error
英 [ˈerə(r)]
美 [ˈerər]
n. 错误; 差错; 谬误
复数：errors
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1595 / COCA.2198
同义词辨析
blunderboobbotchclangererrorfallacyfaultguiltmistake【导航词义：错误】
blundern. 大错
〔辨析〕
指由于愚蠢或疏忽大意等造成的错误。
〔例证〕
She made a terrible blunder when introducing the girl to her husband.
她把那个女孩介绍给她丈夫是犯了一个极大的错误。
她把那个女孩介绍给她丈夫是犯了一个极大的错误。
boobn. 〈英，非正式〉错误，过失
〔辨析〕
指因愚蠢的行为犯下的过错。
〔例证〕
I made a boob throwing that document away.
我犯了个愚蠢的错误，把那份文件扔掉了。
我犯了个愚蠢的错误，把那份文件扔掉了。
botchn. 〈非正式，尤英〉拙劣的工作
〔辨析〕
主要指干得拙劣、一塌糊涂的活儿。
〔例证〕
I tried to make a great meal but only made a botch of it.
我试图做顿大餐，可是搞砸了。
我试图做顿大餐，可是搞砸了。
clangern. 〈英，非正式〉失言；失礼；尴尬的错误
〔辨析〕
指愚蠢的或令人难堪的过错。
〔例证〕
He realized that mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of clanger.
他意识到提及她的前夫有点儿冒失，令人尴尬。
他意识到提及她的前夫有点儿冒失，令人尴尬。
errorn. 错误，谬误
〔辨析〕
可指任何错误，包括笔误、印刷错误或计算错误，常可与 mistake 换用。
〔例证〕
The government has committed a serious error/mistake.
政府犯下了严重的错误。
There are too many errors/mistakes in your spelling.
你拼写错误太多。
This is a grammatical error/mistake.
这是一个语法错误。
政府犯下了严重的错误。
There are too many errors/mistakes in your spelling.
你拼写错误太多。
This is a grammatical error/mistake.
这是一个语法错误。
fallacyn. 谬论，谬见
〔辨析〕
尤指很多人持有的错误观点或想法。
〔例证〕
There was once a popular fallacy that the world is flat.
人们曾经普遍误以为地球是平的。
人们曾经普遍误以为地球是平的。
faultn. 缺点； 过错
〔辨析〕
表示“缺点，毛病”时为可数名词；表示“过失，过错”时为不可数名词。
〔例证〕
He is still an excellent politician despite the faults he's committed.
尽管他犯过一些错误，他仍是一名出色的政治家。
The minister is quite satisfied with his secretary because he can find no fault with her work.
部长对他的秘书很满意，因为她的工作无可挑剔。
尽管他犯过一些错误，他仍是一名出色的政治家。
The minister is quite satisfied with his secretary because he can find no fault with her work.
部长对他的秘书很满意，因为她的工作无可挑剔。
guiltn. 责任，罪责
〔辨析〕
指对发生的坏事负有的责任。
〔例证〕
The boy behaved badly, but in fact the guilt lay with his parents.
这个男孩表现很不好，但实际上责任在于其父母。
这个男孩表现很不好，但实际上责任在于其父母。
mistaken. 错误，过失
〔辨析〕
指行为、看法、言辞等方面的错误。
〔例证〕
I have made a mistake in grammar.
我犯了一个语法错误。
One silly mistake cost us the match.
一个愚蠢的错误使我们输掉了那场比赛。
我犯了一个语法错误。
One silly mistake cost us the match.
一个愚蠢的错误使我们输掉了那场比赛。
习惯用语
n.
- see, realize, etc. the error of your ways
- 知过即改；承认自己的做法不对并决心改正
to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour trial and error - 反复试验；不断摸索
the process of solving a problem by trying various methods until you find a method that is successful - Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error .
儿童通过反复摸索才学会运用计算机程序。
牛津词典
noun
- 错误；差错；谬误
a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth- No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
由于计算机出错，上周未付任何款项。 - There are too many errors in your work.
你的工作失误太多。 - I think you have made an error in calculating the total.
我想你在计算总数时出了差错。 - A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around.
一个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不够每人一份。 - a grave error (= a very serious mistake)
严重错误 - a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious)
明显的错误 - The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a person rather than by a machine) .
延误是人为错误造成的。 - The computer system was switched off in error (= by mistake) .
计算机系统被不慎关闭。 - There is no room for error in this job.
这项工作决不允许出差错。
- No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 错误;差错
Anerroris something you have done which is considered to be incorrect or wrong, or which should not have been done.- NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations...
美国国家航空航天局在它的计算结果中发现了一个数学错误。 - MPs attacked lax management and errors of judgment.
议员们抨击管理的松散和判断的失误。
- NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations...
- PHRASE 错误地；失误地
If you do somethingin erroror if it happensin error, you do it or it happens because you have made a mistake, especially in your judgment.- The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。
- The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
- PHRASE （认识到）错误;（意识到）失误
If someone seesthe error oftheirways, they realize or admit that they have made a mistake or behaved badly.- I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.
我想找个机会开导他一下，好让他认识到自己做错了。
- I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.
英英释义
noun
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- he made a bad mistake
- she was quick to point out my errors
- I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- inadvertent incorrectness
- departure from what is ethically acceptable
- a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- part of a statement that is not correct
- the book was full of errors
- (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
双语例句
- Here he fell into the common error of judging by appearances.
在此他又犯了一般以貌取人的通病。 - The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。 - It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error
那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。 - Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.
由于一个排印错误，朗里奇镇的名称Longridge被拼为了Longbridge。 - He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment'
他宣称布鲁克先生犯有“判断失误的重大过错”。 - He had made a humiliating tactical error and he had to go.
他犯了一个让他颜面尽失的战术错误，只得引咎辞职。 - He said that publication of the information was a serious error in judgment.
他说该信息的公布属于严重的判断失误。 - The accident was caused by human error.
这一事故是人为错误造成的。 - He exclaims that it must be a typing error.
他惊呼道那一定是个打字错误。 - His error is of a serious nature.
他的错误情节严重。