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单词 blooper
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Definition of blooper in English:

blooper

noun ˈbluːpəˈblupər
North American informal
  • 1An embarrassing error.

    he poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers
    as modifier blooper shows consisting of out-takes from films
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The funniest malapropisms and turns of phrase tend to be unintentional bloopers.
    • The most common blooper today occurs with handloads that deliver sub-standard levels of performance because either the powder charge is insufficient or there isn't any powder and only the primer is firing.
    • From small-town schools to urban mega-companies, every Nutcracker production is unique, and so are its bloopers and blunders.
    • But for the observant audience member (the one with the Sherlock Holmes observations skills), bloopers can be a major distraction.
    • So far this year I've not made too many bloopers, thank goodness, and by the same token I've not revealed any personal data that I wouldn't want aired on the other 364 days of the year.
    • The young girls in them shine through all the make up and Parisian dressing when they giggle at one another's little bloopers and talk nostalgically about their families.
    • Bright colours, and flashy - but hideous - skirts, shirts, even muumuus flashed through Halle's mind, like a fashion blooper sequence that had no end.
    • If it were solely a matter of the site blooper, then the error might be put down to dumbness and naivety.
    • I bet there were some great bloopers and blunders and interesting going's on behind the scenes on this film that I would have liked to see.
    • It was his first political TV interview, and he made a couple of bloopers.
    • Home cooks perhaps identified with Mrs. Child, who, though she clearly knew her sauces and soufflés, also committed bloopers on camera.
    • I especially do not wish to see any off-screen antics and bloopers.
    • This film had some wonderful moments, and was beautifully shot on what looked like digital video, but there were some major character inconsistencies and plot bloopers that suspended disbelief.
    • I have waited a few days to see if my mind too, like so many other things, would change, resulting in a blooper where I'd say ‘Oops I am back’ and get back to it with a sheepish grin on my face.
    • OK I was on auto pilot, a few million more braincells than usual refused to fire up, I probably made some serious bloopers and I was aware of a slight shiver of muscular fatigue, all day.
    • It's possibly his first blooper of the season and if you only make one every 30 games you will take that.
    • Happily, they both handled such bloopers with tasteful humour.
    • We did make one big blooper while assembling the system: we installed the motherboard before installing the storage peripherals.
    • Explains the author, ‘The whole treasure trove of howlers suggests the bloopers demonstrate equal opportunity zaniness.’
    • When pundits expected his verbal gaffes to mark him as unqualified, instead the bloopers raised his stature as a guy too tough to crack a sissified book.
    Synonyms
    error, mistake, miscalculation, fallacy, slip, oversight, fault, blunder, gaffe, defect, flaw
  • 2Baseball
    A weakly hit fly ball landing just beyond the reach of the infielders.

    Hunter's the only guy to get a hit, a blooper over the shortstop's head
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Good chemistry is when a blooper falls when your team is hitting and is caught when your team is pitching.
    • Since outfielders tend to play deep at this stadium, bloopers that are caught in other cities often turn into singles.
    • And some infielders move very slowly when tracking a blooper.
    • I can hit one off the end of the bat, I can get bloopers, I can beat out an infield hit.
    • He can hit that blooper over the first baseman's head and run all day.

Origin

1926 (originally US, denoting a radio which caused others to bloop, i.e. emit a loud howling noise): from imitative bloop + -er1.

Rhymes

cooper, Cowper, duper, grouper, Hooper, looper, pea-souper, pupa, scooper, snooper, stupa, stupor, super, trooper, trouper, whooper
 
 

Definition of blooper in US English:

blooper

nounˈblupərˈblo͞opər
North American
  • 1An embarrassing error.

