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Errant Wrong Hit 英 Erənt] 美 Erənt Adj.错误的;脱离正途的;漫游的 I

英语单词 errant
英美音标 英 ['erənt] 美 ['erənt]
中文释义 adj.错误的;脱离正途的;漫游的
英语例句 (1) Nor am I concerned that errant CEOs will escape punishment,since the feds are finally on the case.
中文例句 (1) 我也不担心犯错误的首席执行官们会逃脱惩罚,因为最终政府已经介入。
vocabulary简明 Something or someone described as errant has gone astray or done wrong by going in an unexpected direction. An errant bird might end up in northern Canada while his friends fly to southern Mexico for the winter.
vocabulary扩展 Although errant is commonly used as a synonym for "misbehaving" or "naughty," it also refers to things that are just out of place. An errant bomb can hit a house instead of an army base, and an errant lock of hair can get in your eyes. Errant can be intentional, as in "the errant boys skipped school to go to the movies," or unintentional, as in "an errant snowball hit your neighbor instead of your arch enemy."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]行为不当的;出轨的;出格的 Errant is used to describe someone whose actions are considered unacceptable or wrong by other people. For example, an errant husband is unfaithful to his wife.
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  • Usually his cases involved errant husbands and wandering wives...

    通常他接的案子都涉及出轨的丈夫和离家出走的妻子。

  • His errant son at Dartmouth ran up debts of £250m.

    他那行为出格的儿子在达特茅斯欠下了高达2亿5千万英镑的债务。

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