misstep

英 [ˌmɪsˈstep]

美 [ˌmɪsˈstep]

n.  错误; 失策

法律

COCA.15039

牛津词典

noun

• 错误；失策
  a mistake; a wrong action

英英释义

noun

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
  1. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
  2. he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
  3. confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
  Synonym:triptrip-upstumble

双语例句

• The second is a mea culpa for supporting a giant tax cut by President George W. Bush that turned out to be the first misstep in a lurch away from the path of fiscal probity.
  第二件是他承认自己错误地支持布什总统的大幅减税的措施，事实表明，这是偏离财政稳健轨道上的第一个失误。
• 1I say then, have they stumbled so as to fall? Absolutely not! But by their misstep salvation has come to the gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.
  1这样，我说，他们失脚是要他们跌倒么？绝对不是！反倒因他们的过失，救恩便临到外邦人，好惹动他们妒忌。
• Thanks to an administrative misstep, the co-op ended up short of tokens.
  由于管理失误，这个合作社最后出现保姆券短缺。
• One misstep will undo all our work.
  一步走错，便前功尽弃。
• 2) What are the ultimate reasons of the misstep of League of Communists of Yugoslavia ( LCY) dealing with the national question?
  南共联盟处理民族问题失策的根源何在。
• Either a signalling misstep or an actual policy mistake by a central bank or equally, a misinterpretation of a move by the markets could send yields spiking higher and equities lower.
  央行发出错误信号，或犯下实际的政策错误（或者市场错误解读央行的举动），都可能导致国债收益率飙升，股市走低。
• When you're writing working code nearly as fast as you can type and your misstep rate is near zero, it generally means you've achieved mastery of the language.
  当你写的能工作的代码和你打字速度一样快，而且失策率为零，这通常意味着你正在精通这门语言。
• Do not arbitrage credit cards, rolling from one zero-interest card to another, because it can trash your credit score, and one tiny misstep can cost a fortune.
  不要对信用卡套利，从一个0利率的信用卡转到另一个，因为这会破坏你的信用积分，一小步失误带来巨大损失。
• Bush, no stranger to the occasional verbal misstep, nearly placed Queen Elizabeth II in the18th century on Monday in welcoming her to the White House on a state visit.
  本周一，布什在白宫接待来访的英国女王伊丽莎白二世时，差点把女王的外交活动前置到18世纪。
• Now, when he's in the trading pit, that tiny misstep or slight gust of wind is the equivalent to one distracting thought.
  现在，他在场内的交易柜台，走错一小步或轻微的风相当于分心。