wry

adj.

1. 啼笑皆非的
   showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed
   1. ‘At least we got one vote,’ she said with a wry smile.
      “我们起码还得了一票。”她苦笑着解嘲道。
   2. He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone.
      我问他近况如何，他有些哭笑不得。
2. 挖苦的；讽刺的；揶揄的
   amusing in a way that shows irony
   1. a wry comedy about family life
      关于家庭生活的讽刺喜剧
   2. a wry comment
      挖苦的评论
   3. wry humour
      冷嘲式的幽默

1. ADJ-GRADED (表情)哭笑不得的
   If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing.
   1. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile...
      马修不由得苦笑了一下。
   2. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
      她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
2. ADJ-GRADED （话语或文章）挖苦的，讽刺的，揶揄的
   A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way.
   1. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time...
      该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
   2. There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
      他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。

1. Antony's wry smile disconcerted Sutcliffe
   安东尼的怪笑让萨克利夫不知所措。
2. She gave a wry smile
   她苦笑了一下。
3. This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour
   这本书充满了萧伯纳独特的爱尔兰式幽默与嘲讽。
4. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile
   马修不由得苦笑了一下。
5. She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
   她朝奶奶无可奈何地瞟了一眼。
6. The play is a rueful, wry observation about the way we are all subject to the ravages of time
   该剧凄然而讽刺地描述了我们大家是如何被岁月所摧残的。
7. There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
   他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。
8. I was really keen to play a good guy, he said, with a wry smile.
   我非常想演个好人，他苦笑着说。
9. The Taylor Swift of this album is savage, wry, and pointed.
   这张专辑里的泰勒·斯威夫特是凶猛、嘲弄、尖锐的。
10. I like your wry sense of humor.
    我喜欢你对幽默的曲解感。
11. Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.
    白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。
12. I can only reluctantly wry smile, the younger brother this rascal, who can tube dwelled him?
    我只能无奈地苦笑，弟弟这个捣蛋鬼，谁能管得住他呀？
13. I don't agree, for I think beautiful or not is just one condition to judge a film or a people, but I accepted it with a wry smile.
    我觉得漂亮与否并不是决定性的因素，然而，带着一丝苦笑，我还是接受了。
14. Away from the cameras, he possesses wry humour and a quick mind.
    远离闪光灯，他拥有很搞笑的幽默感和快速灵敏的头脑。
15. It really let me wry smile not.
    可真让我苦笑不得。
16. "The more we quarrel, the more we love each other," she said with a wry smile.
    我们争吵得越多，爱得越深，她苦笑着说。
17. John looked at me and smiled, a wry smile.
    约翰看着我，笑了一下，笑容扭曲。
18. He is an elderly Pole, courteous with a wry sense of humour-and an extraordinary story to tell.
    他是一位波兰籍老人，幽默诙谐且彬彬有礼，为我们讲述了一个不同寻常的故事。
19. The winner in this category is a wry picture of life in a northern town.
    这一类中的优胜者是对北方城镇生活的歪曲写照。
20. He sought Lin pei-shan's eye, and she returned him a wry smile.
    林佩珊很快地回看他一眼，就抿着嘴一笑。
21. His smile was wry and reserved.
    他的笑容是牵强的，含蓄的。
22. Behind his white beard, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has a wry sense of humour.
    美联储（Fed）主席本伯南克（BenBernanke）的白胡子下，掩藏着一种扭曲的幽默感。
23. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
    他做了个怪怪的表情，算是认了错。
24. Mr. Lin sighed and smiled in wry modesty.
    林先生叹一口气苦笑着，算是谦逊。
25. A wry smile spread over lynda's face at this.
    听了这话，林德的脸上现出一副苦笑。
26. He succeeds, though here and there his own wry presence is unmistakable.
    他成功了，尽管很多地方他自己的陈述是不会弄错的。
27. Gradually a wry smile settled on his face.
    一丝苦笑浮现在他脸上。
28. He came out with a wry smile on his face.
    他出来时脸上带着一丝讥笑。
29. His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
    他硬挤出一丝干涩的微笑。
30. "You're always laughing at my battle tactics. Well, this one of them," Chueh-hsin sat up and replied with a wry smile.
    你时常笑我的战略，这也就是我的一个战略，觉新坐起来，苦笑道。

adj

1. humorously sarcastic or mocking
   1. dry humor
   2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
   3. an ironic novel
   4. an ironical smile
   5. with a wry Scottish wit

   Synonym:    dryironicironical

2. bent to one side
   1. a wry neck