wrong number

短语

[计] 错号

发音

AU

词形变化

wrong numbers 复数 wrong numbers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.

    I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.

  2. 2.

    A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.

    引申义

    - Who was that on the phone? - It was just a wrong number.

  3. 3.

    An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.

    过时 习语

    The readers probably expecting me to go on about how Johnny was real nostalgic about some kind of material security. . . . Well, the readers got the wrong number.