Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #672
wrong
错的；不对的
Incorrect or untrue; mistaken.
可指答案、说法不正确，也可指人的看法有误。
- 1.
Incorrect or untrue.
错误的
- 2.
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
断言错误的
- 3.
Immoral, not good, bad.
不道德的
- 4.
Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
不合适的
- 5.
Not working; out of order.
有故障的
- 6.
Designed to be worn or placed inward.
向内的
- 7.
Twisted; wry.
扭曲的
不道德的；坏的；不合适的；不当的；出故障的；有毛病的；反面的；朝里的；歪斜的；扭曲的
In use
He typed the wrong password three times.
The address on the package was wrong, so it was returned.
Her explanation proved my guess wrong.
be wrong (about sth)
She was wrong about the time of the meeting.
她弄错了会议的时间。
be wrong to do sth
It is wrong to lie to your parents.
对父母撒谎是不对的。
be wrong of sb to do sth
It was wrong of him to take the money.
他拿那笔钱是不对的。
Connections
Collocations
- wrong answer
- 错误的答案
- If you choose the wrong answer, you lose a point.如果你选择了错误的答案，就会失去一分。
- wrong number
- 拨错的电话号码
- I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number.对不起，你打错电话了。
- wrong way
- 错误的方向
- We took the wrong way and ended up in the suburbs.我们走错了方向，最后到了郊区。
- be wrong
- 是错误的；搞错
- I thought it would rain, but I was wrong.我原以为会下雨，但我错了。
- go wrong
- 出错；发生故障
- If the printer goes wrong, restart it.如果打印机出现故障，请重新启动它。
- what's wrong
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把right想成笔直正确，wrong的w像拧歪的线，加上‘rong（冗）’的错乱感，就是错的、拧巴的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、课堂/考试场景、书面写作 表示“不正确”这一义项时，属于中性常用词，日常口语、课堂和书面表达中都很自然，通常不会显得随意或过于正式；需要更正式时可换用 incorrect。
Grammar Note
常用作表语；后接about表示'对…判断错误'，接in表示'在…方面错误'，接with表示'出问题'
Pronunciation & Spelling
上面的词都以 /ɔŋ/ 结尾，与 wrong 押韵。注意：以 'ong' 结尾的 among /əˈmʌŋ/ 发音不同，不能类推。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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