新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mistake

英  [mɪˈsteɪk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • mistakes

    1[C 可数名词] 错误

    If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.

    双语例句

    例:

    They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force.

    他们犯了个大错,认为他们可以用相对少的军队占领边界。

    例:

    There must be some mistake.

    一定是出了什么错。

    2[C 可数名词] 错事

    A mistake is something or part of something that is incorrect or not right.

    近义词

    error

    双语例句

    例:

    Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle.

    她母亲叹了口气,擦掉了拼字游戏中的另一个填错的地方。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • there's no mistaking

    1不会弄错

    You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.

    双语例句

    例:

    There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food.

    该食物的东方口味肯定不会错的。

    VERB. 动词
  • mistakes , mistaking , mistook , mistaken

    1[T 及物动词] 误认为

    If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    When hay fever first occurs it is often mistaken for a summer cold.

    花粉病刚发作时,常会被误认为是热伤风。

    2[T 及物动词] 误解

    If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it.

    近义词

    misjudge

    双语例句

    例:

    The administration completely mistook the feeling of the country.

    政府完全误解了民意。