mishap

[US]/'mɪshæp/
[UK]/'mɪshæp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 灾祸;不幸事故;[古]晦气
Word Forms
复数mishaps

Phrases & Collocations

mishap occurrence

意外发生

mishap situation

意外情况

Example Sentences

the haps and mishaps of life

人生祸福

haps and mishaps of life

人生的祸福

We reached home without mishap.

我们平安地回到了家。

I’m afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.

不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。

although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling.

虽然有些小事故,但没有一块烙饼粘到了天花板上。

A mishap prevented him from attending the routine meeting of the company.

"他遇到一件不幸的事,使他不能来参加公司的例会。"

debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences:

负债累累的农场主和逆境进行斗争。 Mishap 和 mischance 两词都包含着轻微的或微不足道的事件或影响的意思:

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