    he poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But for the observant audience member (the one with the Sherlock Holmes observations skills), bloopers can be a major distraction.
    • It's possibly his first blooper of the season and if you only make one every 30 games you will take that.
    • This film had some wonderful moments, and was beautifully shot on what looked like digital video, but there were some major character inconsistencies and plot bloopers that suspended disbelief.
    • So far this year I've not made too many bloopers, thank goodness, and by the same token I've not revealed any personal data that I wouldn't want aired on the other 364 days of the year.
    • I have waited a few days to see if my mind too, like so many other things, would change, resulting in a blooper where I'd say ‘Oops I am back’ and get back to it with a sheepish grin on my face.
    • I bet there were some great bloopers and blunders and interesting going's on behind the scenes on this film that I would have liked to see.
    • We did make one big blooper while assembling the system: we installed the motherboard before installing the storage peripherals.
    • The most common blooper today occurs with handloads that deliver sub-standard levels of performance because either the powder charge is insufficient or there isn't any powder and only the primer is firing.
    • From small-town schools to urban mega-companies, every Nutcracker production is unique, and so are its bloopers and blunders.
    • I especially do not wish to see any off-screen antics and bloopers.
    • Home cooks perhaps identified with Mrs. Child, who, though she clearly knew her sauces and soufflés, also committed bloopers on camera.
    • When pundits expected his verbal gaffes to mark him as unqualified, instead the bloopers raised his stature as a guy too tough to crack a sissified book.
    • Explains the author, ‘The whole treasure trove of howlers suggests the bloopers demonstrate equal opportunity zaniness.’
    • Bright colours, and flashy - but hideous - skirts, shirts, even muumuus flashed through Halle's mind, like a fashion blooper sequence that had no end.
    • The funniest malapropisms and turns of phrase tend to be unintentional bloopers.
    • Happily, they both handled such bloopers with tasteful humour.
    • OK I was on auto pilot, a few million more braincells than usual refused to fire up, I probably made some serious bloopers and I was aware of a slight shiver of muscular fatigue, all day.
    • The young girls in them shine through all the make up and Parisian dressing when they giggle at one another's little bloopers and talk nostalgically about their families.
    • It was his first political TV interview, and he made a couple of bloopers.
    • If it were solely a matter of the site blooper, then the error might be put down to dumbness and naivety.
    Synonyms
    error, mistake, miscalculation, fallacy, slip, oversight, fault, blunder, gaffe, defect, flaw
    1. 1.1 A brief television or radio segment containing a humorous error, often collected with others for broadcast as a group.
      a selection of bloopers and outtakes from the evening
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is an amusing three minute ‘gag reel’ of bloopers and outtakes.
      • A lot of effort has gone into the extras here, with loads of commentaries and interviews by the writers, producers and cast, and the obligatory bloopers and deleted scenes.
      • Well, apparently women don't think all those DVD's special features, you know the stuff like deleted scenes and bloopers, are all that special.
      • This DVD includes hilarious bloopers, 2 incredible alternate endings, and many more special features
      • Even the usually reliable bloopers sequence during the credits is lacklustre.
      • Three blooper reels are included, one each for Sorbo and Steve Bacic, and one collection of bloopers by the show's various guest stars.
      • We see more and more backstage stuff now - bloopers and outtakes, reality television, hijinks; on-set stuff.
      • Also included is ‘The Vault,’ a collection of bloopers, deleted scenes and alternate shots.
      • It'll have a website where you can see previews and bloopers and exclusive footage.
      • She was even prim and proper during the bloopers at the end of her show.
      • Extras include deleted scenes, bloopers and commentaries by the series' creator and several actors.
      • The complete first season DVD includes 23 episodes, bloopers and interviews with the stars.
      • Clips of deleted scenes, bloopers, rehearsals - even just the beginnings and ends of shots, with clapperboard and sound-sync beeps - have the sense of something snatched from a real event, like historical archive footage.
      • Beyond that, where are the bloopers, gag reels, and other fun material?
      • There are no cast commentaries, deleted scenes, bloopers, nothing like that.
      • From the bloopers, it is clear that they got on extremely well, a view supported by the film's director, who says that ‘the chemistry between them was wonderful’.
      • Also on each disc you'll find a short two-to-five minute selection of bloopers pertaining to the selection of episodes on that particular volume, as well as some text biographies of the main cast and occasional guest stars.
      • Twenty years after one such blooper, every time we need a taxi, my friend goes, ‘Hey look, a flag, quick, cab the flag, cab the flag!’
      • Missing once again are any commentaries, bloopers, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, or epic documentaries on the series.
      • By the way if you go see this film, do not leave during the end credits or you'll miss the hilarious bloopers.
  • 2Baseball
    A weakly hit fly ball landing just beyond the reach of the infielders.

    a blooper over the shortstop's head
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can hit one off the end of the bat, I can get bloopers, I can beat out an infield hit.
    • Since outfielders tend to play deep at this stadium, bloopers that are caught in other cities often turn into singles.
    • He can hit that blooper over the first baseman's head and run all day.
    • And some infielders move very slowly when tracking a blooper.
    • Good chemistry is when a blooper falls when your team is hitting and is caught when your team is pitching.

Origin

1926 (originally US, denoting a radio which caused others to bloop, i.e. emit a loud howling noise): from imitative bloop + -er.

 
 
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