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单词 mistake
释义
mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
A2
anaction,decision, orjudgmentthatproducesanunwantedorunintentionalresult:
错误；过失
I'm notblamingyou - we allmakemistakes.我不是在责备你——我们都会犯错。
[+ to infinitive]It was a mistake for ustocome heretonight.我们今晚来这儿是个错误。
This letter'sfullofspellingmistakes.这封信满是拼写错误。
I'vediscovereda few mistakesinyourcalculations.我在你的计算中发现了几个错误。
Why am I underarrest? There must besomemistake.为什么逮捕我？一定是搞错了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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by mistake
B1
byaccident:
错误地
I'vepaidthisbilltwiceby mistake.我弄错了，把这张账单付了两次。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
by accident
  • by accidentI deleted the photo by accident.
  • accidentallyI accidentally deleted the photo.
  • by mistakeI deleted the files by mistake.
  • in errorHer name was passed to the police in error.
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More examples
  • Sheadmittedthat she had made a mistake.
  • Sooner orlatershe's going torealizewhat a mistake she's made.
  • Thereseemsto have been a mistake - mynameisn't on thelist.
  • If youdrawor write inpencilyou can alwaysruboutyourmistakes with aneraser.
  • I have anapologyto make to you - I'mafraidIopenedyourletterby mistake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Faults and mistakes
  • aberration
  • Achilles heel
  • adrift
  • black mark
  • blemish
  • error
  • failing
  • false move
  • faux pas
  • flaw
  • malaprop
  • miscue
  • misfunction
  • misperception
  • misprint
  • that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
  • typo
  • wardrobe malfunction
  • weakness
  • what price...?idiom
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Idioms

and no mistake
make no mistake (about it)
mistake
verb[T]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
mistook|mistaken
to bewrongabout or tofailtorecognizesomething or someone:
误认，错误辨认
You can't mistaketheirhouse- it has abrightyellowfrontdoor.你不会认错他们的房子——正门是鲜黄色的。
formalI mistookyoursignatureandthoughttheletterwas from someoneelse.我把你的签名认错了，以为信是别人寄来的。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making mistakes
  • balls
  • balls(something)up
  • blunder
  • bodge
  • boob
  • botch
  • misdiagnose
  • misdiagnosis
  • misdirect
  • misdirection
  • misgauge
  • misremember
  • misrender
  • misstate
  • mistranscribe
  • mistranscription
  • nod
  • stumble
  • trip(someone)up
  • unforced
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Related word

mistakable

Idiom

be no mistakingsomething

Phrasal verb

mistakesomeone/somethingforsomeone/something
(Definition ofmistakefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mistake| American Dictionary

mistake
noun[C]
us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
anactionordecisionthat iswrongorproducesaresultthat is notcorrector notintended:
We all make mistakes.
[+ to infinitive]It was a mistake to come to thisrestaurantwithout areservation.
by mistake
By mistakemeansunintentionally:
I’msorry– I must havedialedyournumberby mistake.
mistake
verb[T]
us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
past tensemistookus/mɪˈstʊk/|past participlemistakenus/mɪˈsteɪ·kən/
to bewrongabout orfailtorecognizesomething or someone:
[Talways+ adv/prep]I called Karen and mistook hermotherfor her(= IthoughtI wasspeakingto Karen when I wasspeakingto hermother).
(Definition ofmistakefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmistake

mistake
The work also suffers from editorial mistakes that detract from its content.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The spelling mistakes are distracting (pp. 35, 157), and the endnotes are not practical, especially in the absence of a bibliography.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The text, however, includes a number of mistakes and questionable statements.
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Failure in diagnosis is one of the most fundamental mistakes made.
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Four views that might be mistaken for the asymmetric view of social and natural inequalities were then presented.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not to be mistaken for the real thing, art is strictly representation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, during spindle recovery chromosomes may be rearranged on the spindle and mistakes in the segregation between microtubules and chromosomes may occur.
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The new machine is said to be far more sophisticated and able to make judgements according to circumstances and to learn from mistakes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Should the agent warn only against possible mistakes, and simply register eective errors?
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Insufficient generosity and uninformed views amongst the public were hindering social democracy as much as inadequate levels of economic growth or mistaken policies.
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On the face of it, these mistakes had little to do with the historical experience of the country.
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The findings are inconsistent with both frameworks, suggesting that both democratic peace and clash of civilizations claims are mistaken.
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Any mistakes that remain are, of course, the sole responsibility of the authors.
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The interactions between the researcher and researched are uncovered, mistakes are revealed and the way in which data is generated becomes more transparent.
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Even if they failed, others could learn from their mistakes.
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Collocationswithmistake

mistake

These are words often used in combination withmistake.

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big mistake
But that, she will insist, is abigmistake.
From theCambridge English Corpus
classic mistake
His is theclassicmistakeof learning language with his eyes instead of his ears.
From theCambridge English Corpus
colossal mistake
That emphasises my point that they made acolossalmistake.
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