| 词组 | wrong |
| 释义 | wrong /rɒŋ $ rɒːŋ/ adjective 1. not correct, true, or acceptableadverbscompletely/totally/quite wrong I may be completely wrong but I think she’s lying.hopelessly wrong (=completely wrong in a very surprising way) In most cases judges are right, but in a few they are hopelessly wrong.clearly/obviously/plainly wrong also demonstrably wrong formal The information they gave us was clearly wrong.morally wrong Is it morally wrong for a professor to date a student?factually wrong Some of the information in the book is factually wrong.fundamentally wrong The government’s approach to the problem is fundamentally wrong.intrinsically/inherently wrong (=wrong in its basic nature) There’s something intrinsically wrong with a world where children die of hunger.verbsget sth wrong The person who wrote the article got their facts wrong.prove sb wrong People do not like to be proved wrong.look/seem/sound wrong Don’t hang the picture there – it looks wrong. | The first note you played sounded wrong.prepositionswrong about sth/sb I was wrong about his name – it’s John, not Jim.wrong for sb A job that involves dealing with people would be completely wrong for her.phrasesit is/would be wrong to... Do you think it would be wrong to offer him money? | It is wrong to judge people in the past by our modern standards.there is something/nothing wrong with... There’s nothing wrong with asking her to dance if you like her.what’s wrong with... I don’t understand what’s wrong with playing football in the garden.be on the wrong track (=have the wrong approach, so that you cannot achieve what you want) The detectives thought they had found the killer, but unfortunately they were on the wrong track.THESAURUS: wrong incorrectinformation | advice | diagnosis | name | spelling something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: I’m afraid that the information they gave you was incorrect. | He admitted that his staff had made mistakes and given incorrect advice. | The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis. | Many people still use the incorrect name. | I checked the document for any incorrect spellings. inaccurateinformation | figures | data | measurement | map | report | picture | claim something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes. Inaccurate is more formal than wrong: The report was based upon inaccurate information. | The official figures may well be inaccurate. | Equipment problems were considered to be the principal cause of inaccurate measurements. | The old maps were often inaccurate. | The film gives an inaccurate picture of historical events. | The authorities made inaccurate claims about the shooting. falseinformation | statement | claim | accusation | allegation | impression | picture | idea | assumption | premise not based on true facts: He was charged with giving false information to the police. | Many of the claims made in the book are completely false. | This accusation is totally false, Your Honour. | I hope I haven’t given you a false impression of what the job is like. | The whole argument is based on a false assumption. | The country was taken to war on a false premise (=a false reason for doing something). | Are the following statements true or false? untrue not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing. Untrue is much less common before a noun: I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! | Many of their allegations are untrue. misleadingimpression | picture | information | statistics | statement | claim | advertisement | article | term making people believe something that is wrong, especially because someone or something does not give all the facts: Statistics can sometimes give you a misleading impression about a situation. | The report gives a misleading picture of the company’s financial health. | Companies can be punished if they give misleading information about their products. | These advertisements contained a number of misleading statements. | The advertisement is misleading because it makes it look like the service is completely free. | The article was very misleading and seemed to suggest that you could drink as much wine as you liked without any problem. | The term “light cigarettes” is misleading. misguidedattempt | belief | notion | decision | policy | strategy wrong because of being based on bad judgment or a lack of understanding of a situation: Hundreds of people were put in jail in a misguided attempt to combat terrorism. | The professor has the misguided belief that science can solve all our problems. | These people have the misguided notion that what they are doing is the best that can be done for their patients. | Looking back, we can see that this was a misguided decision. | The government’s policy on drugs seems totally misguided. mistakenbelief | impression | view | identity wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong: People are going out in the sun using creams, in the mistaken belief they are protected against strong sunlight. | They are under the mistaken impression that the yoghurt is calorie-free because it is low-fat. | We don’t know why he was shot – it may have been a case of mistaken identity (=people thought that someone was another person). | She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her.You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong.ANTONYMS → right1 (1)2. not suitable for doing something GrammarIn this meaning, you usually say the wrong time/place etc.nounsthe wrong time/moment Have I called at the wrong moment?the wrong place Parking in the wrong place gets you a $120 fine.the wrong kind/sort of sth She is eating the wrong kind of food if she wants to lose weight.the wrong way/direction We wanted to go back into the town, but we set off in the wrong direction.ANTONYMS → right1 (2)3. used to describe a situation where there are problemsadverbsvery wrong When she smelled the gas in the house she knew something was very wrong.terribly/dreadfully/horribly wrong Harry felt sure that something was terribly wrong.seriously wrong Doctors didn’t think there was anything seriously wrong with him.drastically wrong (=involving a very serious problem) They knew something was drastically wrong in their marriage.dangerously wrong We identified something dangerously wrong with the design.verbsgo wrong From that moment on, everything went horribly wrong for the team.prepositionswrong with sb/sth I don’t know what’s wrong with the car.phrasesthere is something/nothing wrong There’s something wrong with this yogurt – it smells funny.something/nothing/anything (is) wrong It was several days before they even noticed anything was wrong.find something/nothing/anything wrong She always finds something wrong with my suggestions. | The doctor couldn’t find anything wrong with me.what’s wrong? You look upset – what’s wrong?You can also say that there is something the matter (with sb/sth), especially when you do not know what is wrong: He looks worried – I think there is something the matter. You can also say what’s the matter: I don’t know what’s the matter with this machine. It won’t print my documents. You seem very unhappy – what’s the matter? |
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