erring
present participle oferr
| 单词 | erring |
| 释义 | erring present participle oferr err verb[I] formaluk/ɜːr/us/ɝː//er/to make amistakeor to do somethingwrong: He erred inagreeingto herappointmentto theposition. Making mistakes
Idiomserr on the side of caution to err is human (to forgive divine). Examplesoferringerring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Byerringon the side of life, too, one tries to keep in check any subjective quality-of-life judgments. From theCambridge English Corpus The loss of market and therefore a livelihood was sure to bring anyerringperson to heel! From theCambridge English Corpus The warm-up was also designed to eliminate any children who were unable to follow the directions byerringon 2 of 3 trials. From theCambridge English Corpus An underlying principle of abstract interpretation is to approximate perfect information by 'erringon the safe side'. From theCambridge English Corpus I am delighted to be characterised as a utopian,erringon the side of the normative. From theCambridge English Corpus For neuter and feminine monosyllabic nouns, children overgeneralized der more frequently than die or das, thuserringsystematically in the direction of the rule. From theCambridge English Corpus The decision rule was purposely restrictive,erringon the side of exclusion. From theCambridge English Corpus Erringtoo far toward centralization will prove stifling, demoralizing, demotivating, and disempowering. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, if theerringbeliever does not listen, the correcter must invoke other believers in order to attempt correction in the presence of witnesses. From theCambridge English Corpus The translation is precise and accurate, albeit at timeserringslightly towards the character of a crib (something one can forgive in a parallel translation). From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, they are expected to overgeneralize der whenerringon non-masculine monosyllabic nouns and overgeneralize die when erring on non-feminine polysyllabic nouns ending in -e. From theCambridge English Corpus A monster is something to be shown; its purpose is "to reveal visibly the results of vice, folly, and unreason, as a warning toerringhumanity" (10). From theCambridge English Corpus Strict censure implied that if despite the ban, a husband took back anerringwife or a father received home an outcaste son, they too were liable to be outcaste. From theCambridge English Corpus Erringpoliticians are typically 'held accountable' in this way, as are employees and, notably, professionals who hold themselves out as caring as much for their clients as for themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus It is difficult to come to a documented compromise, but a range of 3-5% might seem to be reasonable, possiblyerringon the high side. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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