gaffe [ɡæf]

英汉解释

n. 失态；过失

同义词

n. faux pas，gaucherie，slip，solecism

参考例句

1. He would have to make amends for his monumental gaffe of earlier today.
他一定得对今天早上极端失礼的行为进行补救。
2. The second gaffe was to choose to resolve disputes not in China but in an arbitration court in Stockholm.
第二个过失是，选择在斯德哥尔摩的一家仲裁庭，而不是在中国解决纠纷。
3. History indicates that a bad performance, particularly a telling gaffe, can badly damage a candidate in the polls.
历史表明，如果候选人表现不佳，特别是失言之举，会使他们在大选中严重受损。

英英解释

n.
  1. a socially awkward or tactless act

网络释义

gaffe
失礼; 过失; 失态; 出丑;
drop a brick gaffe make a show of oneself
出丑;