howler

noun

/ˈhaʊlə(r)/

/ˈhaʊlər/

(informal, especially British English)

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a stupid mistake, especially in what somebody says or writes（尤指言谈或行文中的）愚蠢的错误 synonym error
- The report is full of howlers.这份报告错漏百出。
Synonyms mistake
mistake
- error
- inaccuracy
- slip
- howler
- misprint
These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.
- mistake a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly:
  It’s a common mistake among learners of English.这是学英语的人常犯的错误。
  spelling mistakes拼写错误
- error (rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly:指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误：
  There are too many errors in your work.你的工作失误太多。
  Error is a more formal way of saying mistake.
- inaccuracy (rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct:指信息不准确、有误：
  The article is full of inaccuracies.这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。
- slip a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、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.这份报告错漏百出。
  A howler is usually an embarrassing mistake that shows that the person who made it does not know something that they really should know.
- misprint a small mistake in a printed text指印刷文本上的错误
Patterns
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Howler is used before these nouns:
monkey
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