Word · Frequency #12081
blunder
愚蠢的错误；失误
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- 1.
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
笨拙或令人尴尬的错误。
- 2.
an embarrassing mistake
尴尬的错误
- 3.
A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.
通常由于战术疏忽导致的严重失误
严重失误；（棋类）漏着；笨拙或令人尴尬的错误。；尴尬的错误；通常由于战术疏忽导致的严重失误；大错
In use
His failure to read the contract carefully was a serious blunder.
The company's marketing blunder cost them millions of dollars.
She admitted that her comment was a blunder and apologized immediately.
make a blunder
最常用的搭配，表示犯大错。
He made a serious blunder during the negotiation.
他在谈判中犯了一个严重的错误。
a serious blunder
用于形容错误的严重性。
The report contained a serious blunder in the calculations.
报告中有一个计算上的严重错误。
commit a blunder
较正式用法，常指因疏忽而犯的错。
Connections
Collocations
- commit a blunder
- 犯下大错
- The government committed a blunder when it introduced the new tax.政府引进新税时犯下大错。
- a costly blunder
- 代价惨重的失误
- The company's costly blunder led to a sharp drop in sales.公司代价惨重的失误导致销售额急剧下降。
- a tactical blunder
- 战术失误；（棋类）漏着
- His tactical blunder in the endgame cost him the chess match.他在残局中的战术失误让他输掉了那盘棋。
- a diplomatic blunder
- 外交失误
- The ambassador's diplomatic blunder offended the host country.大使的外交失误冒犯了东道国。
- a series of blunders
- 一连串的错误
- A series of blunders caused the project to fail.一连串的错误导致了项目失败。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记作 blind+under：瞎着眼走到下面，弄出尴尬的错误。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、新闻报道、棋类讨论 该词通常为中性，多用于新闻报道、书面叙述等正式或半正式场合，也可用于日常交流；在棋类语境中特指明显的低级失误。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with blunder: thunder, wonder, plunder, under — all end with /ʌndɚ/. Be careful: 'blander' /ˈblændɚ/, 'blender' /ˈblɛndɚ/, and 'founder' /ˈfaʊndɚ/ look similar but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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