Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #672
wrong
错误地；不正确地
in an inaccurate manner
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in an inaccurate manner
不准确地
不准确地；错误地
In use
You spelled my name wrong on the form.
I guessed the answer wrong, so I didn't get any points.
If you do it wrong, try again until you get it right.
do something wrong
wrong 作副词，修饰动词，表示方式错误。
I did the calculation wrong.
我把计算做错了。
go wrong
固定短语，表示出现问题。
Everything went wrong that day.
那天一切都出错了。
get something wrong
get ... wrong 表示理解或做错。
I got the answer wrong.
我把答案搞错了。
Common mistakes
Everything went wrongly.Everything went wrong.
在英语中，动词“go”表示“进展、进行”时，搭配的副词应为“wrong”而不是“wrongly”。“wrongly”常用于过去分词前，如“wrongly accused”。
She answered the question wrongly.She answered the question wrong.
在日常英语中，动词“answer”后表示“错误地”常用“wrong”而非“wrongly”。“wrongly”更正式，常用于被动语态或过去分词前。
Connections
Collocations
- get it wrong
- 弄错；搞错
- It's easy to get it wrong if you don't read the instructions carefully.如果不仔细阅读说明，很容易弄错。
- spell it wrong
- 拼错
- I often spell 'separate' wrong without a spell checker.没有拼写检查器时，我经常把 separate 拼错。
- guess wrong
- 猜错
- If you guess wrong, you lose a point.如果猜错，你就会丢一分。
- answer wrong
- 答错
- She answered wrong on the last question and lost the quiz.她最后一题答错了，测验丢了分。
- hear wrong
- 听错
- You heard wrong; she never said that.你听错了；她从来没说过那句话。
- do it wrong
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 wrong 的 w 想成歪斜的箭头，射偏了就是 wrong——不准确、犯错。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、非正式书面语 该义项作副词时表示“错误地、不准确地”，多置于动词后，如 guess wrong。用法在日常对话和非正式书面语中很自然；正式文体虽可使用，但更常见于口语，也可考虑用 incorrectly。
Grammar Note
副词，常置于句末修饰动词，如'guess wrong'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 wrong /rɔŋ/ 押韵的词有 song、long、strong、along，它们都含有 -ong 且读 /ɔŋ/。注意拼写相似的 wring /rɪŋ/ 和 write /raɪt/ 都以 wr- 开头，但读音完全不同，不要被拼写误导。
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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