Blunder



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.犯大错; n.愚蠢之举
• ［英］ v.犯大错 ( to do clumsily; bungle) ; n.愚蠢之举 ( a foolish or stupid mistake)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: bl－under, 把bl看作blow, 被打到下面, 犯了大错

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (blundered; blundering)

• Etymology: Middle English blundren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blunda to shut one's eyes, doze, Norwegian dialect blundra
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to move unsteadily or confusedly
  • 2. to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
• transitive verb
  • 1. to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly
  • 2. to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in
• ? blunderer noun
• ? blunderingly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1693
• a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness
• Synonyms: see error

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