[N-COUNT 可数名词]愚蠢的错误;疏忽;失误 A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time.
我认为他在时机远未成熟时就把这事说了出去是一种失策。
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[VERB 动词]犯愚蠢的错误;失误 If you blunder, you make a stupid or careless mistake.
[V]
[V-ing]
No doubt I had blundered again...
无疑,我又犯了一个愚蠢的错误。
You're a blundering fool.
你是一个大笨蛋。
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[VERB 动词]不慎陷入,误打误撞地进入(危险或困难的境地) If you blunder into a dangerous or difficult situation, you get involved in it by mistake.
[V into n]
People wanted to know how they had blundered into war, and how to avoid it in future.
人们想知道他们是怎样稀里糊涂地陷入战争的,以及日后该如何避免重蹈覆辙。
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[VERB 动词]跌跌撞撞;慌乱地走 If you blunder somewhere, you move there in a clumsy and careless way.
[V prep/adv]
He had blundered into the table, upsetting the flowers.
他不小心撞到了桌子,把花打翻了。
Oxford
blun·der/ˈblʌndə(r); NAmEˈblʌndər/
noun
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verb
blunderblundersblunderedblunderingnouna stupid or careless mistake 愚蠢(或粗心)的错误◆to make a terrible blunder犯大错◆a series of political blunders一连串政治失误verb[intransitive ]to make a stupid or careless mistake 犯愚蠢的(或粗心的)错误◆The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.政府在这件事的处理上犯了大错。PHRASAL VERBSˌblunder aˈbout, aˈround, etc.to move around in an awkward way, knocking into things, as if you cannot see where you are going 跌跌撞撞ˌblunder ˈinto sth1to knock into sth because you are awkward or are not able to see (因笨拙或看不见)撞上某物2to find yourself in a difficult or unpleasant situation by accident 无意中陷入(困境);偶然遇到(尴尬事)ˌblunder ˈonto continue doing sth in a careless or stupid way 一再粗心(或荒唐)地做某事;一错再错blun·der/ˈblʌndə(r); NAmEˈblʌndər/
LDC
blunder1 noun
blunder2 verb
blunderblun‧der1 /ˈblʌndə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
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a careless or stupid mistake: A last-minute blunder cost them the match.► see thesaurus at
mistake
blunder1 noun
blunder2 verb
blunderblunder2 verb
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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move in an unsteady way, as if you cannot see properlyblunder about/around Someone was blundering about in the kitchen.blunder into/past/through etc something Phil came blundering down the stairs.2[intransitive] to make a big mistake, especially because you have been careless or stupid: They blundered badly when they gave him the job.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistakeblunder into Somehow we blundered into the war.blunder in He would have agreed if you hadn’t blundered in.
WDF
blunder
[ˈblʌndə(r)]blundered, blundering, blunders
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v20286
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VERB30798
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blundering[327] blunders[322]
大错(76%),失策(14%),弄糟(7%),绊倒(3%)
n.大错
vt.做错
vi.跌跌撞撞地走;犯大错
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