Word · Frequency #1751
mistook
弄错；误解；误认为
mistook is the past of mistake (irregular).
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- 1.
To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
错误理解,把一事物或人当成另一事物或人。
错误理解,把一事物或人当成另一事物或人。；犯错；误认；误解；弄错；[计] 错误
In use
He often mistakes my intentions.
She mistook his kindness for flirting.
He is always mistaking the time.
Verb forms
base mistake · third person mistakes · -ing mistaking · past mistook · past participle mistaken
注意过去式mistook，过去分词mistaken
Connections
Collocations
- mistake A for B
- 把A误认为B
- I mistook the stranger for my friend.我把那个陌生人误认为我的朋友了。
- mistake the meaning
- 误解意思
- She mistook the meaning of his words.她误解了他话中的意思。
- mistake the time
- 弄错时间
- We mistook the time and missed the bus.我们弄错了时间，错过了公共汽车。
- mistake the direction
- 弄错方向
- He mistook the direction and walked the wrong way.他弄错了方向，走错了路。
- mistake the date
- 弄错日期
- They mistook the date and arrived a day early.他们弄错了日期，早到了一天。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 mistake 拆成 mis（错）+ take（拿），想象拿错了东西，就是把一个东西错当成另一个。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般书面叙述 该义项通常用于日常对话和一般书面语，语气比较中性；在正式或学术语体中，有时更倾向用 misunderstand 或 confuse。
Grammar Note
常用于 'mistake...for...' 结构，表示误将...当作...。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 mistake 的重读尾音 /eɪk/ 押韵：take、shake、awake、bake 拼作 -ake；steak、break 拼作 -eak，但读音同样为 /eɪk/。注意：break、steak 中的 ea 不读 /iː/；mistake 不要读成“miss-take”，也不能与 mystique /mɪˈstiːk/ 混同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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。
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