rɒŋ/us/rɑːŋ/wrongadjective(NOT CORRECT)
A1
notcorrect:
错误的；不正确的Three ofyouranswerswere wrong.你的回答中有3个是错的。
Thatclockis wrong - it's 12.30, not 12.15.那个钟走时不准——是12：30，不是12：15。
Some of hisfactsarequestionable,othersareplainly(=completely)wrong.他提供的事实有些值得怀疑，其他的则完全错误。
Synonyms
erroneousformal
fallaciousformal
false(NOT CORRECT)
incorrect
untrue
Opposite
right(CORRECT)
wrong
- wrongThat's the wrong answer. Read the question again.
- incorrectThe information on the website is incorrect.
- erroneousNo one could explain how the erroneous information had got into the report.
- inaccurateTheir estimation of the cost was wildly(= extremely)inaccurate.
A2
If someone is wrong, they are notcorrectintheirjudgmentorstatementabout something:
弄错的；判断错的You were wrongaboutthetime- thebankclosedat 3.30.你把时间搞错了——银行三点半关门。
He's wronginthinkingthat we willsupporttheprojectfinancially.他错误地以为我们会在资金上支持这个项目。
provesomeonewrong
to show byyouractionsthat someone'sjudgmentof you was notcorrect:
证明（某人）是错误的Ithoughtshe couldn't do it, but sheprovedme wrong.我原以为她做不了这件事，但她证明我错了。
- I got eightcorrectanswersand two wrongonesin last week'sexam.
- On the lastquestion, sheguessedwrong.
- He doesn't have thehumilitytoadmitwhen he's wrong.
- I'dmarkedher down as aLabourPartysupporter, but I wascompletelywrong.
- I'mhopelessatphysics, and it's the same withchemistry- I get it all wrong.
Wrong
- aberrant
- abnormal
- amiss
- anomalous
- awry
- bark
- false
- false positive
- falsely
- flawed
- grossly
- invalidly
- irregular
- irregularly
- liberal
- liberally
- mal-
- quarrel
- wrongheaded
- wrongly
wrongadjective(NOT SUITABLE)
C1
notsuitableorcorrect, or not as it should be:
不合适的；不想要的；不应该的She's the wrongpersonfor thejob.她不是这份工作的合适人选。
We must have taken a wrongturning.我们一定是拐错弯了。
I'msorry, you've got the wrongnumber(= this is not thephonenumberyouwanted).对不起，您打错电话了。
Opposite
right(SUITABLE)
Something that is wrong is notconsideredto besociallyacceptableorsuitable:
不正当的；不可取的She got in with the wrongcrowd(= agroupofpeoplewhobehavedbadly)atuniversity.她上大学时结交了一群狐朋狗友。
B1
If youasksomeone what is wrong, youwanttoknowwhat isworryingorupsettingthem:
烦恼的；不顺心的You've beenquietallevening. 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
(mainlyUKalsothe wrong way round)
If something is the wrong way around, thepartthat should be at thefrontis at the back:
前后弄反的（地），颠倒的（地）You've gotyourskirton the wrong way round.你把裙子穿反了。
in the opposite to a forward direction
- backwardsUKThe dog growled and I took a step backwards.
- backHe leant back on the sofa.
- in reverseI put the car in reverse.
- the wrong way aroundThe batteries are in the wrong way around.
- back to frontUKHe always wears his baseball cap back to front.
- There arefearsthat theweaponsmightfallinto the wronghands.
- IrealizedI waslookingat it from the wrongangle.
- Werealizedwe had taken the wrongroadand had todoubleback.
- I got intodrugsbecause I washangingaround with the wrongpeople.
- He put thewheelon the wrong way around.
Unsuitable and unacceptable
- amiss
- be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. tasteidiom
- beneathyourdignityidiom
- beyond
- beyond the paleidiom
- incorrect
- incorrectly
- indecent
- ineligibility
- ineligible
- not cricketidiom
- offend againstsomething
- over-extravagant
- raffish
- raffishness
- unsuitable
- unsuitably
- unsuited
- unworthy
- vulgarity
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
wrongadjective(NOT MORAL)
B2
notconsideredmorallyacceptableby mostpeople:
不道德的；不正当的；不对的Children should betaughtthatviolenceis wrong.应该教育孩子们暴力是不良行为。
Itwas wrongofher tolieto you.她对你撒谎是不对的。
What's wrongwithhaving a littlefun?找点乐子有什么不对？
Opposite
right
- Do youthinkit's wrong to useabortedfoetusesformedicalresearch?
- "Was it wrong of me to go to thepolice?" "Oh no, I'msureyou didright."
