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an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want （言語或行爲上的）錯誤，失誤 It's easy to make a mistake. 犯錯誤很容易。 Don't worry, we all make mistakes. 沒關系，我們都會犯錯。 You are making a big mistake. 你正在犯一個嚴重的錯誤。 Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life. 我一生中最大的錯誤就是那麽年輕就離開了學校。 a terrible/serious/huge mistake 可怕的/嚴重的/巨大的錯誤 It’s a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make). 這是常犯的錯誤。 You must try to learn from your mistakes. 你得從所犯錯誤中吸取教訓。 He is determined not to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors. 他決心不再重蹈前任的覆轍。 This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake. 這封信是給别人的，一定是搞錯了。 - the mistake of doing something
I made the mistake of giving him my address. 我真不該把我的地址給他。 - it is a mistake to do something
It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion. 忽略他的意見是不對的。 It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her. 我相信了她，這是我的一大錯誤。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1, Difficulty and failurea1All those problems because of one little mistake! 所有這些問題都是因爲一個小差錯！ Don't make the same mistake as I did. 别犯和我一樣的錯誤。 Don't worry about it—it's an easy mistake to make! 别再不安了 － 這是個很容易犯的錯誤！ I kept telling myself that it was all a terrible mistake. 我不停地告訴自己，這只是場可怕的誤會。 I made a mistake about her. 我誤解她了。 It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you. 想當然地認爲孩子們會和你意見一致是大錯特錯了。 It would be a mistake to think that this is a cheap option. 認爲這是一個廉價的選擇是錯誤的。 Mistakes are bound to happen sometimes. 錯誤有時會不可避免地發生。 Ordinary people are paying for the government's mistakes. 老百姓在爲政府的失誤付出代價。 The company has learned from its past mistakes. 公司從過去的失誤中吸取了教訓。 They all commit similar mistakes. 他們都犯相似的錯誤。 This dress was an expensive mistake. 買這件裙子是個錯誤，還那麽貴。 Too late, she realized her mistake. 她意識到自己錯了，但爲時太晚。 We can help you avoid costly mistakes. 我們可以幫你避免代價高昂的錯誤。 Be willing to admit your mistakes. 願意承認自己的錯誤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- colossal
- great
- …
- make
- commit
- repeat
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- happen
- occur
- by mistake
- mistake about
- all a mistake
- an easy mistake to make
- make the mistake of doing something
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a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly （用詞或數字等上的）錯誤，口誤，筆誤 It's a common mistake among learners of English. 這是學英語的人常犯的錯誤。 Her essay is full of spelling mistakes. 她的文章到處都是拼寫錯誤。 If students correct their own mistakes, learning improves. 如果學生改正自己的錯誤，學習就會進步。 - mistake (in) doing something
The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill. 服務員結賬時算錯了賬。
Synonyms mistakemistake- error
- inaccuracy
- slip
- howler
- misprint
- mistake a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly:
It’s a common mistake among learners of English. 這是學英語的人常犯的錯誤。 spelling mistakes 拼寫錯誤
- error (rather formal
) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly: 指用詞、數字等的錯誤、口誤、筆誤： There are too many errors in your work. 你的工作失誤太多。
- inaccuracy (rather formal
) a piece of information that is not exactly correct: 指信息不準確、有誤： The article is full of inaccuracies. 這篇文章裏不準確的地方比比皆是。
- slip
a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention 指常因粗心或未予以重視造成的差錯、疏漏、纰漏 - howler (informal, especially British English) a stupid mistake, especially in what somebody says or writes:
The report is full of howlers. 這份報告錯漏百出。
- misprint
a small mistake in a printed text 指印刷文本上的錯誤
- a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in something
- to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
- to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints
Extra ExamplesIt isn't possible to eliminate all mistakes. 要清除所有錯誤是不可能的。 The teacher kindly pointed out the mistake. 老師善意地指出了錯誤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- colossal
- great
- …
- make
- commit
- repeat
- …
- happen
- occur
- by mistake
- mistake about
- all a mistake
- an easy mistake to make
- make the mistake of doing something
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse mistaka ‘take in error’, probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.
Idioms
and no mistake
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used to show that you are sure about the truth of what you have just said 準確無誤；毫無疑問
by mistake
in mistake for something
make no mistake (about something)
used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn somebody about something 别搞錯；注意 Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won’t just go away. 要知道，這是一場不會自行消失的危機。