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

A gaffe is a mistake that embarrasses you in front of others. If you run into a friend out with her grey-haired father, and you blurt out, "Oh, hi, you must be Tara's grandfather!" then you've made a gaffe.

Gaffe rhymes with laugh, and you'll be lucky if that's how people respond to your social blunder. A gaffe seems to occur most often when you literally don't know your audience — you make a joke about the mayor; you didn't know you were talking to his sister. That's definitely a gaffe. And who knew your hosts come from a culture that takes offense if you refuse to try every dish?

WORD FAMILY

gaffe: gaffes

USAGE EXAMPLES

But the offensive woes weren’t shocking for a player batting .235; the defensive gaffe, for the organization’s best defensive outfielder, was.

Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016)

And when their gift is a dud, it’s not just a gaffe.

Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)

The Energy Department was central to the 2011 gaffe that helped end his first presidential bid.

Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016)

n a socially awkward or tactless act

Syn|Hyper

faux pas, gaucherie, slip, solecism

bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall

an embarrassing mistake

单词	gaffe
释义	gaffe (once / 9307 pages) n A gaffe is a mistake that embarrasses you in front of others. If you run into a friend out with her grey-haired father, and you blurt out, "Oh, hi, you must be Tara's grandfather!" then you've made a gaffe. Gaffe rhymes with laugh, and you'll be lucky if that's how people respond to your social blunder. A gaffe seems to occur most often when you literally don't know your audience — you make a joke about the mayor; you didn't know you were talking to his sister. That's definitely a gaffe. And who knew your hosts come from a culture that takes offense if you refuse to try every dish? WORD FAMILY gaffe: gaffes USAGE EXAMPLES But the offensive woes weren’t shocking for a player batting .235; the defensive gaffe, for the organization’s best defensive outfielder, was. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) And when their gift is a dud, it’s not just a gaffe. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The Energy Department was central to the 2011 gaffe that helped end his first presidential bid. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) n a socially awkward or tactless act Syn\|Hyper faux pas, gaucherie, slip, solecism bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall an embarrassing mistake
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