misstep

英 [ˌmɪsˈstep]

美 [ˌmɪsˈstep]

n.  错误; 失策

法律

COCA.15039

牛津词典

noun

• 错误；失策
  a mistake; a wrong action

英英释义

noun

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
  1. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
  2. he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
  3. confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
  Synonym:triptrip-upstumble

双语例句

• Thanks to an administrative misstep, the co-op ended up short of tokens.
  由于管理失误，这个合作社最后出现保姆券短缺。
• While we were all living life to the full, we seemed only one misstep away from tumbling over the edge.
  当我们努力地充实自己的生活时，我们似乎也一直游走在理性的边缘。
• Even then it will not validate against the standard XHTML DTDs, a very common problem that has much more to do with limitations of DTD than any misstep by CC.
  但它不能针对标准的XHTMLDTD进行验证，这是一个非常常见的问题，其原因更多地与DTD的局限性有关，而不只是由于CC自身的不足。
• He recited the whole poem without a single trip; confusion caused his unfortunate misstep.
  他朗诵全首诗没有一个差错；迷惑造成他不幸的失足。
• Do not arbitrage credit cards, rolling from one zero-interest card to another, because it can trash your credit score, and one tiny misstep can cost a fortune.
  不要对信用卡套利，从一个0利率的信用卡转到另一个，因为这会破坏你的信用积分，一小步失误带来巨大损失。
• Now, when he's in the trading pit, that tiny misstep or slight gust of wind is the equivalent to one distracting thought.
  现在，他在场内的交易柜台，走错一小步或轻微的风相当于分心。
• The reality is that performance testing is often minimalized and not often considered until very late in the process, which is a big misstep.
  实际情况是，性能测试在刚开始时经常被忽略，直到流程快结束时才开始考虑，这确实是一个很大的不足之处。
• The slightest misstep or gust of wind could cause him to fall off the wire.
  走错一小步或轻微的风就能把他吹下铁丝。
• 2 but if their misstep has become riches for the world, and their loss, riches for the gentiles, how much more will their fullness be!
  2若他们的过失成为世人的富足，他们的缺乏成为外邦人的富足，何况他们的丰满？
• The media are always watching, and any small misstep in your personal life can be distorted.
  媒体总是在关注公众人物，私生活中的任何小过失都有可能被媒体曲解。