Word · Frequency #14438
mishap
小事故;小差错;不幸
A minor accident or unlucky event; a small mistake or piece of bad luck.
- 1.
An accident, mistake, or problem.
事故、错误或问题。
- 2.
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
不可预测的不幸结果
- 3.
Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
厄运;不幸;坏运气。
- 4.
an instance of misfortune
不幸事件
事故、错误或问题。;不可预测的不幸结果;厄运;不幸;坏运气。;不幸事件;不幸之事
In use
The picnic was a disaster due to a series of mishaps, including a broken cooler and a sudden rainstorm.
Despite a minor mishap during rehearsal, the play went smoothly on opening night.
He apologized for the mishap that caused the coffee to spill all over the documents.
suffer a mishap
常用动词包括suffer, have, encounter等。
He suffered a minor mishap while skiing.
他滑雪时遭遇了一个小意外。
without mishap
常用于描述顺利的情况。
The journey ended without mishap.
旅程没有发生任何意外就结束了。
a series of mishaps
复数形式mishaps常用于描述多个意外。
Connections
Collocations
- minor mishap
- 小事故;小差错
- Apart from a minor mishap with the printer, the meeting went smoothly.除了打印机出了点小故障,会议进行得很顺利。
- suffer a mishap
- 遭遇小事故;遭遇不幸
- He suffered a mishap on his way to work.他在上班途中遭遇了一场小事故。
- without mishap
- 平安无事;未出意外
- The package arrived without mishap.包裹平安无事地送到了。
- a series of mishaps
- 一连串的小事故
- A series of mishaps delayed the rocket launch.一连串的小事故延误了火箭发射。
- avoid a mishap
- 避免小事故;防止出差错
- Check the instructions carefully to avoid a mishap.仔细查看说明,以免发生差错。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 mishap 拆成 miss+hap:好事错过了(miss),只剩小麻烦(hap)——小事故、小差错。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、新闻报道、正式写作 mishap 通常指不太严重的小事故或小差错,在口语和书面语中都比较常见;正式场合也可使用,语气常比“事故”轻。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
mishap /ˈmɪsˌhæp/ 的第二个音节 /hæp/ 与 map、cap、tap、snap、trap、clap 押韵,拼写中都含有 -ap。注意:mishap 开头的 mis 发音像单词 miss /mɪs/,但拼写只有一个 s;它与 mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ 等词的重音和元音不同,不能照此类推。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.