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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
wrong
wrong UK [rɒŋ] US [rɑːŋ] adjective NOT CORRECT 1. <E > not correct • Three of your answers were wrong. • That clock is wrong - it's 12.30 not 12.15. • Some of his facts are questionable, others are plainly (= completely) wrong. Compare right Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong 2. <E > If someone is wrong, they are not correct in their judgment or statement about something • You were wrong about the time - the shop closed at 7 not 8. • He's wrong in thinking that we will support the project financially. Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong 3. prove sb wrong to show by your actions that someone's judgment of you was not correct • I thought she couldn't do it, but she proved me wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong • I got eight correct answers and two wrong ones in last week's exam. • On the last question, she guessed wrong. • He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong. • I'd marked her down as a Labour Party supporter, but I was completely wrong. • I'm hopeless at physics, and it's the same with chemistry - I get it all wrong. NOT SUITABLE 4. <E > not suitable or correct, or not as it should be • She's the wrong person for the job. • We must have taken a wrong turning. • I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number (= this is not the telephone number you wanted). Compare right Thesaurus+: ↑Unsuitable and unacceptable 5. <A > describes something that is not considered to be socially acceptable or suitable • She got in with the wrong crowd (= a group of people who were not considered socially acceptable) at university. Thesaurus+: ↑Unsuitable and unacceptable 6. <A > If you ask someone what is wrong, you want to know what is worrying or upsetting them • You've been quiet all evening. Is there anything wrong? • What's wrong with you today? Thesaurus+: ↑Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences ↑Accidents and disasters 7. the wrong way round/around If something is the wrong way round/around, the part that should be at the front is at the back • You've got your skirt on the wrong way round. Thesaurus+: ↑Backwards, sideways and back and forth • There are fears that the weapons might fall into the wrong hands. • I realised I was looking at it from the wrong angle. • We realized we had taken the wrong road and had to double back. • I got into drugs because I was hanging around with the wrong people. • He put the wheel on the wrong way around. IMMORAL 8. <A > not considered morally acceptable by most people • Children should be taught that violence is wrong. • It was wrong of her to lie to you. • What's wrong with having a bit of fun? Opposite right Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil ↑Dishonest • Do you think it's wrong to use aborted foetuses for medical research? • "Was it wrong of me to go to the police?" "Oh no, I'm sure you did right." • It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings. • You didn't do anything wrong, - you should have a clear conscience. • He argued that it was wrong to invest in the arms trade. NOT WORKING 9. after verb not working correctly • Something's wrong with the television - the picture's gone fuzzy. • The doctors are still trying to find out what's wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Not functioning Idioms: catch somebody on the wrong foot ▪ get into the wrong hands ▪ get the wrong end of the stick ▪ go down the wrong way ▪ send out the wrong signals adverb 1. <I > informal in a way that is not correct • You've spelt my name wrong. See also wrongly Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong 2. get sth wrong informal to make a mistake in the way you answer or understand something • I spent hours doing that calculation and I still got the answer wrong. • You've got it all wrong - it was your boss that she was annoyed with and not you! Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong 3. go wrong A. <I > If a situation or event goes wrong, it becomes unpleasant and is not a success • Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child. Thesaurus+: ↑Failing and doing badly B. <A > to make a mistake • These shelves are very easy to put together - you can't go wrong. • I thought I'd done this correctly, I just can't understand where I've gone wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Making mistakes C. If a machine goes wrong, it stops working correctly. • Our TV keeps going wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Not functioning • I've tied the knots all wrong. • I got the time wrong. • I wrote the number down wrong. Idiom: don't get me wrong noun 1. uncountable what is considered to be morally unacceptable • He has no sense of right and wrong. • I was brought up to tell the truth and know right from wrong. • As far as her parents are concerned, she can do no wrong (= she is perfect in every way). Thesaurus+: ↑Morally wrong and evil ↑Dishonest 2. countable an unfair action • He has done us a great wrong. • She was trying to right (= do something to make better) the wrongs of the past. Thesaurus+: ↑Bad and wrong behaviour ↑Disobedient ↑Obeying and breaking the law ↑Obedient and compliant 3. in the wrong If someone is in the wrong, they have made a mistake or done something which is bad or illegal • The driver was unquestionably in the wrong. Thesaurus+: ↑Wrong Idiom: Two wrongs don't make a right verb transitive formal to treat someone in an unfair or unacceptable way • She felt deeply wronged by his accusations. Thesaurus+: ↑Treating people or animals badly ↑Insults and abuse ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling ↑Violent or aggressive
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