单词 | error |
释义 | error error /ˈer.ər/ aep /-ɚ/ noun [C or U] B2 a mistake: » He admitted that he'd made an error.» The letter contains a number of typing errors.» Human error has been blamed for the air crash.» With something as delicate as brain surgery, there is little margin for error (= you must not make mistakes).Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakeserror of judgmentF0 a wrong decision: » Not telling the staff before they read the news in the papers was an error of judgment.Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakessee the error of your waysF0 to understand that you were wrong to behave in a particular way and start to behave differently Thesaurus+: ↑Changing your mindWord partners for error• ♯discover/♯correct/♯compound/♯make/♯spot an error• a ♯fundamental/♯glaring/♯great/♯major error• ♯human error• a ♯margin of/for error• do sth ♯in errorCollocations:–Types-lu. a clerical/computer/grammatical/spelling/typing/typographical error» Jim's wages were paid into the wrong bank account because of a clerical error.-lu. a design/technical error» A design error meant that the bridge was unsafe and had to be demolished.-lu. a political/strategic/tactical error» A tactical error by the general resulted in many of his men losing their lives.-lu. human/pilot error» Investigators believe that the crash was due to pilot error.-lu. a factual error» The report was full of factual errors.–Adjectives-lu. a fatal/fundamental/glaring/grave/major/serious/significant error» The hospital admitted making a serious error and agreed to pay compensation.-lu. a costly error» For any building project, careful planning can prevent costly errors in the long term.-lu. a common/careless/slight error» Try to avoid making careless errors by leaving enough time to check your answers.-lu. be riddled with errors» The translation was riddled with errors and made little sense.–Nouns-lu. trial and error» He learned how to fix computers mainly by trial and error.-lu. margin/(little/no) room for error» The budget for the construction of the new swimming pool left little room for error.-lu. a catalogue of errors» The rail crash was blamed on a catalogue of errors by staff a couple of days before the accident.-lu. an error of judgement» The president admitted he had made a serious error of judgement in employing the former criminal.-lu. an error message» If you get an error message, switch off your computer and start again.–Verbs-lu. commit/make an error» Despite making several serious errors at the start of the game , he managed to beat his opponent in three straight sets.-lu. correct/rectify an error» Michael worked all night trying to correct all the errors in the program he designed.–Phrases-lu. realize/see the error of sb's ways» His parents hoped that sending him to another school would help him see the error of his ways.–Prepositions-lu. an error in sth» He enjoyed trying to spot errors in the newspapers.-lu. an error of sth» The book was criticized for containing major errors of fact.• • • Extra Examples:» Hospital authorities admitted that a tragic error had taken place.» The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error.» The error occurred when someone left out the decimal point.» Your essay is full of spelling errors.» There are some serious errors and omissions in the book. |
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