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err v.犯错；做错 (1) 相反，为了公众安全决策者会作出决策，而不惜犯错。(2) 他们自知犯错，一阵惊慌，你看我，我看你，不知如何是好。(3) 只要有可能的话，她要避免做错任何动作。 By itself, err means to make a mistake. The old proverb "To err is human, to forgive divine," is an old-fashioned way of saying, "Hey, everyone makes mistakes. Why don't you be the bigger person and let it go?" Err can also mean to go in a certain direction, as in another common saying, "Err on the side of caution," which just means, "Play it safe."

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英 [ɜː(r)] 美 [er] (1) Instead, the policy maker may decide to err on the side of safety.(2) They know to err oneself, alarmed, you see me, I see you, how is knowing good.(3) She would not err in any way, if she could help it. Err is just a formal way of saying you've made a mistake or done something wrong. A married man might err by going on a date with another woman, but he will surely feel the repercussions of his wrongdoing when he gets home! 1[VERB 动词]犯错误；出差错 If you err, you make a mistake.   [V in n]  [V]  [FORMAL 正式]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates...它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。2[PHRASE 短语]人非圣贤，孰能无过 If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes. To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.是人都会犯错，而且谁也不喜欢完人。3[PHRASE 短语]宁愿过于…；力求… If you err on the side of caution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks.   [V inflects]They may be wise to err on the side of caution...他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。

英语单词	err
英美音标	英 [ɜː(r)] 美 [er]
中文释义	v.犯错；做错
英语例句	(1) Instead, the policy maker may decide to err on the side of safety. (2) They know to err oneself, alarmed, you see me, I see you, how is knowing good. (3) She would not err in any way, if she could help it.
中文例句	(1) 相反，为了公众安全决策者会作出决策，而不惜犯错。 (2) 他们自知犯错，一阵惊慌，你看我，我看你，不知如何是好。 (3) 只要有可能的话，她要避免做错任何动作。
vocabulary简明	Err is just a formal way of saying you've made a mistake or done something wrong. A married man might err by going on a date with another woman, but he will surely feel the repercussions of his wrongdoing when he gets home!
vocabulary扩展	By itself, err means to make a mistake. The old proverb "To err is human, to forgive divine," is an old-fashioned way of saying, "Hey, everyone makes mistakes. Why don't you be the bigger person and let it go?" Err can also mean to go in a certain direction, as in another common saying, "Err on the side of caution," which just means, "Play it safe."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]犯错误；出差错 If you err, you make a mistake. [V in n] [V] [FORMAL 正式] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates... 它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。 If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again. 如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。 2 [PHRASE 短语]人非圣贤，孰能无过 If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes. To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person. 是人都会犯错，而且谁也不喜欢完人。 3 [PHRASE 短语]宁愿过于…；力求… If you err on the side of caution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks. [V inflects] They may be wise to err on the side of caution... 他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。 He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side. 他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。

Err Side Make Decide Mistake Human [V Phrase