英语词汇“howler”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

THESAURUSa stupid mistake► blunder

a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have serious results: · In a serious blunder by the hospital, two babies were sent home with the wrong parents.

► gaffe

an embarrassing and stupid mistake made in a social situation or in public: · a serious gaffe in her speech about immigration

► howler

British English a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something, and that often makes other people laugh: · Photographers should be careful of making classic howlers, such as having a tree grow out of your subject’s head.

► cock-up

British English informal a silly mistake when you are doing something – a very informal use: · They made a cock-up with the bill.· The government is anxious to avoid any more cock-ups.

Longman Language Activatormistake► mistake

something incorrect that you do, say, or write without intending to: · Your essay is full of mistakes.· Celia corrected the mistakes with a pen.mistake in: · a tiny mistake in their calculationsmake a mistake: · Sampras was playing badly, making a lot of mistakes.there's a mistake: · There must be some mistake - I definitely paid the bill last week.

► error

a mistake - use this especially to talk about mistakes in calculating or in using a language, system, or computer: · An error occurred in the processing of your application.error in: · There seems to be an error in the data.human error (=when a mistake is caused by people, not by a machine): · The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error.computer error (=a mistake caused by a computer): · Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error.

► slip

a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make: make a slip: · Don't worry -- we all make slips from time to time.· People doing this kind of precision work can't afford to make the slightest slip.

► slip-up

a careless mistake that may spoil a plan or process: · This whole situation only happened because of a slip-up by the bank.· If we are going to win the contract, we can't afford any more slip-ups.

► mix-up

a careless mistake that causes confusion about details, for example someone's name, the time of a meeting etc: · The police have now returned Mr Sullivan's car and apologized for the mix-up.mix-up over: · There was a mix-up over the train times and I arrived two hours late.mix-up in: · I'm afraid there's been a mix-up in the booking - we were expecting you tomorrow.

► oversight

a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something: · I'm sure it was just an oversight that your name wasn't on the list.· The bank apologized for the oversight.· Due to an administrative oversight, several members of staff did not receive pay checks this month.

► slip of the tongue

when you accidentally say a different word from the word you intended to say, sometimes with embarrassing results: · He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue.· Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue.

► boob

British /booboo American informal a silly mistake, especially one that amuses people: · We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.make a boob/booboo: · Whoops! I think I've made a booboo.

► howler

a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something: · He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers.

单词	howler
释义	howlerhowl‧er /ˈhaʊlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But in theology we commit enormous howlers. Crossley's howler left Forest rooted to the foot of the Premier League, four points behind second-from-bottom Wimbledon. Know any good jokes, seen any howlers in print? One of the most important is using information about the type of data stored in order to to prevent howlers. Reading them saved Theobald from the editorial howlers Pope committed. We wonder what attainment level of today's national curriculum one needs to reach before spotting that these are howlers. Thesaurus THESAURUSa stupid mistake► blunder a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have serious results: · In a serious blunder by the hospital, two babies were sent home with the wrong parents. ► gaffe an embarrassing and stupid mistake made in a social situation or in public: · a serious gaffe in her speech about immigration ► howler British English a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something, and that often makes other people laugh: · Photographers should be careful of making classic howlers, such as having a tree grow out of your subject’s head. ► cock-up British English informal a silly mistake when you are doing something – a very informal use: · They made a cock-up with the bill.· The government is anxious to avoid any more cock-ups. Longman Language Activatormistake► mistake something incorrect that you do, say, or write without intending to: · Your essay is full of mistakes.· Celia corrected the mistakes with a pen.mistake in: · a tiny mistake in their calculationsmake a mistake: · Sampras was playing badly, making a lot of mistakes.there's a mistake: · There must be some mistake - I definitely paid the bill last week. ► error a mistake - use this especially to talk about mistakes in calculating or in using a language, system, or computer: · An error occurred in the processing of your application.error in: · There seems to be an error in the data.human error (=when a mistake is caused by people, not by a machine): · The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error.computer error (=a mistake caused by a computer): · Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error. ► slip a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make: make a slip: · Don't worry -- we all make slips from time to time.· People doing this kind of precision work can't afford to make the slightest slip. ► slip-up a careless mistake that may spoil a plan or process: · This whole situation only happened because of a slip-up by the bank.· If we are going to win the contract, we can't afford any more slip-ups. ► mix-up a careless mistake that causes confusion about details, for example someone's name, the time of a meeting etc: · The police have now returned Mr Sullivan's car and apologized for the mix-up.mix-up over: · There was a mix-up over the train times and I arrived two hours late.mix-up in: · I'm afraid there's been a mix-up in the booking - we were expecting you tomorrow. ► oversight a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something: · I'm sure it was just an oversight that your name wasn't on the list.· The bank apologized for the oversight.· Due to an administrative oversight, several members of staff did not receive pay checks this month. ► slip of the tongue when you accidentally say a different word from the word you intended to say, sometimes with embarrassing results: · He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue.· Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue. ► boob British /booboo American informal a silly mistake, especially one that amuses people: · We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.make a boob/booboo: · Whoops! I think I've made a booboo. ► howler a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something: · He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers. informal a stupid mistake that makes people laugh SYN blunder
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