wrong

adj.

不正确 not correct

1. 错误的；不对的；不正确的
   not right or correct
   1. I got all the answers wrong.
      我的答案全都错了。
   2. He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
      他开车行驶在道路逆行的一侧。
   3. Sorry, I must have dialled the wrong number.
      对不起，我一定是拨错电话号码了。
   4. You're holding the camera the wrong way up !
      你把照相机拿颠倒了。
   5. That picture is the wrong way round .
      那幅画挂反了。
2. 出错；搞错；有错误
   not right about sth/sb
   1. I think she lives at number 44, but I could be wrong.
      我想她是住在44号，不过我可能记错了。
   2. You were wrong about Tom; he's not married after all.
      你把汤姆的情况搞错了，他根本没结婚。
   3. We were wrong to assume that she'd agree.
      我们错误地以为她会同意。
   4. She would prove him wrong (= prove that he was wrong) whatever happened.
      不论发生的是什么事，她都会证明他是错的。
   5. You think you've beaten me but that's where you're wrong .
      你以为已经赢了我了，可你错就错在这里。
   6. Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other?
      我若说错了请你纠正，可你不是说过你们彼此认识吗？

造成问题 causing problems

3. 引起问题（或麻烦）；有毛病；不正常
   causing problems or difficulties; not as it should be
   1. Is anything wrong ? You look worried.
      出了什么事？看你愁眉苦脸的样子。
   2. ‘ What's wrong ?’ ‘Oh, nothing.’
      “哪儿不舒服？”“噢，没事。”
   3. There's something wrong with the printer.
      打印机出了故障。
   4. The doctor could find nothing wrong with him.
      医生查不出他有什么病。
   5. I have something wrong with my foot.
      我的脚有点儿不对劲。

不适合 not suitable

4. 不合适的；不适当的；不合意的
   not suitable, right or what you need
   1. He's the wrong person for the job.
      他不适合做这项工作。
   2. I realized that it was the wrong thing to say.
      我意识到说这话不恰当。
   3. We don't want this document falling into the wrong hands .
      我们不想让这份文件落入不对路的人手里。
   4. It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to) .
      算他倒霉，在错误的时间出现在错误的地方。

不道德 not morally right

5. 不道德；不义；不诚实
   not morally right or honest
   1. This man has done nothing wrong .
      这位男子没有做过不正当的事。
   2. It is wrong to tell lies.
      说谎是不道德的。
   3. It was wrong of me to get so angry.
      我不该发这么大脾气。
   4. What's wrong with eating meat?
      吃肉有什么不对？

adv.

1. 错误地；不正确；不对
   in a way that produces a result that is not correct or that you do not want
   1. My name is spelt wrong.
      我的名字给拼错了。
   2. The program won't load. What am I doing wrong ?
      这程序载入不了。我哪里出错了？
   3. I was trying to apologize but it came out wrong (= what I said sounded wrong) .
      我是想要道歉，可是话一出口却变了味儿。
   4. ‘I thought you were going out.’ ‘Well you must have thought wrong , then!’
      “我原以为你要出去呢。”“啊，那你一定是想错了！”

noun

1. 不义行为；欺骗行径；邪恶
   behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable
   1. Children must be taught the difference between right and wrong.
      必须教儿童分清是非。
   2. Her son can do no wrong in her eyes.
      在她眼里，她的儿子不可能做坏事。
2. 犯罪；欺骗；罪恶
   an act that is not legal, honest or morally acceptable
   1. It is time to forgive past wrongs if progress is to be made.
      如果想有进步，现在就该宽恕过去的罪过。

verb

1. 不公正（或不诚实）对待
   to treat sb badly or in an unfair way
   1. He felt deeply wronged by the allegations.
      这些指控让他感到深受冤枉。

1. ADJ-GRADED 有麻烦的;有问题的
   If you say there is something wrong, you mean there is something unsatisfactory about the situation, person, or thing you are talking about.
   1. Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong...
      疼痛是身体在告诉我们有地方出问题了。
   2. Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong...
      似乎没有人注意到出了问题。
   3. ...a relationship that felt wrong from the start...
      一开始就觉得不对头的关系
   4. He sensed that something was very wrong...
      他感觉到有些地方很不对劲。
   5. What's wrong with him?
      他怎么了？
2. ADJ (选择)错误的，不适宜的
   If you choose the wrong thing, person, or method, you make a mistake and do not choose the one that you really want.
   1. He went to the wrong house...
      他去错了房子。
   2. The wrong man had been punished...
      罚错了人。
   3. Could you have given them the wrong drug by mistake?...
      你有没有可能一时疏忽给错他们药了呢？
   4. There is no right or wrong way to do these exercises.
      做这些练习的方法无所谓对错。
   5. Wrong is also an adverb.
      
