gaffe基本解释
n.过失;失态;出丑;失言
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n.过失;失态;出丑;失言
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gaffe在线翻译
noun
1. a socially awkward or tactless act
Synonym: faux passolecismslipgaucherie
1. 失态;失礼
A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people.
e.g. He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
他在上周末的会议上出了洋相,狼狈不堪。
e.g. ...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals.
高层人士在社交场合的一些失态行为
2. 泄露秘密;走漏消息
If you blow the gaffe or blow the gaff, you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret.
1. 过失:gaff-topsail 顶帆 | gaffe 过失 | gaffer 老人
2. gaffe的近义词
2. 失礼:gad 游荡 | gaffe 失礼 | gag reflex 咽反射
3. 出丑:gaff-topsail 顶帆 | gaffe 出丑 | gaffemalpractice 失态
I had obviously said the wrong thing, committed a gaffe.
出自:Blackwood's MagazineHe gave her a piece of jewellery, and by a clerical gaffe the bill went to his wife.
出自:C. P. Snow