misstep 英 [mɪs'step]   美 [,mɪs'stɛp]

misstep

misstep  英 [mɪs'step] 美 [,mɪs'stɛp]

n. 失足;过失;踏错;失策  vi. 失足;走上歧途 

名词复数:missteps 

For a leadership that sailed through the global financial crisis with nary a misstep, the Chinese have proved surprisingly inept at diplomacy. 作为一个领导者,中国安然度过了全球金融危机,却证明了它在外交方面出奇的失策。
Every human develops a sense of humor, and everyone’s taste is slightly different. But certain fundamental aspects of humor help explain why a misstep may elicit laughter. 每个人都有一种幽默感,并且各个人对幽默的品味是有一些细微的差别的,但一些基本的方面能够解释为什么别人的一个失足能够引起我们发笑。

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  • n. 失足;过失;踏错;失策
  • vi. 失足;走上歧途
  • 1. For a leadership that sailed through the global financial crisis with nary a misstep, the Chinese have proved surprisingly inept at diplomacy.

    作为一个领导者,中国安然度过了全球金融危机,却证明了它在外交方面出奇的失策。

  • 2. Every human develops a sense of humor, and everyone’s taste is slightly different. But certain fundamental aspects of humor help explain why a misstep may elicit laughter.

    每个人都有一种幽默感,并且各个人对幽默的品味是有一些细微的差别的,但一些基本的方面能够解释为什么别人的一个失足能够引起我们发笑。

  • 3. But in July 2007, the company said it had overspent on hiring, causing second-quarter operating income to fall from the prior quarter, a rare misstep.

    但到2007年7月,该公司称雇员开支超标,导致当年第二季度经营收入较前一季度下滑,这可是少有的“失足”。

  • misstep (v.) also mis-step, c. 1300; see mis- (1) + step (v.). The noun in the figurative sense of "faux pas" is first recorded c. 1800; literal sense is from 1837.
mis·step / ˌmɪsˈstep ; NAmE ˌmɪsˈstep / noun ( NAmE) a mistake; a wrong action 错误;失策 misstep missteps mis·step / ˌmɪsˈstep ; NAmE ˌmɪsˈstep /
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