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mistake

UK/mis'teik/US
NGSL 2kA2

Definitions

n.

An error or wrong action resulting from poor judgment, ignorance, or carelessness

错误,失误,误会

v.

To misunderstand something; to wrongly identify one person or thing as another

误解,弄错,把…误认为

Root Breakdown

Native English
mistakeother
=mistake

Common Collocations

  • 1.big mistake大错
  • 2.honest mistake诚实的错误
  • 3.make a mistake犯错
  • 4.by mistake误地

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Making a [mistake] in the calculation led to incorrect results.

  • 2.

    There's no [mistake]; the letter was definitely from him.

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