| 单词 | error |
| 释义 | errorerror /ˈɛrɚ/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun 1[countable, uncountable] a mistake, especially one that causes problems: The letter had several spelling errors.error in There must be an error in our measurements. She made several errors on the math test. We know now that the plane crash was the result of human error (=by a person rather than a machine). Kovitz apologized yesterday for his error in judgment (=a decision that was a mistake). The company says a computer error was responsible for the enormous bill. We have to allow for a small margin of error in the calculations (=an amount by which something may be different from the correct amount).► see thesaurus at mistake12computers a problem with a computer program that causes it to stop working correctly: I got an error message just before the computer crashed.3see/recognize the error of your ways literary or humorous to realize that you have been behaving badly and decide to stop4a throw or catch in baseball that you do not make successfully when you should have: make/commit an error They committed two errors in the first inning.5be in error formal to be wrong or have made a mistake: The company has admitted that it was in error.6do something in error formal to do something that is wrong without intending to do it: The bank had withdrawn the funds in error. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French errour, from Latin error, from errare] → see also by/through trial and error at trial (6)WORD CHOICE: mistake, error• Mistake is something that you do by accident or that is the result of not knowing or understanding something: I’m sorry – I took your pen by mistake. Maybe we made a mistake in buying the car.• Error is a more formal word than mistake. It is used more frequently in writing than in speech, especially in phrases like the ones shown in the entry above.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake an error The bank made an error, and added $1,000 to her account instead of $100.commit an error formal (=make an error, especially a serious one) He knew he had committed a serious error of judgment.contain an error If the data contains errors, the results will be wrong.find/spot/notice an error His accountant spotted several errors in his tax return.realize your error By the time she realized her error, it was too late.correct an error (also rectify an error formal) We will rectify the error as soon as possible.avoid errors How can we avoid similar errors in the future?compound an error (=make it worse) He refused to listen to our advice, which compounded the error.an error occurs/arises formal (=happens) If an error occurs, you will have two more chances to re-enter your password.adjectives/nouns + errora common error Writing “its” instead of “it’s” when you mean “it is” is a common error.a serious/grave/grievous error The hospital admitted they had made a serious error.a fundamental error The general’s fundamental error was to think that the enemy was not intelligent.a small/minor error The letter contained some minor spelling errors.a glaring error (=very bad and very noticeable) There is a glaring error on page 10.a huge/monumental error (=very serious) It was a monumental error to attack from the north.a grammatical/spelling/typographical error You lose points if your paper contains spelling errors.a clerical/administrative error The application forms were sent to the wrong addresses due to a clerical error.a factual error (=a fact that is wrong) The article contains many factual errors.a fatal error (=an extremely serious error so that you are certain to fail) It was a fatal error that ended his political career.a tactical error (=one that may cause a plan to fail) Both parties have made tactical errors in the run-up to the election.a random error (=one that is not like others or part of a pattern) This may seem like a random error, but in fact it is repeated once in every 5,000 samples.human/pilot/driver error (=errors made by a person, pilot, or driver) Investigators believe the crash was caused by pilot error.computer error It is unlikely that the accident was caused by computer error.somebody’s past errors formal If we fail to learn from our past errors, we are doomed to repeat them.error + nounserror message (=a message on a computer that tells you there has been a problem using a program) I tried to load the game, but I got an error message. |
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