clanger

[US]/'klæŋə/
[UK]/'klæŋɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 過失;荒唐的錯誤
Word Forms
複數clangers

Phrases & Collocations

make a clanger

鬧出洋相

drop a clanger

失言

clanger alert

糗事預警

Example Sentences

I dropped a real clanger when I mentioned the party.He hadn’t been invited.

我無意中失言提起了聚會的事情,而他並沒有被邀請。

The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend.

"老闆剛和女朋友吵了一架,所以祕書提到取消訂貨單的事,說得真不是時候。"

Real-world Examples

How can I convince the boy of the clangers of smoking?

我要怎樣才能讓他相信抽菸的種種危險呢?

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Have you ever had a Bacon Badger, or from neighbouring Bedford, a Clanger before?

你以前有沒有喫過培根布丁卷,或者附近貝德福德的麪包卷?

Source: Gourmet Base

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