Gaffe

[ gæf ]
出国 Abroad
n. 失礼,出丑;
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📝 例句

He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.
他没意识到自己已出乖露丑.
Wuduo stuck out her tongue in dismay at her gaffe.
五多把舌伸伸,表示口不关风说错了话。
I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.
我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
He would have to make amends for his monumental gaffe of earlier today.
他一定得对今天早上极端失礼的行为进行补救。

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ 谐音“丐夫”:乞丐丈夫在社交场合上大为失礼 ※ gaff-大鱼叉,gaffe-失态:用大鱼叉吃饭是失态,还是一种判断错误

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📖 牛津释义

gaffe n social blunder; indiscreet act or remark 失礼; 失态; 失言 He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made. 他没意识到自己已出乖露丑.

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

gallows n. 绞刑架;
validate vt. 使合法化,使有法律效力;使生效;批准,确认;证实;
arbiter n. [法]仲裁人,裁决者;权威人士,主宰者;
oaf n. <罕>呆子,畸形儿;
exult vi. 狂喜,欢跃;
holster n. (系在腰带等上的)手枪皮套;
tarnish vt.& vi. (通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗; vt. 玷污,败坏; n. 污点,瑕疵;无光泽,晦暗;
engaged adj. (指厕所等)有人用的;已订婚的;(指电话)占线的;忙碌的; v. 与某人订婚;保证,约定;从事( engage的过去式和过去分词);吸引或引起(注意、兴趣等);
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🗣️ 情景例句

She cries every time she sees the movie.
她每次看那部电影都会哭。
One of the real pluses of this product is that it is of very high quality and of compact size.
这种产品的真正优点之一就是高质量和小体积。
My teacher's gifted instruction lived on after her death.
我的教师逝世后,她宝贵的教诲仍继续长存。
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