make a flub
常与 make 搭配,表示“犯了个令人难堪的错误”,多用于口语。
The spokesman made a flub during the live interview.
发言人在直播采访中出了个错。
令人难堪的错误;搞坏;胡弄;错误
令人难堪的错误
an embarrassing mistake
His presentation had a major flub that embarrassed everyone.
他的演讲出现了一个重大失误,让所有人都很尴尬。
用法提示:用作可数名词,意为'失误',充当句子主语。
She flubbed her lines during the play.
她在剧中说错了台词。
用法提示:用作及物动词,意为'搞砸',后接宾语。
I flubbed on the test because I didn't study.
我因为没学习而考砸了测验。
用法提示:用作不及物动词,意为'犯错误',后接介词on。
常与 make 搭配,表示“犯了个令人难堪的错误”,多用于口语。
The spokesman made a flub during the live interview.
发言人在直播采访中出了个错。
用 in 引出出错的具体方面或场合,如文件、程序、表演等。
There was a flub in the final score sheet.
最终记分表上有一处差错。
否定结构中常用单数,强调“毫无差错”,语气较口语化。
She read the whole speech without a single flub.
她整篇演讲读下来一个错都没出。
可受 minor、embarrassing 等形容词修饰,说明错误的轻重或性质。
A minor flub in the schedule cost them a whole day.
日程安排上的一个小失误让他们损失了整整一天。
grammar · medium
易错句子I made flub during the interview.
正确表达I made a flub during the interview.
flub 是可数名词,单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an;汉语名词可以光杆出现,但英语单数可数名词不能单独使用,所以要用 a flub。
grammar · medium
易错句子He committed a flub in his speech.
正确表达He made a flub in his speech.
表示“犯了一个令人难堪的错误”时,flub 的常用动词搭配是 make,即 make a flub,而不是 commit a flub;汉语“犯错误”容易让人误用 commit,但 commit 不与 flub 搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were several flub in the report.
正确表达There were several flubs in the report.
flub 是可数名词,前面有 several 表示多个时必须用复数形式 flubs;汉语名词没有复数词尾变化,容易漏掉英语的复数标记 -s。
blunder 指因粗心或判断失误造成的严重错误,常带来明显后果;flub 更口语,常指当众操作、表演或发言中令人尴尬的差错,程度通常较轻。
gaffe 专指社交或公开场合中因失礼、失言造成的难堪;flub 可指任何操作或表现上的尴尬差错,不一定是冒犯他人。
mistake 是中性通用词,不强调尴尬;flub 带口语色彩,强调令人难堪、出洋相的表现差错。
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