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小词详解 | blunder
blunder 英 [ˈblʌndə(r)] 美 [ˈblʌndər]
My worst blunders were in the boom years of 1998 to 2001, when we caught the internet bug too early, and between 2006 and 2008 when we invested too much in energy.
我犯过的最大错误就是在1998年至2001年的热潮中过早追捧互联网,还有在2006年至2008年期间过度投资能源业。
——《经济学人》Others confessed to being kept awake at night thinking about communication blunders such as a bungled conversation or a misphrased email to an adviser.
还有些人承认自己晚上睡不着觉,老是想着沟通中的失误,比如一次不愉快的谈话,或给导师发了一封措辞不当的邮件。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 愚蠢或粗心的错误
He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers.
他不小心撞到了桌子,把花打翻了。
blunder the country into war
误使国家陷入战争
blunder on
一再粗心或荒唐地做某事;一错再错blunder away
因愚蠢、管理不善轻率等而失去或浪费掉blunder upon
偶然碰上,无意中发现(该义也可以用 blunder on 表达)
Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.
青年鲁莽犯错,中年奋斗不止,老年后悔无穷。
gaffe: a mistake that a person makes in public or in a social situation, especially sth embarrassing slip: a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention oversight: the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do sth or you do not notice sth
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