   6. You've done it wrong...
      你做错了。
   7. I must have dialed wrong.
      我一定是拨错号了。
3. ADJ (决定、选择、行动等)错误的，不适当的
   If something such as a decision, choice, or action is the wrong one, it is not the best or most suitable one.
   1. I really made the wrong decision there...
      在那点上我的决定确实错了。
   2. The wrong choice of club might limit your chances of success...
      选错俱乐部也许会限制你成功的机会。
   3. We got married when I was 30 for all the wrong reasons.
      由于种种阴差阳错，我30岁时我们结了婚。
4. ADJ 不正确的;与事实不符的
   If something is wrong, it is incorrect and not in accordance with the facts.
   1. How do you know that this explanation is wrong?...
      你怎么知道这个解释是错误的呢？
   2. 20 per cent of the calculations are wrong.
      这些计算有20%是错误的。
   3. ...a clock which showed the wrong time...
      显示的时间有误的钟
   4. Lots of people got the questions wrong.
      很多人把问题理解错了。
   5. Wrong is also an adverb.
      
   6. I must have added it up wrong, then...
      那我一定是加错了。
   7. It looks like it's spelled wrong...
      看起来像是拼错了。
   8. I can see exactly where he went wrong.
      我知道他究竟错在哪儿了。
5. ADJ （机器设备）出毛病的，出故障的
   If something is wrong or goes wrong with a machine or piece of equipment, it stops working properly.
   1. We think there's something wrong with the computer...
      我们认为计算机出了故障。
   2. Something must have gone wrong with the satellite link.
      卫星连接一定出了毛病。
6. ADJ (言论或想法)错的，错误的
   If you are wrong about something, what you say or think about it is not correct.
   1. I was wrong about it being a casual meeting...
      我误以为这是个非正式会议。
   2. Am I wrong in thinking that?...
      我这么想错了吗？
   3. It would be wrong to assume that rich countries will always be able to insulate themselves with drugs against the ravages of new diseases...
      要是以为富国总能为自己备好药物以抵御新发疾病的侵害，那就错了。
   4. He was wrong to call it science...
      他将此称之为科学是错误的。
   5. I'm sure you've got it wrong. Kate isn't like that...
      我敢保证你弄错了，凯特不是那个样子的。
   6. It's been very nice to prove them wrong.
      非常高兴能证明他们错了。
7. ADV (通常用于生气时)你想错了／你听错了
   You can use wrong in expressions such as you thought wrong and you heard wrong to tell someone that what they thought or were told is incorrect, usually when you are annoyed.
   1. 'I thought you and I were going to spend the night together,' he whispered. 'You thought wrong,' Nancy whispered back.
      “我以为我和你要一起过夜呢。”他小声说。“你想错了。”南茜小声回应道。
8. ADJ-GRADED （做某事是）不对的，不道德的
   If you think that someone was wrong to do something, you think that they should not have done it because it was bad or immoral.
   1. She was wrong to leave her child alone...
      她不该把孩子单独留在那儿。
   2. We don't consider we did anything wrong.
      我们认为我们没有做错什么。
   3. Wrong is also a noun.
      
   4. ...a man who believes that he has done no wrong.
      认为自己毫无过失的男子
9. ADJ-GRADED (活动或行动)不道德的，不可取的
   Wrong is used to refer to activities or actions that are considered to be morally bad and unacceptable.
   1. Is it wrong to try to save the life of someone you love?...
      尽力挽救所爱之人的生命难道错了吗？
   2. It is wrong that we have to tell ill people to go somewhere else to look for treatment...
      我们不得不让病人到别处求医的做法是不可取的。
   3. They thought slavery was morally wrong...
      他们认为奴隶制在道义上是错误的。
   4. You mustn't do that. It's wrong...
      你不能这么做。这是不对的。
   5. The only thing I consider wrong is when you hurt someone...
      我认为唯一的过错就是伤害别人。
   6. There is nothing wrong with journalists commenting on the attractiveness of artists.
      记者评论艺术家的个人魅力无可厚非。
   7. Wrong is also a noun.
      
