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单词 mistake
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mistake

How strange to think that a man's life could hinge on such a trivial mistake.Above us, on the roof, a couple of vultures were waiting for someone to make a mistake crossing the road.Stephanie said, "The last time we met, I warned you that cheating me was a mistake.

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mistake

British English: mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ NOUN
A mistake is something you do which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
She made the mistake of going against her doctor's advice.
  • American English: mistake
  • Arabic: غَلَطٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: erro
  • Chinese: 错误
  • Croatian: pogreška
  • Czech: chyba
  • Danish: fejl
  • Dutch: fout
  • European Spanish: error
  • Finnish: virhe erehdys
  • French: erreur
  • German: Fehler
  • Greek: λάθος
  • Italian: errore
  • Japanese: 間違い
  • Korean: 실수
  • Norwegian: feiltagelse
  • Polish: błąd
  • European Portuguese: erro
  • Romanian: greșeală
  • Russian: ошибка
  • Latin American Spanish: error
  • Swedish: misstag
  • Thai: ความผิดพลาด
  • Turkish: hata
  • Ukrainian: помилка
  • Vietnamese: lỗi
British English: mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ VERB
If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing.
I mistook you for my brother.
  • American English: mistake
  • Arabic: يُخْطِأَ بَيْنَ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: confundir
  • Chinese: 弄错
  • Croatian: zamijeniti s
  • Czech: splést si koho s kým
  • Danish: tage fejl
  • Dutch: vergissen (zich)
  • European Spanish: confundir
  • Finnish: ymmärtää väärin
  • French: se tromper
  • German: verwechseln
  • Greek: παρανοώ
  • Italian: confondere
  • Japanese: 間違える
  • Korean: 오인하다
  • Norwegian: ta feil
  • Polish: pomylić
  • European Portuguese: errar
  • Romanian: a confunda
  • Russian: ошибаться
  • Latin American Spanish: confundir
  • Swedish: missförstå
  • Thai: ทำให้เข้าใจผิด
  • Turkish: hata yapmak
  • Ukrainian: помилятися
  • Vietnamese: nhầm

Chinese translation of 'mistake'

mistake

(mɪsˈteɪk)
Word forms:pt mistook
Word forms:pp mistaken

n (c)

  1. (= error) (in calculations, text etc) 错(錯)误(誤) (cuòwù) (个(個), )
  2. (= blunder) 过(過)失 (guòshī) (个(個), )

vt

  1. (= be wrong about) 弄错(錯) (nòngcuò)
    to make a mistake 犯错(錯) (fàncuò)
    you're making a big mistake 你正在犯一个(個)严(嚴)重的错(錯)误(誤) (nǐ zhèngzài fàn yī gè yánzhòng de cuòwù)
    to make the mistake of doing sth 误(誤)做某事 (wùzuò mǒushì)
    it's a (big) mistake to do that 那么(麼)做是个(個)(严(嚴)重的)错(錯)误(誤) (nàme zuò shì gè (yánzhòng de) cuòwù)
    there must be some mistake 一定是搞错(錯)了 (yīdìng shì gǎocuò le)
    to do sth by mistake 误(誤)做某事 (wùzuò mǒushì)
    to mistake A for B 把A误(誤)认(認)为(為)B (bǎ A wùrèn wéi B)
    there is no mistaking ... ... 不可能被弄错(錯) ( ... bù kěnéng bèi nòngcuò)

All related terms of 'mistake'

(noun) 
Definition
an error or blunder
He says there must have been some mistake.
Synonyms
error
blunder
I think we have made a tactical blunder.
oversight
slip
misunderstanding
Tell them what you want to avoid misunderstandings.
boob (British, slang, old-fashioned)
misconception
There are many fears and misconceptions about cancer.
gaffe (informal)
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
slip-up (informal)
The girls had made three crucial slip-ups.
bloomer (British, informal, old-fashioned)
clanger (informal)
miscalculation
error of judgment
faux pas
She made an embarrassing faux pas.
false move
boo-boo (informal)
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
misstep
(noun) 
Definition
a misconception or misunderstanding
Spelling mistakes are often just the result of haste.
Synonyms
oversight
By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
error
NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations.
slip
There must be no slips.
inaccuracy
Guard against inaccuracies by checking with a variety of sources.
fault
It was a genuine fault.
slip-up (informal)
howler (informal)
I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
goof
solecism (formal)
erratum
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
(verb) 
Definition
to misunderstand or misinterpret
No one should mistake how serious this issue is.
Synonyms
misunderstand
They simply misunderstood him.
misinterpret
The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.
misjudge
misread
misconstrue
An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
get wrong
misapprehend
To see them as mere stereotypes is to misapprehend their significance.
misconceive
We misconceived their purpose.

