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make an error
I made an error in my calculation.
我在计算中犯了一个错误。
错误；过失；失误
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
错误；过失；失误
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
I made an error in my calculation.
我在计算中犯了一个错误。
错误的状态、性质或状况
The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
错误；过失
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
错误；非故意的失误或虚假陈述
A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
无意中的错误；疏忽造成的差错
inadvertent incorrectness
I found an error in the bill and asked the waiter to correct it.
我在账单里发现了一个错误，请服务员改正。
AI contextual example
She made several spelling errors in her essay.
她的文章里有几个拼写错误。
AI contextual example
The error was caused by a simple typo, not a lack of knowledge.
这个错误是由简单的打字错误造成的，不是知识不足。
AI contextual example
she was quick to point out my errors
她很快就指出了我的错误。
WordNet
I made an error in my calculation.
我在计算中犯了一个错误。
The letter was sent to the wrong address in error.
那封信被错误地寄到了错误的地址。
There is an error in the data.
数据中有一个错误。
It was an error of judgment.
这是一个判断错误。
Not this
I made error in my calculation.
Use this
I made an error in my calculation.
错误（error）是可数名词，前面需要加冠词 'an'，而中文‘错误’常被当作不可数名词，导致遗漏冠词。
Not this
He deleted the file by error.
Use this
He deleted the file by mistake.
‘by error’不是英语中表示‘错误地’的固定搭配，正确的表达是‘by mistake’或‘in error’。‘error’在介词短语中通常使用‘in error’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
犯错误
It's easy to make an error when you're tired.
疲倦时很容易犯错误。
错误信息
The computer displayed an error message.
电脑显示了一条错误信息。
人为错误
The accident was caused by human error.
这次事故是由人为错误引起的。
错误分析
Error analysis helps improve the software.
错误分析有助于改进软件。
错误率
The error rate of the system is very low.
该系统的错误率非常低。
语法错误
He corrected all the grammatical errors in his essay.
他纠正了文章中的所有语法错误。
反复试验；试错法
He learned the job through trial and error.
他通过反复试验学会了这项工作。
某人的错误行为方式
He finally saw the error of his ways and changed his behavior.
他终于认识到自己的错误行为并改变了。
判断失误
That was an error in judgment on my part.
那是我判断上的失误。
Use error naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将error拆为er(儿)和ror(弱弱)，想象孩子常犯小错误。
通常用于泛指任何类型的错误或不正确，语气中性，适用于日常交流、学术和职业场合。避免用于特定领域如棒球或计算机科学的专业含义。
Only 'terror' rhymes with 'error' (both have /ɛr/). 'Horror' and 'mirror' share the -rror spelling but have different vowels (horror: /ɔr/, mirror: /ɪr/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.