1ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (表情)哭笑不得的
Matthew allowed himself a wry smile.
马修不由得苦笑了一下。
She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
She studied him for the longest time, looking wryly amused.
她面带苦笑,盯着他看了很长时间。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](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. (话语或文章)挖苦的,讽刺的,揶揄的
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。
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。
wryly
When asked if he would be visiting his family, Becker said wryly: 'I hope I don't have time.'