   8. Johnson didn't seem to be able to tell the difference between right and wrong.
      约翰逊似乎不能分辨是非曲直。
10. N-COUNT 不公平行为;不道德行为
    A wrong is an unfair or immoral action.
    1. I intend to right that wrong...
       我打算纠正那个错误。
    2. The insurance company should not be held liable for the wrongs of one of its agents.
       保险公司不应该为其中一名保险代理所犯的错误负责。
11. VERB 不公正地对待;冤枉
    If someone wrongs you, they treat you in an unfair way.
    1. You have wronged my mother...
       你冤枉了我妈妈。
    2. She felt she'd been wronged...
       她觉得受委屈了。
    3. Those who have wronged must be ready to say: 'We have hurt you by this injustice.'
       冤枉了别人的人一定要勇于说：“我们待你不公，伤害了你。”
12. ADJ 不能被社会所接受的;不可取的
    You use wrong to describe something which is not thought to be socially acceptable or desirable.
    1. If you went to the wrong school, you won't get the job...
       如果你进错了学校，就得不到这份工作。
    2. The prospect of easy profits has attracted the wrong kind of businessman.
       轻松捞取利润的可能性吸引了一拨不良商人。
13. PHRASE 别误会我的意思
    You say 'Don't get me wrong' when you want to make sure that someone does not get an incorrect idea about what you are doing or saying, or about why you are doing or saying it.
    1. Don't get me wrong, it's interesting work. But it's not permanent...
       别误会我的意思，这个工作很有意思，可惜不是长期性的。
    2. I mean, don't get me wrong. Joanie's my best friend, but she can be kind of a pain sometimes.
       别误会，我的意思是乔安妮是我最好的朋友，但她有时候可能有点儿招人烦。
14. PHRASE (情况)出岔子，出差错
    If a situation goes wrong, it stops progressing in the way that you expected or intended, and becomes much worse.
    1. It all went horribly wrong...
       情况完全变得一团糟。
    2. Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
       差不多可能出乱子的地方都出了乱子。
15. PHRASE (道义或法律上)错的，不对的
    If someone who is involved in an argument or dispute has behaved in a way which is morally or legally wrong, you can say that they are in the wrong .
    1. He didn't press charges because he was in the wrong...
       他没有起诉，因为过错在他。
    2. She was the one in the wrong.
       她是有过错的一方。
16. 冤冤相报何时了
    If someone says 'Two wrongs don't make a right', they mean that you should not do harm to a person who has done harm to you, even if you think that person deserves it.
17. not far wrong → see: far

1. Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong
   疼痛是身体在告诉我们有地方出问题了。
2. Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong
   似乎没有人注意到出了问题。
3. He sensed that something was very wrong
   他感觉到有些地方很不对劲。
4. What's wrong with him?
   他怎么了？
5. He went to the wrong house
   他去错了房子。
6. The wrong man had been punished
   罚错了人。
7. Could you have given them the wrong drug by mistake?
   你有没有可能一时疏忽给错他们药了呢？
8. There is no right or wrong way to do these exercises.
   做这些练习的方法无所谓对错。
9. I really made the wrong decision there
   在那点上我的决定确实错了。
10. The wrong choice of club might limit your chances of success
    选错俱乐部也许会限制你成功的机会。
11. We got married when I was 30 for all the wrong reasons.
    由于种种阴差阳错，我30岁时我们结了婚。
12. How do you know that this explanation is wrong?
    你怎么知道这个解释是错误的呢？
13. 20 per cent of the calculations are wrong.
    这些计算有20%是错误的。
14. Lots of people got the questions wrong.
    很多人把问题理解错了。
15. We think there's something wrong with the computer
    我们认为计算机出了故障。
16. Something must have gone wrong with the satellite link.
    卫星连接一定出了毛病。
17. I was wrong about it being a casual meeting
    我误以为这是个非正式会议。
18. Am I wrong in thinking that?
    我这么想错了吗？
19. It would be wrong to assume that rich countries will always be able to insulate themselves with drugs against the ravages of new diseases
    要是以为富国总能为自己备好药物以抵御新发疾病的侵害，那就错了。
20. He was wrong to call it science
    他将此称之为科学是错误的。
21. I'm sure you've got it wrong. Kate isn't like that
    我敢保证你弄错了，凯特不是那个样子的。
22. 'I thought you and I were going to spend the night together,' he whispered. 'You thought wrong,' Nancy whispered back.
    “我以为我和你要一起过夜呢。”他小声说。“你想错了。”南茜小声回应道。
23. She was wrong to leave her child alone
    她不该把孩子单独留在那儿。
24. Is it wrong to try to save the life of someone you love?
    尽力挽救所爱之人的生命难道错了吗？
25. I intend to right that wrong
    我打算纠正那个错误。
26. You have wronged my mother
    你冤枉了我妈妈。
27. If you went to the wrong school, you won't get the job
    如果你进错了学校，就得不到这份工作。
28. Don't get me wrong, it's interesting work. But it's not permanent
    别误会我的意思，这个工作很有意思，可惜不是长期性的。
29. It all went horribly wrong
    情况完全变得一团糟。
30. He didn't press charges because he was in the wrong
    他没有起诉，因为过错在他。

  false wrong【导航词义：错误的】

  false adj. 错误的

〔辨析〕指不正确的，强调基于错误的信息或想法。

  wrong adj. 不正确的

〔辨析〕指不正确的，强调并非基于客观事实。

adj.

