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单词 slip up
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slip up

They start asking questions---what if I slip up, say the wrong thing?I'd maybe wanted to ask other questions but I shut up now after the past tense slip-up.

In other languages
slip up

British English: slip up /slɪp ʌp/ VERB
If you slip up, you make a small or unimportant mistake.
We slipped up a few times.
  • American English: slip up
  • Arabic: يَرْتَكِبُ هَفْوَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cometer um engano
  • Chinese: 出差错
  • Croatian: pogriješiti
  • Czech: udělat chybu
  • Danish: begå en lille fejl
  • Dutch: vergissen (zich)
  • European Spanish: equivocarse
  • Finnish: tunaroida
  • French: faire une gaffe
  • German: vertun (sich)
  • Greek: κάνω γκάφα
  • Italian: sbagliare
  • Japanese: 間違う
  • Korean: 실수하다
  • Norwegian: tabbe seg ut
  • Polish: potknąć się
  • European Portuguese: cometer um engano
  • Romanian: a se înșela
  • Russian: совершить ошибку
  • Latin American Spanish: equivocarse
  • Swedish: göra en tabbe
  • Thai: ทำผิดพลาด
  • Turkish: hata yapmak
  • Ukrainian: помилитися
  • Vietnamese: sơ suất

Chinese translation of 'slip up'

slip up

vi

  1. (= make mistake) 出差错(錯) (chū chācuò)
See slip
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to make a mistake
You will see exactly where you are slipping up.
Synonyms
make a mistake
I thought I had made a mistake, so I redid it.
go wrong
I think I've gone wrong somewhere in my calculations.
blunder
No doubt I had blundered again.
mistake
He says there must have been some mistake.
boob (British, slang)
err
The contractors seriously erred in their original estimates.
misjudge
Perhaps I had misjudged him after all.
miscalculate
The government seems to have miscalculated and bills are higher.
drop a brick or clanger (informal)
See slip
(noun) 
Definition
a mistake
The girls had made three crucial slip-ups.
Synonyms
mistake
He says there must have been some mistake.
slip
There must be no slips.
error
NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations.
misunderstanding
Tell them what you want to avoid misunderstandings.
blunder
I think we have made a tactical blunder.
boob (British, slang)
oversight
By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
misconception
gaffe
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
inaccuracy
Guard against inaccuracies by checking with a variety of sources.
howler (informal)
I felt as if I had made an outrageous howler.
goof (informal)
bloomer (British, informal)
clanger (informal)
miscalculation
error of judgment
false move
misstep
solecism
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blunder
Definition
to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
No doubt I had blundered again.
Synonyms
make a mistake,
blow it (slang),
err,
slip up (informal),
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
miscalculate,
foul up,
drop a clanger (informal),
put your foot in it (informal),
drop a brick (British, informal),
screw up (informal)
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 err
Definition
to make a mistake
The contractors seriously erred in their original estimates.
Synonyms
make a mistake,
mistake,
go wrong,
blunder,
slip up (informal),
misjudge,
be incorrect,
be inaccurate,
miscalculate,
go astray,
be in error,
put your foot in it (informal),
misapprehend,
blot your copybook (informal),
drop a brick or clanger (informal)

Nearby words of
slip up

  • slip away
  • slip something off
  • slip something on
  • slip up
  • slipper
  • slippery
  • slipshod

Synonyms of 'slip up'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of error
Definition
a mistake, inaccuracy, or misjudgment
NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations.
Synonyms
mistake,
slip,
fault,
blunder,
flaw,
boob (British, slang),
delusion,
oversight,
misconception,
fallacy,
inaccuracy,
howler (informal),
bloomer (British, informal),
miscalculation,
misapprehension,
solecism (formal),
erratum,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang),
boner (slang, US)
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 go wrong
Definition
to make a mistake
I think I've gone wrong somewhere in my calculations.
Synonyms
make a mistake,
boob (British, slang),
err,
slip up (informal),
go astray
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 miscalculate
Definition
to calculate or judge wrongly
The government seems to have miscalculated and bills are higher.
Synonyms
calculate wrongly,
blunder,
make a mistake,
get it wrong,
err,
slip up
in the sense of misjudge
Definition
to judge wrongly or unfairly
Perhaps I had misjudged him after all.
Synonyms
miscalculate,
be wrong about,
underestimate,
underrate,
overestimate,
overrate,
get the wrong idea about
in the sense of misstep
Synonyms
slip,
trip,
mistake,
error,
stumble,
blunder,
lapse,
gaffe,
slip-up (informal),
indiscretion,
faux pas,
bad move,
wrong move,
false step
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 oversight
Definition
a mistake caused by not noticing something
By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
Synonyms
mistake,
error,
slip,
fault,
misunderstanding,
blunder,
lapse,
omission,
boob (British, slang),
gaffe,
slip-up (informal),
delinquency,
inaccuracy,
carelessness,
howler (informal),
goof (informal),
bloomer (British, informal),
clanger (informal),
miscalculation,
error of judgment,
faux pas,
inattention,
laxity,
boo-boo (informal),
erratum,
barry or Barry Crocker (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

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)
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