err

英 [ɜː(r)]

美 [er]

v. 犯错误; 做错事; 出差错

过去分词：erred　过去式：erred　第三人称单数：errs　现在分词：erring　

Collins.1 / BNC.13980 / COCA.13165

习惯用语

err on the side of sth

过于；失之
to show too much of a good quality
I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk) .
我认为宁可过于谨慎也不要冒风险。

verb

VERB 犯错误;出差错
If youerr, you make a mistake.
1. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates...
  它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
2. If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
  如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。
PHRASE 人非圣贤，孰能无过
If you say thatto err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
1. To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.
  是人都会犯错，而且谁也不喜欢完人。
PHRASE 宁愿过于…；力求…
If youerr on the side ofcaution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks.
1. They may be wise to err on the side of caution...
  他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。
2. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
  他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。

verb

to make a mistake or be incorrect
Synonym:mistakeslip
wander from a direct course or at random
1. The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
2. don't drift from the set course
Synonym:straydrift

It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates
它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
In this book, we prefer to err in the opposite direction.
这本书，我们宁愿犯相反的错误。
Call ERR_error_string to achieve this.
可以调用ERRerrorstring来得到该字符串。
It's human to err no matter how strong.
无论一个人多强也都会犯错误。
If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。
Err, if you marry again, you can only give me60%.
嗯，如果你再结婚了，那就给我60%就成了。
I would err on the side of gradualism and do it in stages.
我曾经在过于坚持渐进主义上面犯过错误，我把他叫做阶段性错误。
Err, fall, sin if you will, but be upright.
你们尽管在歧路徘徊，失足，犯错误，但总应当做个正直的人。
People often err at two extremes in their view of Satan.
人们对撒旦的认识通常犯了两个极端的错误。
They may be wise to err on the side of caution
他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。