英语词汇“mistake”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

► mistake

something that is not correct:

I have made a mistake - it should say $230, not $320.

Her essay is full of spelling mistakes - she can’t spell “success” or “beginning.”

➔ You also use mistake when saying that you did something accidentally: I picked up someone else’s bag by mistake.

► error AWL

error means the same as mistake but is more formal:

There must be an error in your addition.

He makes some simple grammatical errors - for example he says “I is” when he should say “I am.”

► blunder

a stupid careless mistake, especially one that has serious results:

In a serious blunder by the hospital, two babies were sent home with the wrong parents.

► inaccuracy AWL (formal)

a piece of information that is not completely correct:

The report contains several inaccuracies and some of the amounts are clearly wrong.

► mix-up

a mistake in which someone confuses one thing or person with another. Mix-up sounds a little informal:

There was a mix-up over the dates and I thought the meeting was this Thursday, when it is actually next Thursday.

► oversight (formal)

a mistake in which you forget to do something or do not notice something:

Due to an oversight, Sam’s name was not included on the list.

► slip

a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make:

If you make a slip when you’re painting, you can go back and paint over it.

I should have said 50, not 15 - it was a slip of the tongue (=a mistake when speaking).

➔ see accidentally for ways of saying that you did not intend something to happen, defect for words meaning “a mistake in the way something was made”SYNONYM CHECKMistake or error?In some phrases, you must use error, not mistake. Don’t say: a computer mistake. Say: a computer error. Don’t say: The accident was caused by human mistake. Say: The accident was caused by human error. However, you cannot say that you did something by error. Say: I did it by mistake.

单词	mistake
例句	noun \| verb mistakemistake1 /mɪˈsteɪk/ noun ► mistake something that is not correct: I have made a mistake - it should say $230, not $320. Her essay is full of spelling mistakes - she can’t spell “success” or “beginning.” ➔ You also use mistake when saying that you did something accidentally: I picked up someone else’s bag by mistake. ► error AWL error means the same as mistake but is more formal: There must be an error in your addition. He makes some simple grammatical errors - for example he says “I is” when he should say “I am.” ► blunder a stupid careless mistake, especially one that has serious results: In a serious blunder by the hospital, two babies were sent home with the wrong parents. ► inaccuracy AWL (formal) a piece of information that is not completely correct: The report contains several inaccuracies and some of the amounts are clearly wrong. ► mix-up a mistake in which someone confuses one thing or person with another. Mix-up sounds a little informal: There was a mix-up over the dates and I thought the meeting was this Thursday, when it is actually next Thursday. ► oversight (formal) a mistake in which you forget to do something or do not notice something: Due to an oversight, Sam’s name was not included on the list. ► slip a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make: If you make a slip when you’re painting, you can go back and paint over it. I should have said 50, not 15 - it was a slip of the tongue (=a mistake when speaking). ➔ see accidentally for ways of saying that you did not intend something to happen, defect for words meaning “a mistake in the way something was made”SYNONYM CHECKMistake or error?In some phrases, you must use error, not mistake. Don’t say: a computer mistake. Say: a computer error. Don’t say: The accident was caused by human mistake. Say: The accident was caused by human error. However, you cannot say that you did something by error. Say: I did it by mistake. noun \| verb mistakemistake2 /mɪˈstʊk/ verb ➔ see misunderstand
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