1 meaning the opposite of what you say 说反话的；讽刺的: Jeff sometimes offends people with his ironic sense of humour. 杰夫喜欢冷嘲热讽，有时候得罪人。 ☞ Look at sarcastic. 参看sarcastic。

2 (used about a situation) strange or amusing because it is unusual or unexpected （指情况）出乎意料的，令人啼笑皆非的: It is ironic that the busiest people are often the most willing to help. 最乐意提供协助的往往是那些最忙碌的人，这真令人意想不到。 ➔ironically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv