gaffe

[US]/ɡæf/
[UK]/ɡæf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 失态;过失 失态;过失
Word Forms
复数gaffes

Phrases & Collocations

commit a gaffe

出丑

social gaffe

社交失误

political gaffe

政治失言

Example Sentences

making a gaffe during an important presentation

在重要演讲中犯了一个失言

politicians often make gaffes during interviews

政客在采访中经常失言

she made a gaffe by calling her boss by the wrong name

她失言了,用错了老板的名字

avoiding social gaffes at a formal dinner

避免在正式晚宴上犯社交失言

apologizing for a public gaffe

为公开失言道歉

making a gaffe in front of a large audience

在大众面前犯了一个失言

celebrities often face backlash for their gaffes on social media

名人在社交媒体上犯失言往往会遭到抨击

recovering from a career-ending gaffe

从导致事业终结的失言中恢复过来

a simple gaffe can sometimes have serious consequences

一个简单的失言有时会带来严重后果

learning from past gaffes to avoid repeating them

从过去的失言中吸取教训,避免重蹈覆辙

Real-world Examples

These happen when someone commits a social gaffe.

这些情况出现在某人在社交场合中失态。

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

He also often uses note cards to avoid verbal gaffes.

他还经常使用便签卡来避免言语上的失态。

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2023 Collection

Even careful presidents make gaffes under constant scrutiny.

即使是谨慎的总统也会在不断的审视下失态。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But he's also drawn scrutiny for a series of recent verbal gaffes, including comments on helping the poor.

但他也因最近的一系列口误而受到密切关注,其中包括关于帮助穷人的评论。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Such gaffes and inexperience made Mr Kaczynski easy to lampoon.

上述种种失态与缺乏经验,让卡钦斯基先生轻易成为讽刺的对象。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

He's 77. And he's also prone to gaffes.

他77岁了。而且他也容易失态。

Source: NPR News June 2022 Compilation

He is, it is true, known for gaffes, though these are often overstated.

尽管这些说法常常言过其实,但拜登的确以失态闻名。

Source: The Economist - Arts

These sorts of gaffes don't seem to have mattered in the past to Biden voters.

对于 Biden 的选民来说,这类失误在过去似乎并不重要。

Source: Newsweek

This is why they considered it a political gaffe, because most Americans think themselves as extremely hardworking.

这被认为是政治上的一派胡言。因为大部分美国人都认为自己十分勤奋。

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Mr Akin later said he meant forcible, not legitimate, but the gaffe probably cost him the election.

后来他说它是指强制性强奸不是合情理,但这种错误还是造成其落选。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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