gaffe 详细解释

gaffe

[gæf]

n.过失, 失态, 出丑, 失言

词形变化

动词过去式: gaffed | 动词过去分词: gaffed | 动词现在分词: gaffing | 动词第三人称单数: gaffs |

英英释义

名词 gaffe:

a socially awkward or tactless act

同义词：faux pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie

补充

gaffegaffe英:[ɡæf] 美:[ɡæf]n.1.过失,出丑,失态

例句

1. He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上失礼出丑了。 2. social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals高官显要在社交上的失礼 3. He realized that he had committed/made an awful/embarrassing gaffe when he mispronounced her name.念错她名字时，他意识到自己犯了一个极难看/尴尬的错误。 4. a verbal/diplomatic gaffe失言；外交失礼

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