音标:[gæf] ;
n. 过失, 失态, 出丑
n a socially awkward or tactless act
词型变化:名词复数形式 : gaffes
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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gaffe的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
  2. He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。
  3. Don't make gaffe here, we can discuss about this question at home.别在这里出丑,这问题我们回家再谈。
  4. She resigned not long after that gaffe.她在那次失言后不久便主动请辞。

经典引文

  • I had obviously said the wrong thing, committed a gaffe.

    出自:Blackwood's Magazine
  • He gave her a piece of jewellery, and by a clerical gaffe the bill went to his wife.

    出自:C. P. Snow
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