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blundered

UK //ˈblʌn.dəd//US //ˈblʌn.dɚd//

词源

源自中古英语 'blondren',可能来自斯堪的纳维亚语,与古挪威语 'blundra'(眨眼)有关,暗示因视线不清而犯错。

verb

❶ 指因粗心或愚蠢而犯下明显的错误,通常带有尴尬或严重的后果。

“He blundered by sending the email to the wrong person.”

(他犯了个大错,把邮件发给了错误的人。)

“The politician blundered during the speech and misquoted the statistics.”

(这位政治家在演讲中出错,错误引用了统计数据。)

同义词:erred, fumbled, stumbled, miscalculated, goofed

常见短语

blunder into — 指不小心或无意中进入某个地方或陷入某种情况,常带有意外或尴尬的意味。

“He blundered into the wrong classroom and didn't realize until the lecture started.”

(他误入了错误的教室,直到讲座开始才意识到。)

blunder on — 指继续做某事而不顾错误或困难,常带有盲目坚持的意味。

“Despite the setbacks, they blundered on with the project.”

(尽管遇到挫折,他们还是盲目地继续这个项目。)