error
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR An error is something you have done that is considered to be incorrect or wrong, or that should not have been done. 错误
NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations. 美国国家航空航天局发现了其计算中的一个数学错误。
2. PHRASE If you do something in error or if it happens in error, you do it or it happens because you have made a mistake, especially in your judgment. 错误地
The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile. 那架飞机被北大西洋公约组织的一颗导弹错误地击落了。
3. PHRASE If someone sees the error of their ways, they realize or admit that they have made a mistake or behaved badly. 认识到自身错误
I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways. 我想找个机会给他讲讲道理,尽量让他认识到自身的错误。
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error /ˈɛrə/ (errors)
剑桥词典
- a mistake
- Hospital authorities admitted that a tragic error had taken place .
- The reason for the disaster was engine failure , not human error.
- The error occurred when someone left out the decimal point .
- Your essay is full of spelling errors.
- There are some serious errors and omissions in the book . 返回 error
错误;谬误;差错
He admitted that he'd made an error. 他承认犯了一个错误。
The letter contains a number of typing errors. 信中有一些打字错误。
Human error has been blamed for the air crash . 飞机坠毁被归咎于人为失误。
With something as delicate as brain surgery , there is little margin for error (= you must not make mistakes ). 像做脑部外科手术这样精细的事情,容不得半点差错。
error of judgment
a wrong decision
判断失误
Not telling the staff before they read the news in the papers was an error of judgment . 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。
see the error of your ways
to understand that you were wrong to behave in a particular way and start to behave differently
知错就改;意识到自己的做法错误而开始改正
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