do wrong
do wrong — 慣用語
1. to behave in a way that is morally bad or unfair, often by treating someone badl
做錯事
做出不道德或傷人的行為
to behave in a way that is morally bad or unfair, often by treating someone badly or breaking a rule of honesty.
After yelling at the cashier, Mei-Lin knew she had done wrong and apologized right away.
對收銀員大吼之後，Mei-Lin 知道自己做錯了事，便立刻道歉。
intransitive: do wrong (no object)
The landlord did the tenants wrong by ignoring the broken heater all winter.
房東整個冬天都不修理壞掉的暖氣，真是虧待了房客。
pattern: do + someone + wrong
Diego felt his brother had done wrong by him when the money went missing.
Diego 覺得弟弟在錢不見這件事上虧待了他。
pattern: do wrong + by + someone
That newspaper article did wrong to the politician by publishing false claims.
那家報紙刊登不實指控，冤枉了那位政治人物。
pattern: do wrong + to + someone
If you know you have done wrong, the honest thing to do is admit it.
如果你知道自己做了不對的事，老實承認是最好的做法。
- do someone wrong
- do wrong by someone
- do wrong to someone
- know you have done wrong
- admit you did wrong
- feel you did wrong
- misbehave
less serious; often used for children or minor rule-breaking rather than moral failure
- transgress
formal and literary; implies crossing a clear moral or religious boundary
- act unjustly
more formal; specifically describes unfair treatment rather than general wrongdoing
- do right
the direct opposite phrase, used in the same grammatical patterns
- act fairly
less idiomatic; describes treating others with fairness
文法句型
do wrong (intransitive: no object)
do + someone + wrong
do wrong + to + someone
do wrong + by + someone
用法筆記
The phrase can be used without an object ('do wrong' = act immorally in general) or with an object. When an object is the person affected, use the pattern 'do + someone + wrong' (most common) or 'do wrong + to/by + someone' (slightly more formal).