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Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger .
提及她的前夫是有点令人难堪的失言。
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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。
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Don 't drop a clanger this time by telling the kids what they are getting for Christmas .
这次别再说漏嘴了，可不要告诉孩子们他们圣诞节会收到什么东西。
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Kevin dropped a clanger when he told everyone that Jenny was pregnant – she wanted to keep it a secret .
例句凯文说漏嘴了，他告诉大家珍妮怀孕了。她本想保守这个秘密的。
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I dropped a clanger by leaving my microphone switched on while I moaned about my boss .
我当时没关麦克风就抱怨起我的老板，做了件蠢事。
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He admitted he might have dropped his first managerial clanger .
他承认自己可能在管理上出了第一个岔子。
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She dropped a clanger when she mentioned the broken window .
她提到打碎的窗子时说得真不是时候。
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You dropped a clanger by talking about her old boyfriend in front of her husband !
你说错话了，竟然在她丈夫面前提起她以前的男朋友。
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I dropped a clanger by asking Tom how his dog was when it 's been dead three months .
我哪壶不开提那壶，问汤姆他的狗好吗，而它已经死了三个月了。
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But former Labour Home Secretary John Reid dropped a clanger when he said those who have not yet made up their minds should not vote .
前工党内政大臣约翰里德之前曾当众失言，声称无法做出决定的人就不应该去投票。
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Chloe : Well he was best man at his friend 's , John 's , wedding yesterday and he dropped a real clanger in his best man 's speech .
克洛伊：他昨天出席朋友约翰的婚礼，做男傧相，致词时严重失言。
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The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend .
老板刚和女朋友吵了一架，所以秘书提到取消订货单的事，说得真不是时候。
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。