- It's wrong totreatanimalsas if they had nofeelings.
- You didn't do anything wrong, - you should have aclearconscience.
- Hearguedthat it was wrong toinvestin thearmstrade.
Morally wrong and evil
- abhorrent
- amoral
- amorality
- anomie
- antichrist
- disgrace
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
- no goodidiom
- no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
- non-ethical
- obscene
- obscenely
- trespass
- turpitude
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unethical
wrongadjective(NOT WORKING)
B1[after verb]
notworkingcorrectly:
不正常运转的；出毛病的Something's wrongwiththetelevision- the picture'sfuzzy.电视机出毛病了——图像不清楚。
Thedoctorsare stilltryingtofindoutwhat's wrong.医生们仍在试图找出问题的症结。
Machines - not functioning
- act
- break
- brokenness
- brownout
- burn out
- conk
- conk out
- cut
- cutsomethingout
- DDoS
- defective
- dysfunction
- fritz
- idle
- incapacitate
- shot
- shudder to a haltidiom
- shutdown
- stall
- temperamentally
Idioms
catchsomeoneon the wrong foot
get the wrong end of the stick
get/fall into the wrong hands
go down the wrong way
in the wrong place at the wrong time
send/give out (all) the wrong signals
wrong
adverb
uk/rɒŋ/us/rɑːŋ/A2informal
in a way that is notcorrect:
错误地；不对You'vespelledmynamewrong.你把我的名字拼写错了。
See also
wrongly
getsomethingwrongB1informal
to make amistakein the way youanswerorunderstandsomething:
答错；理解错Ispenthoursdoing thatproblemand I still got theanswerwrong.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 wasyourbossthat she wasannoyedwith 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 wrong
B2
If asituationoreventgoes wrong, itbecomesunpleasantand is not asuccess:
出问题；不如意；失败Ourmarriagebeganto go wrong after we hadourfirstchild.我们在有了第一个孩子之后婚姻开始出现问题。
to make amistake:
犯错误；弄错Theseshelvesare veryeasyto put together - you can't go wrong.这些架子很容易组装——你不会弄错的。
IthoughtI'd done thiscorrectly- I just can'tunderstandwhere I went wrong.我以为自己这样做是对的，我就是不明白错在哪里。
B1UK
If amachinegoes wrong, itstopsworkingcorrectly:
（机器）出毛病，不正常运转Our TVkeepsgoing wrong.我们的电视一直有毛病。
- Everything went wrong when wetriedtoexpandthebusiness.
- We were having apleasantmeal, but when shementionedpolitics, everything went wrong.
- I don'tknowwhat went wrong withtheirrelationship.
- I'vetiedtheknotsall wrong.
- I got thetimewrong.
- Iwrotethenumberdown wrong.
Wrong
- aberrant
- abnormal
- amiss
- anomalous
- awry
- bark
- false
- false positive
- falsely
- flawed
- grossly
- invalidly
- irregular
- irregularly
- liberal
- liberally
- mal-
- quarrel
- wrongheaded
- wrongly
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Failing and doing badly
Making mistakes
Machines - not functioning
Idiom
don't get me wrong
wrong
noun
uk/rɒŋ/us/rɑːŋ/[U]
what isconsideredto bemorallyunacceptable:
不道德；不正当；错误He has nosenseofrightandwrong.他没有什么是非感。
I wasbroughtup totellthetruthandknowrightfromwrong.我从小就受教育要讲真话、明辨是非。
Asfaras herparentsareconcerned, shecan do nowrong(= she isperfectin every way).在她父母眼中，她是完美无瑕的。
[C]formal
anunfairaction:
冤枉；不公平的行为He hasdoneus agreatwrong.他大大冤枉了我们。
She wastryingtoright(= do something to makebetter)the wrongs of the past.她试图纠正过去的冤屈。
in the wrong
If someone is in the wrong, they have made amistakeor done something that isbadorillegal:
犯错误；不对Thedriverwasunquestionablyin the wrong.毫无疑问是那个司机不对。
Morally wrong and evil
- abhorrent
- amoral
- amorality
- anomie
- antichrist
- disgrace
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
- no goodidiom
- no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
- non-ethical
- obscene
- obscenely
- trespass
- turpitude
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unethical
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Bad and wrong behaviour
Wrong
Idiom
two wrongs don't make a right
wrong
verb[T]
formaluk/rɒŋ/us/rɑːŋ/totreatsomeone in anunfairorunacceptableway:
不公正地对待；冤枉Shefeltdeeplywronged by hisaccusations.他的指控使她觉得深受冤枉。
Treating people or animals badly
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannical
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use