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单词 blunder
释义 blun·der
I. \ˈbləndə(r)\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English blundren, blondren
intransitive verb
1. : to move unsteadily, confusedly, or blindly : flounder, stumble
 < the cabman blundered up and downstairs with trunks — Arnold Bennett >
 < in their exhaustion they often blundered against each other — Norman Mailer >
2. : to come or happen by or as if by accident : stumble — usually used with on or upon
 < evidence which I blundered upon in a manuscript — Charlton Laird >
3. : to make a mistake or commit an error usually as a result of stupidity, ignorance, mental confusion, or carelessness
 < while he often blundered he usually won his case by sheer energy and persistence — Edward Preble >
transitive verb
1. now dialect England : to mix up : muddle, roil
2. : to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly : blurt — usually used with out
 < he blundered out an apology >
3. : to lose usually by stupidity, carelessness, or thoughtlessness : throw — usually used with away
 < it maddens me to see people blundering away thousands of pounds — G.B.Shaw >
4. : to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in : botch, bungle, mismanage
 < the risk we run of blundering matters through ignorance — Rafael Sabatini >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English blunder, blonder
: an error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, mental confusion, or carelessness
 < the building of light-draft monitors was a costly blunder — H.K.Beale >
 < his chief blunder is his misconception of Aristotle — H.O.Taylor >
Synonyms: see error
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