blunder
noun[C]
uk/ˈblʌn.dər/us/ˈblʌn.dɚ/aseriousmistake, usuallycausedby not takingcareorthinking:
（通常由于粗心或欠考虑而酿成的）大错He said that thetaxwas amajorpoliticalblunder.他称这项税收政策是一大政治错误。
Imadea blunder by getting hisnamewrong.我一疏忽，弄错了他的名字。
Synonyms
foul-upUKinformal
pratfall
a mistake
- mistakeIt was just a silly mistake - no need to apologize.
- errorHe admitted that he'd made an error.
- blunderThe company was struggling after a series of financial blunders.
- slipIt was an understandable slip.
- mix-upThere was a mix-up with the bags at the airport.
- gaffeI made a real gaffe by calling her "Emma", which is the name of his previous girlfriend.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- fossilization
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- misspelling
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
blunder
verb
uk/ˈblʌn.dər/us/ˈblʌn.dɚ/blunderverb(MOVE)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomovein anawkwardway:
跌跌撞撞地走，踉踉跄跄地走I couldhearhim blunderingaroundin thedarkness.我能听见他在黑暗中踉踉跄跄地四处乱撞。
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- falter
- halting
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble
blunderverb(MISTAKE)
[I]
to make aseriousmistake, usually because of not takingcareorthinking:
酿成大错，犯大错Policeblundered by notreleasingmoredetailsabout thecasetofocuspublicinterest.警方因没有提供更多的详细案情以引起公众的关注而酿成了大错。
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- confuse
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- mislearn
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- mistranscription
- nod
- stumble
- trip(someone)up
- unforced