■ verb [VN] [usually passive] {format) to treat sb badly or in an unfair way MS ) At 14: He felt deeply

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wrong ♦ wrongly ♦ wrongfully

■ In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object, ft wrong nl# 10 ii5]ft# wrongly, Mm IF if] Zfn: My name was

spelled wrong. Y* o I’m afraid you

guessed wrong. Sifl f/rdfifu 7, Wrongly is used before a past participle or a that clause. * wrongly M that : My name was wrongly

spelt, ft fttJ &StlHu T o o She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher. MiA LA Aflkil't‘$dip₀

n Wrongfully is usually used in a formal legal situation with words like convicted, dismissed and imprisoned.

* wrongfully iffi'W'777t67AI$¥jT-, H convicted, dismissed, imprisoned

wrong-doer /'rnpdurefr); NAmE 'roil)-/ noun (formal) a person who does sth dishonest or illegal ffeiE^69 A;

if &ft ECT71 CRIMINAL. OFFENDER

wrong-doing /'ropdunri; NAmE 'roil)-/ noun [U, C]

(formal) illegal or dishonest behaviour 7 ?A ft f] ; if

f.; ftE; WMVi'S. HT?I CRIME, OFFENCE

.wrong-'foot verb [Vlsi] (BrE) to put sb in a difficult or embarrassing situation by doing sth that they do not expect fj£ 7 7 R; fA i? & ¥ M: It was an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition, jx — 7 rf fj 69 fk it Aj f-7

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wrong-ful /'rnrjfl; NAmE ’roir)-/ adj. [usually before noun] (especially law W) not fair, morally right or legal 74HE 69 ; if 69 ; 7 if 69 : She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal. iA ae! iff ft 7 7 fA I? ft ► wrong-ful-ly /-fali/ adv._: to be wrongfully convicted/dismissed if 7?Aae¥ / MB. 7 note at wrong

.wrong-'headed adj. having or showing bad judgement f\\ I* iA 69 : #L ii 7 fp 69 : wrong-headed beliefs

wrong-ly O-w/'ropli; NAmE'roil)-j adv. in a way that is unfair, immoral or not correct 7iElE ilk; "A if M ftk; fu iA fl!i: She was wrongly accused of stealing. ® lAifEAw IEil o o He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care, fife iA VX f) Ml # 7 ft 7 ₀ <> The sentence had been wrongly translated, jk 7 uj J- fg ff? ft To O They knew they had acted wrongly. fMJ^ilfMl lift % M 0 Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether

they were right to feel this way).

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wrote pt of write

wrought /ra:t/ verb [VIM] [formal or literary) (used only in the past tense {£ 7 M i NO caused sth to happen,

especially a change fj‘k7.7 , ia® T ( jtfa'Mit ) : This century wrought major changes in our society, 7: tit iZ in ft ill itiJ 77: -rt 7 7 lltl. 0 The storm wrought havoc in the south. j£S SMM ft if] 7 iklit 7 ii 7 7) 7c ₀ — see also wreak ISldlJ Wrought is an old form of the past tense of work. * wrought H work ii 7

.wrought ’iron noun [U] a form of iron used to make decorative fences, gates, etc. f|H7; B 7 : The gates were made of wrought iron. 0

wrought-iron gates l&'fXfi — compare cast iron

wrung pt, pp of wring

wry /rai/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed ^ 7 : ‘At least we got one vote, ’ she said with a wry smile.

’’ftSMItt 0 He pulled a wry face when I asked him 'how it had gone, ft fnj ftfc )£ R , ftii 7 7 7 % 7 % „ 2 amusing in a way that shows irony fl ft 7J: M $i] 7j; W> il &'J: a wry comedy about family life 7: 7' M II 7 7 7j M $J % $J 0 a wry comment 7 7j if Y\> 0 wry humour %. n$] it (lO l§l If ► wryly adv.: to smile wryly wryness noun [U]

WTO /.dAblju: ti: ’au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. World Trade Organization (an international organization that encourages international trade and economic development, especially by reducing restrictions on trade)

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Wu /wu:/ noun [U] a form of Chinese spoken in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai ( 31 f77717.

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wun der kind /'wundakind; NAmE -dark-/ noun {pi. wunder-kinder /'wondakinda(r); NAmE -dark-/); (from German, sometimes disapproving) a person who is very successful at a young age f$ it;

Wurlitzer™ /'W3:litsa(r); NAmE 'W3:rl-/ noun a large musical organ, especially one used in the cinemas/ movie theaters of the 1930s ( itim 20 tti7d, 30 77t717

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wuss /wos/ noun [slang) a person who is not strong or brave m 7; Mi til: Don’t be such a wuss! #i] jg. 7 ft M!

WWW /.dAblju: dAblju: ’dAblju:/ abbr = World Wide Web _: several useful WWW addresses 717 W fH &'J 7i tit pJ

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WYSIWYG /’wiziwig/ abbr. [computing if) what you see is what you get (what you see on the computer screen is exactly the same as will be printed) (iff ML HP Pif #. W

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