from/on the wrong side of the tracks

• 来自（城里的）贫民区；住在贫穷的地区（或城区）
  from or living in a poor area or part of town

get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

• 误解；误会
  to understand sth in the wrong way

on the wrong side of the law

• 违法
  in trouble with the police

take sth the wrong way

• 误会本意良好的话
  to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive

back the wrong horse

• 下错赌注（支持了失败的一方或事情）
  to support sb/sth that is not successful

be barking up the wrong tree

• 把方法搞错（或想偏）；走错路线
  to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve sth
  1. You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
     你要是指望我们借钱给你，你是走错庙门了。

get out of bed on the wrong side

• （无缘由地）一起床就整天情绪不好
  to be bad-tempered for the whole day for no particular reason

not far off/out/wrong

• 几乎正确
  almost correct
  1. Your guess wasn't far out at all.
     你猜得几乎一点不错。

get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with sb)

• 开始时关系良好 / 不好
  to start a relationship well/badly
  1. I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
     看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。

hit/strike the right/wrong note

• 做（或说、写）得得体 / 不得体
  to do, say or write sth that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion

rub sb up the wrong way

• （无意中）惹人生气，触怒别人
  to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them

get on the right/wrong side of sb

• 讨得某人的欢心；惹得某人恼怒
  to make sb pleased with you/annoyed with you

on the right/wrong track

• 思路对头 / 不对头；做法对路 / 不对路
  thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way

adv.

get sb wrong

• 误会，误解，曲解（某人的意思）
  to not understand correctly what sb means
  1. Don't get me wrong (= do not be offended by what I am going to say) , I think he's doing a good job, but…
     别误解我，我认为他活儿干得不错，不过…

get sth wrong

• 误会，误解，曲解（某事）
  to not understand a situation correctly
  1. No, you've got it all wrong. She's his wife.
     不，你完全误会了。她是他的妻子。
• 把…搞错；把…弄错
  to make a mistake with sth
  1. I must have got the figures wrong.
     我一定是把数字给搞错了。

go wrong

• 犯错误；做错事；搞错；弄错
  to make a mistake
  1. If you do what she tells you, you won't go far wrong.
     你要是按照她说的做，就不会出大差错。
  2. Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly) ?
     我们在什么地方把这些孩子惯坏了？
• 发生故障；出毛病
  to stop working correctly
  1. My watch keeps going wrong.
     我的表不断地出毛病。
• 出现问题；遇到困难
  to experience problems or difficulties
  1. The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad.
     移居国外后，他们的关系开始出现问题了。
  2. What else can go wrong (= what other problems are we going to have) ?
     还会出现什么问题？

you can't go wrong (with sth)

• 绝对不会出错；决不会有问题
  used to say that sth will always be acceptable in a particular situation
  1. For a quick lunch you can't go wrong with pasta.
     中午快餐吃意大利面绝对没错。

put a foot wrong

• 犯错误；做错事
  to make a mistake
  1. In the last two games he has hardly put a foot wrong.
     他在上两局比赛中几乎一点错都没有出。

n.

in the wrong

• （在事故、错误、争论等中）有错，应承担责任
  responsible for an accident, a mistake, an argument, etc.
  1. The motorcyclist was clearly in the wrong.
     骑摩托车的人显然对事故负有责任。

two wrongs don't make a right

• 怨怨相报永无完了；以牙还牙行不通
  used to say that if sb does sth bad to you, the situation will not be improved by doing sth bad to them

right a wrong

• 纠正错误；平反昭雪
  to do sth to correct an unfair situation or sth bad that you have done

noun

1. any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

   Synonym:    legal injurydamage

2. that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
   1. he feels that you are in the wrong

   Synonym:    wrongfulness

verb

1. treat unjustly

adj

1. characterized by errors
   1. he submitted a faulty report
   2. an incorrect transcription

   Synonym:    faultyincorrect

2. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
   1. said all the wrong things

   Synonym:    improper

3. not correct
   1. an incorrect calculation
   2. the report in the paper is wrong
   3. your information is wrong
   4. the clock showed the wrong time
   5. found themselves on the wrong road
   6. based on the wrong assumptions

   Synonym:    incorrect

4. based on or acting or judging in error
   1. it is wrong to think that way

5. badly timed
   1. an ill-timed intervention
   2. you think my intrusion unseasonable
   3. an untimely remark
   4. it was the wrong moment for a joke

   Synonym:    ill-timedunseasonableuntimely

6. used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward
   1. socks worn wrong side out

7. not in accord with established usage or procedure
   1. the wrong medicine
   2. the wrong way to shuck clams
   3. it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts

   Synonym:    incorrect

8. contrary to conscience or morality or law
   1. it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor
   2. cheating is wrong
   3. it is wrong to lie

adv

1. in an inaccurate manner
   1. he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
   2. she guessed wrong

   Synonym:    incorrectlywrongly