error
noun
ˈerə
noun
1
a
mistake
错误，谬误
C,U
[+
in
]
There
must
be
an
error
in
our
calculations.
我们的计算肯定有错。
make/commit
an
error
The
government
has
committed
a
serious
error.
政府犯了严重的错误。
serious/grave/fatal
error
I
realized
I
had
made
a
fatal
error.
我意识到自己犯了个致命的错误。
computer/driver
etc
error
The
bill
was
sent
to
the
wrong
person
because
of
a
computer
error.
账单因计算机出错而寄错了收件人。
The
accident
was
caused
by
human
error
(=a
mistake
by
a
person)
.
这起事故是由人为过失造成的。
2
a
mistake
when
you
are
working
on
a
computer,
which
means
that
the
computer
program
cannot
do
what
you
want
it
to
do
〔计算机运行时的〕错误
C
an
error
message
错误信息
3
error of judgment
a
mistake
in
the
way
that
you
examine
a
situation
and
decide
what
to
do
判断失误
The
decision
to
expand
the
company
was
an
error
of
judgement.
扩展公司业务的决定是个判断失误。
4
be in error
to
have
made
a
mistake,
especially
when
making
an
official
decision
〔尤指在作正式决定时〕犯错，失误
The
doctor
has
admitted
that
he
was
in
error.
医生承认了他的失误。
5
do sth in error
if
you
do
something
in
error,
you
do
it
by
mistake
误做某事
The
wrong
man
was
arrested
in
error.
那人是被误抓的。
6
see the error of your ways by/through trial and error TRIAL 1 (4)
to
realize
that
you
have
been
behaving
badly
and
decide
to
stop
[文] 意识到自己的过失准备改正，知错即改; ⇒ by/through trial and error ⇒at 见 TRIAL 1 (4)
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