idiom

See make a mistake

phrasal verb

See mistake something or someone for something or someone

Quotations

We are built to make mistakes, coded for error [Lewis Thomas – The Medusa and the Snail]
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything [Edward John Phelps]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blunder
Definition
a stupid or clumsy mistake
I think we have made a tactical blunder.
Synonyms
mistake,
slip,
fault,
error,
boob (British, slang),
oversight,
gaffe,
slip-up (informal),
indiscretion,
impropriety,
howler (informal),
bloomer (British, informal),
clanger (informal),
faux pas,
boo-boo (informal),
gaucherie,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of fault
It was a genuine fault.
Synonyms
mistake,
slip,
error,
offence,
blunder,
lapse,
negligence,
omission,
boob (British, slang),
oversight,
slip-up,
indiscretion,
inaccuracy,
howler (informal),
glitch (informal),
error of judgment,
boo-boo (informal),
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of faux pas
Definition
a socially embarrassing action or mistake
She made an embarrassing faux pas.
Synonyms
gaffe,
blunder,
indiscretion,
impropriety,
bloomer (British, informal),
boob (British, slang),
clanger (informal),
solecism,
breach of etiquette,
gaucherie,
barbecue stopper (Australian, informal)

Synonyms of 'mistake'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of gaffe
Definition
something said or done that is socially upsetting or incorrect
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
Synonyms
blunder,
mistake,
error,
indiscretion,
lapse,
boob (British, slang),
slip-up (informal),
slip,
howler (informal),
bloomer (informal),
clanger (informal),
faux pas,
boo-boo (informal),
solecism,
gaucherie,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of howler
Definition
a glaring mistake
I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
Synonyms
mistake,
bull (slang),
error,
blunder,
boob (British, slang),
bloomer (British, informal),
clanger (informal),
malapropism,
schoolboy howler,
booboo (informal),
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang),
boner (slang, US)
in the sense of inaccuracy
Definition
an error or mistake
Guard against inaccuracies by checking with a variety of sources.
Synonyms
error,
mistake,
slip,
fault,
defect,
blunder,
lapse,
boob (British, slang),
literal,
howler (informal),
miscalculation,
typo (informal),
erratum,
corrigendum,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of misapprehend
Definition
to misunderstand
To see them as mere stereotypes is to misapprehend their significance.
Synonyms
misunderstand,
mistake,
misinterpret,
misread,
misconstrue,
misconceive,
get the wrong idea or impression about
in the sense of misconceive
We misconceived their purpose.
Synonyms
misunderstand,
mistake,
misjudge,
fail to understand,
misconstrue,
get the wrong idea about,
misapprehend,
get your lines crossed about
in the sense of misconception
Definition
a false or mistaken view, idea, or belief
There are many fears and misconceptions about cancer.
Synonyms
delusion,
error,
misunderstanding,
fallacy,
misapprehension,
mistaken belief,
wrong idea,
wrong end of the stick,
misconstruction
in the sense of misconstrue
Definition
to interpret mistakenly
An outsider might misconstrue the nature of the relationship.
Synonyms
misinterpret,
misunderstand,
misjudge,
misread,
mistake,
misapprehend,
get a false impression of,
misconceive,
mistranslate,
get your lines crossed about,
make a wrong interpretation of
in the sense of misinterpret
Definition
to understand or represent something wrongly
The Prince's words had been misinterpreted.
Synonyms
misunderstand,
mistake,
distort,
misrepresent,
misjudge,
falsify,
pervert,
misread,
misconstrue,
get wrong,
misapprehend,
misconceive
in the sense of misunderstanding
Definition
a failure to understand properly
Tell them what you want to avoid misunderstandings.
Synonyms
mistake,
error,
mix-up,
misconception,
misreading,
misapprehension,
false impression,
misinterpretation,
misjudgment,
wrong idea,
misconstruction
in the sense of slip
Definition
a mistake or oversight
There must be no slips.
Synonyms
mistake,
failure,
error,
blunder,
lapse,
omission,
boob (British, slang),
oversight,
slip-up (informal),
indiscretion,
bloomer (British, informal),
faux pas,
slip of the tongue,
imprudence,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of slip-up
Definition
a mistake
The girls had made three crucial slip-ups.
Synonyms
mistake,
slip,
error,
misunderstanding,
blunder,
boob (British, slang),
oversight,
misconception,
gaffe,
inaccuracy,
howler (informal),
goof (informal),
bloomer (British, informal),
clanger (informal),
miscalculation,
error of judgment,
false move,
misstep,
solecism,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of solecism
Definition
an action considered not to be good manners
Synonyms
blunder,
mistake,
lapse,
gaffe,
impropriety,
bloomer (British, informal),
faux pas,
incongruity,
boo-boo (informal),
breach of etiquette,
gaucherie,
indecorum,
cacology
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