error
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈer.ər/us/ˈer.ɚ/B2
amistake:
错误;谬误;差错Headmittedthat he'dmadean error.他承认犯了一个错误。
Thelettercontainsanumberoftypingerrors.信中有一些打字错误。
Humanerror has beenblamedfor theaircrash.飞机坠毁被归咎于人为失误。
With something asdelicateasbrainsurgery, there is littlemarginforerror(= you must not makemistakes).像做脑部外科手术这样精细的事情,容不得半点差错。
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.
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.
error of judgment
awrongdecision:
判断失误Nottellingthestaffbefore theyreadthenewsin thepaperswas an error ofjudgment.没有在员工看到报上的消息前告诉他们实情是个判断失误。
Thereportdescribedtheirrefusaltosendingroundtroopsas aseriouserror ofjudgment.
Seniorpoliceofficersundoubtedlymade errors ofjudgmentas theystruggledtocontainunprecedentedlevelsofviolence.
Accepting themoneywas an error ofjudgmentfor which I haveapologizedunreservedly.
Inlateryears, theprimeministeradmittedthat he had made an error ofjudgment.
see the error ofyourways
tounderstandthat you werewrongtobehavein aparticularway andstarttobehavedifferently:
知错就改;意识到自己的做法错误而开始改正Ihopeyou canseethe error ofyourways-otherwise, there is nofuturefor you in thisbusiness.
- Hospitalauthoritiesadmittedthat atragicerror had takenplace.
- Thereasonfor thedisasterwasenginefailure, nothumanerror.
- The erroroccurredwhen someoneleftout thedecimalpoint.
- Youressayisfullofspellingerrors.
- There are someseriouserrors andomissionsin thebook.
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