查词 - mistakes

mistake

noun

verb

mɪəˈsteɪk noun

1 something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect 〔行为、看法、言词等上的〕错误; C

make a mistake

Do not say 不要说 ‘do a mistake’. Say 而要说 make a mistake.

3 something you do that is not sensible or has a bad result 错误〔指不明智或有不良后果的行为〕 C

Buying the house seemed a great idea at the time, but now I can see it was a mistake.

买这房子当时好像是个很棒的主意，但现在我看是个错误。

It’s your decision, but I warn you – you’re making a mistake .

这是你的决定，但是我提醒你 — 你在做傻事。

make the mistake of doing sth

I stupidly made the mistake of giving them my phone number.

我犯了个愚蠢的错误，把我的电话号码告诉了他们。

big/terrible/ghastly etc mistake

Marrying him was the biggest mistake she ever made .

嫁给他是她一生最大的错误。

It proved to be a costly mistake.

事实证明这个错误代价很大。

She only realized her mistake when it was too late.

当她意识到自己的错误时已经太晚了。

Some of our decisions were wrong, but you have to learn from your mistakes .

我们的有些决定是错误的，但吃一堑才能长一智。

make the same mistake (again/twice)

I don’t intend to make the same mistake again.

我可不想再犯同样的错误。

by mistake

if you do something by mistake, you do it without intending to 错误地，无意地;

Someone must have left the door open by mistake.

一定是有人疏忽忘了关门。

I’m sorry, this letter is addressed to you – I opened it by mistake.

对不起，这封信是给你的 — 我拆错了。

we all make mistakes

used to tell someone not to be worried because they have made a mistake [口] 我们都会犯错 spoken

make no mistake (about it)

used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, especially when you are warning about something serious or dangerous [口] （对这一点）不要搞错〔用以强调自己所说的是事实，尤在对严重或危险之事提出告诫时〕 spoken

Make no mistake, this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.

不要搞错，这是我们行业所遇到过的最严重的威胁。

and no mistake

used to emphasize the description you have just given [英，口，非正式] 毫无疑问，的确 BrE spoken informal

Miles was a heartbreaker, and no mistake!

迈尔斯绝对是个让人伤心的人！

-ˈstʊk verb

8 to understand something wrongly 弄错，误解，误会

She mistook my meaning entirely.

她完全误解了我的意思。

Ken mistook her concern, thinking she was interested in him for another reason.

肯误解了她的关心，以为她对他感兴趣是另有原因。

you can’t mistake sb/sth

used to say that someone or something is very easy to recognize 你不会认错某人/某物

You can’t mistake her. She’s the one with the long red hair.

你不会认错她的，她是红色长头发的那个。

there is no mistaking sb/sth

used to say that you are certain about something 决不可能搞错某人/某物

There’s no mistaking whose children they are – they all look just like Joe.

不会搞错他们是谁的孩子 — 他们长得都很像乔。

11 to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else 把…错当成

A woman mistook him for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.

有个女的搞错了，把他当成是某个著名演员，要他签名。

The doctor mistook the symptoms for blood poisoning.

医生把那些症状误诊为败血症。