"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
"something is amiss"
"has gone completely haywire"
"something is wrong with the engine"
"something has gone awry in our plans"
"something went badly amiss in the preparations"
"rugs lying askew"
"with his necktie twisted awry"
1.出岔子的;出错的
If something goesawry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
e.g. She was in a fury over a plan that had goneawry.
计划出了问题,她很愤怒。
2.歪的;斜的
If something isawry, it is not in its normal or proper position.
e.g. His dark hair was allawry.
他的黑头发全乱了。
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1. 歪曲:awoken 唤醒 |awry 歪曲 | ax 斧头
2. 歪曲的,不对头的:dangle 悬垂 |awry 歪曲的,不对头的 | wicker 柳条编制的
3. 扭曲的,走样的:awl [钻皮革的]尖钻 |awry 扭曲的,走样的. | axiom 公理,定理
4. 歪斜的:ticklish 容易怒的 |awry 歪斜的 | wry 讽刺性的幽默
Not Cynthia when her manteau's pinned awry, E'er felt such rage.
出自:PopeSome of our party began to squint and look awry.
出自:C. DarwinHis new coat did not fit very well, for the tailor had been hurried and some of the seams were awry.
出自:M. MitchellThe hair, so tightly drawn back before, was slightly awry.
出自:I. McEwan