| 单词 | clanger |
| 释义 | clanger noun[C] mainlyUKinformaluk/ˈklæŋ.ər/us/ˈklæŋ.ɚ/something that you say byaccidentthatembarrassesorupsetssomeone: 说错话；失言Clairedropped(= said)a clanger byjokingabout hisdogthat's beendeadfor threemonths.克莱尔一时说错话，开玩笑说起他那条已死去3个月的狗。 Faults and mistakes
Examplesofclangerclanger I think, however, that he clanged his clangers with even more aplomb than usual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth of the matter is that the mix of the chairman and the director general was unfortunate and led to theclanger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, the decision was unacceptable, and it was aclanger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, was it aclangeror a ploy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all dropped that sort ofclangerin our day and survived it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They did drop one or two clangers, but we shall forgive them those for the positive things that they said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I maintain that one of the worst systems is that of piecework in theclangerzone in the factories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We say, on the other hand, that there is just as muchclangerin reaction as in enthusiasm? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if clangers, or oneclanger, are grounds for changing an entire system or dismantling an organisation, we would have no government departments left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it does dib in, it could drop aclangerbecause little of the coal industry will remain intact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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