errornoun
错误；差错；谬误
a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth
No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
由于计算机出错，上周未付任何款项。
There are too many errors in your work.
你的工作失误太多。
I think you have made an error in calculating the total.
我想你在计算总数时出了差错。
A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around.
一个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不够每人一份。
a grave error (= a very serious mistake)
严重错误
a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious)
明显的错误
The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a person rather than by a machine) .
延误是人为错误造成的。
The computer system was switched off in error (= by mistake) .
计算机系统被不慎关闭。
There is no room for error in this job.
这项工作决不允许出差错。
These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.以上各词均指用词、数字、事实等的错误、口误、笔误。
a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly指用词或数字上的错误、口误、笔误：
It's a common mistake among learners of English.
这是学英语的人常犯的错误。
spelling mistakes
拼写错误
( rather formal ) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误：
There are too many errors in your work.
你的工作失误太多。
( rather formal ) a piece of information that is not exactly correct指信息不准确、有误：
The article is full of inaccuracies.
这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。
a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、疏漏、纰漏
( informal , especially BrE ) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes尤指言谈或行文中的愚蠢错误：
The report is full of howlers.
这份报告错漏百出。
a small mistake in a printed text指印刷文本上的错误
( informal ) a small mistake in a typed or printed text指打字或排印文稿的小错误
error
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N-VAR 错误;差错
An error is something you have done which is considered to be incorrect or wrong, or which should not have been done.NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations...
美国国家航空航天局在它的计算结果中发现了一个数学错误。
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PHRASE 错误地；失误地
If you do something in error or if it happens in error, you do it or it happens because you have made a mistake, especially in your judgment.The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。
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PHRASE （认识到）错误;（意识到）失误
If someone sees the error of their ways, they realize or admit that they have made a mistake or behaved badly.I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.
我想找个机会开导他一下，好让他认识到自己做错了。
noun
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- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- he made a bad mistake
- she was quick to point out my errors
- I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
- Synonym: mistake fault
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- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- Synonym: misplay
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- inadvertent incorrectness
- Synonym: erroneousness
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- departure from what is ethically acceptable
- Synonym: wrongdoing
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- a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- Synonym: erroneous belief
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- part of a statement that is not correct
- the book was full of errors
- Synonym: mistake
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- (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
- Synonym: computer error
数据来源：WordNet
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Most of the problems were due to human error .
多数问题都是人为错误造成的。
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The delay was due to human error .
延误是人为错误造成的。
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There are too many errors in your work .
你的工作失误太多。
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I think you have made an error in calculating the total .
我想你在计算总数时出了差错。
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It was an error on my part .
那是我的过失。
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The computer system was switched off in error .
计算机系统被不慎关闭。
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No payments were made last week because of a computer error .
由于计算机出错，上周未付任何款项。
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There is no room for error in this job .
这项工作决不允许出差错。
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Human error may have been a contributing factor .
人为的失误可能是一个起作用的因素。
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She noticed several small errors in his work .
她注意到他作业中有几处小错。
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He repeated none of the errors he 'd made first time round .
他没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误。
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The survey has a margin of error of 2.5 % .
测量的误差幅度为2.5%。
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We must allow for human error .
我们必须考虑到人为的失误。
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There are some programming errors that need correction .
有一些程序错误需要改正。
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It was largely a matter of trial and error .
这主要是个反复实验的问题。
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The bug was caused by an error in the script .
这个故障是由脚本程序出错造成的。
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The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points .
误差幅度在三个百分点左右。
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There were a number of errors and omissions in the article .
这篇文章中有多处错误和疏漏。
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The accident was caused by pilot error .
这场事故是飞行员的失误造成的。
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An error code will be displayed if any invalid information has been entered .
输入了无效信息将显示错误代码。
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An error was reported when he tried to write data to the file for the first time .
当他第一次尝试把数据写入文档时，报告说有错。
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The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident .
报告披露这次事故是人为原因造成的。
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As she became more tired , errors began to creep into her work .
由于越来越疲劳，她的工作开始出现差错。
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A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around .
一个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不够每人一份。
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In the event of the machine not operating correctly , an error code will appear .
如果机器运转不正常，就会出现错误代码。
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Telling your boss you were looking for a new job was a tactical error .
你把正在另找工作的事告诉了老板，是个策略上的错误。
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The essay contains a number of factual errors .
文章中有一些与事实不符的错误。
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The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot .
此次事故是飞行员判断失误所致。
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The narrow gateway left me little margin for error as I reversed the car .
门口狭窄，弄得我倒车时几乎不能出任何差错。
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Pilot error , to wit failure to follow procedures , was the cause of the accident .
飞行员的失误，即没有遵守操作程序，是事故的原因。
指由于愚蠢或疏忽大意等造成的错误。
She made a terrible blunder when introducing the girl to her husband.
她把那个女孩介绍给她丈夫是犯了一个极大的错误。
指因愚蠢的行为犯下的过错。
I made a boob throwing that document away.
我犯了个愚蠢的错误，把那份文件扔掉了。
主要指干得拙劣、一塌糊涂的活儿。
I tried to make a great meal but only made a botch of it.
我试图做顿大餐，可是搞砸了。
指愚蠢的或令人难堪的过错。
He realized that mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of clanger.
他意识到提及她的前夫有点儿冒失，令人尴尬。
可指任何错误，包括笔误、印刷错误或计算错误，常可与 mistake 换用。
The government has committed a serious error/mistake.
政府犯下了严重的错误。
There are too many errors/mistakes in your spelling.
你拼写错误太多。
This is a grammatical error/mistake.
这是一个语法错误。
尤指很多人持有的错误观点或想法。
There was once a popular fallacy that the world is flat.
人们曾经普遍误以为地球是平的。
表示“缺点，毛病”时为可数名词；表示“过失，过错”时为不可数名词。
He is still an excellent politician despite the faults he's committed.
尽管他犯过一些错误，他仍是一名出色的政治家。
The minister is quite satisfied with his secretary because he can find no fault with her work.
部长对他的秘书很满意，因为她的工作无可挑剔。
指对发生的坏事负有的责任。
The boy behaved badly, but in fact the guilt lay with his parents.
这个男孩表现很不好，但实际上责任在于其父母。
指行为、看法、言辞等方面的错误。
I have made a mistake in grammar.
我犯了一个语法错误。
One silly mistake cost us the match.
一个愚蠢的错误使我们输掉了那场比赛。
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