单词 | blunder |
释义 | blunder (blʌndəʳ ) Word forms: blunders , blundering , blundered 1. countable noun A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake. I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time. Synonyms: mistake, slip, fault, error 2. verb If you blunder, you make a stupid or careless mistake. No doubt I had blundered again. [VERB] You're a blundering fool. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: make a mistake, blow it [slang], err, slip up [informal] 3. verb If you blunder into a dangerous or difficult situation, you get involved in it by mistake. People wanted to know how they had blundered into war, and how to avoid it in future. [VERB + into] Synonyms: stumble, confuse, flounder, bumble 4. verb If you blunder somewhere, you move there in a clumsy and careless way. He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: stumble, fall, reel, stagger Collocations: commit a blunder And, last month, the state's tourist board committed the blunder of releasing a promotional video showing an old man weeping as he visited the city. Times,Sunday Times It's the second time in a month we've committed this blunder; our apologies. Times, Sunday Times However, media commentators said that she had committed a blunder. Times,Sunday Times He served in important government positions for more than ten years without committing any blunders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A perceived competent individual would be, on average, more likable after committing a blunder, while the opposite would occur if a perceived average person makes a mistake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a major blunder, the site has an incorrect link to a charity. The Sun However, they committed a major blunder in 1814. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The report outlines a string of major blunders. The Sun There were minor discrepancies in the petty cash too, but these were relatively unimportant compared with the major blunders. Times, Sunday Times Separate data showed 330 major blunders last year, including docs operating on wrong parts and leaving tools in patients. The Sun As a result, those who make a blunder may have to go to court and incur legal costs to recover their money, unless the recipient agrees to hand it back. Times, Sunday Times He had jumped nicely and was throwing down a challenge when making a blunder two from home. The Sun But he managed the 45-minute session without making any blunders. The Sun He was never jumping well, made a blunder at the fourth-last fence, and then gave his jockey absolutely no chance of staying on board at the third-last. The Sun Opposition leaders accused him of arrogance and making a blunder that revealed his inexperience in leadership. Times, Sunday Times During the euro crisis it committed policy blunder after blunder. Times, Sunday Times She has said she would take personal responsibility only for a policy blunder. Times, Sunday Times In fact, ministers never resign as a result of a policy blunder. Times, Sunday Times This ill-conceived act was another policy blunder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The creation of the euro stands as one of the great policy blunders of modern times. Times, Sunday Times It has proved that a discreet word of advice can prevent a lasting political blunder. Times, Sunday Times That was a serious political blunder. Times, Sunday Times It was the one obvious political blunder in the otherwise deftly negotiated coalition agreement. Times, Sunday Times But to focus on the political blunders that characterised the summit would be to trivialise the matter at hand. Times, Sunday Times The world cannot, in his words, afford any more 'political blunders'. Times, Sunday Times Its abolition was in retrospect a serious blunder. Times, Sunday Times However, his directorship was cut short by a serious blunder. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But there are some serious blunders in the novel. Times, Sunday Times Thus, as in the following game, there are serious blunders and misjudgements in the variations. Times, Sunday Times There he discovered that some public health policies during the immediate postwar period may have been serious blunders. Times, Sunday Times But it would be a strategic blunder to use what happened in the past decade as a template for the next. Times, Sunday Times Suppressing discussion of these issues or dismissing alternatives before properly examining them would be a big strategic blunder. Times, Sunday Times They caution that suppressing discussion of the issue or dismissing alternatives would be 'a major strategic blunder'. Times, Sunday Times Early in the narrative, she makes a strategic blunder. Globe and Mail To this strategic blunder she added catastrophic tactical mistakes. Times, Sunday Times His tactical blunder was trying to save money by building with mostly donated labor. Christianity Today I think that in revealing their hand so soon, they've made a tactical blunder. Times, Sunday Times He could yet salvage the strategic goal from tactical blunder. Times, Sunday Times It proved to be a catastrophic tactical blunder. The Times Literary Supplement He has been criticised for political naivety, for failing to explain his policy decisions, and for tactical blunders that have damaged his presidency. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 大错, 犯愚蠢错误 Japanese: 大失敗, へまをする |
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