Word

boo-boo

noun

失误；差错；糗事

核心释义

an embarrassing mistake

令人难堪的错误；大错；疏忽

I made a boo-boo when I sent the email to the wrong person.

我把邮件发错人时犯了个失误。

用法提示：boo-boo 作名词，指‘失误’，用作 made 的宾语。

It was a small boo-boo, but she apologized anyway.

那是个小失误，不过她还是道了歉。

用法提示：boo-boo 作可数名词，意为‘小差错’，在句中作表语。

He tried to hide his boo-boo from the team.

他试图对团队隐瞒自己的失误。

用法提示：boo-boo 作名词，指‘过失’，作 hide 的宾语。

非正式，常用于口语。

I made a boo-boo in the calculations.

我在计算中犯了一个大错。

He committed a boo-boo during the presentation.

他在演示中犯了一个疏忽。

强调错误的具体位置。

There was a boo-boo in the contract.

合同中有一处疏忽。

易错句子He boo-booed the presentation.正确表达He made a boo-boo in the presentation.

boo-boo 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用 'make a boo-boo' 表示犯错。

易错句子I have many boo-boo to fix.正确表达I have many boo-boos to fix.

boo-boo 是可数名词，复数形式为 boo-boos，须加 -s。