mistake

noun

1. （言语或行为上的）错误，失误
   an action or an opinion that is not correct, or that produces a result that you did not want
   1. It's easy to make a mistake .
      犯错误很容易。
   2. This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake.
      这封信是给别人的——一定是搞错了。
   3. It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
      忽略他的意见是不对的。
   4. Don't worry, we all make mistakes .
      没关系，我们都会犯错。
   5. You must try to learn from your mistakes .
      你得从所犯错误中吸取教训。
   6. Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.
      我一生中最大的错误就是那么年轻就离开了学校。
   7. I made the mistake of giving him my address.
      我真不该把我的地址给他。
   8. It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her.
      我相信了她，这是我的一大错误。
   9. a great/serious/terrible mistake
      大错；严重错误
   10. It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).
       这是常犯的错误。
2. （用词或数字等上的）错误，口误，笔误
   a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly
   1. It's a common mistake among learners of English.
      这是学英语的人常犯的错误。
   2. The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill.
      服务员结账时算错了账。
   3. Her essay is full of spelling mistakes .
      她的文章到处都是拼写错误。

verb

1. 误会；误解；看错
   to not understand or judge sb/sth correctly
   1. I admit that I mistook his intentions.
      我承认我误解了他的意图。
   2. I mistook her offer as a threat.
      我把她的好心错看成威胁了。
   3. There was no mistaking (= it was impossible to mistake) the bitterness in her voice.
      她的声音里流露出怨恨的情绪，这是很明显的。

1. N-COUNT 错误;过失
   If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
   1. They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force...
      他们大错特错，居然认为以较少的兵力就能够夺取其边境地区。
   2. I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life...
      我认为把书本同生活混为一谈是大错特错。
   3. Jonathan says it was his mistake...
      乔纳森说这是他的错。
   4. There must be some mistake...
      一定是弄错了。
   5. He has been arrested by mistake.
      警方误抓了他。
2. N-COUNT 不正确的事;错事
   A mistake is something or part of something which is incorrect or not right.
   1. Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle.
      她的母亲叹了口气，擦去了纵横填字游戏里另一个填错的地方。
   2. ...spelling mistakes.
      拼写错误
3. VERB 搞错;把…误认为；把…错当成
   If you mistake one person or thing for another, you wrongly think that they are the other person or thing.
   1. I mistook you for Carlos...
      我把你错当成卡洛斯了。
   2. When hay fever first occurs it is often mistaken for a summer cold.
      花粉病初期常被误认为是风热感冒。
4. VERB 认错；误解;搞错;误会
   If you mistake something, you fail to recognize or understand it.
   1. The government completely mistook the feeling of the country...
      政府完全没有把握住该国民意。
   2. No one should mistake how serious the issue is.
      任何人都不该低估该问题的严重性。
5. PHRASE 绝不可能搞错
   You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
   1. There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food...
      那种食物就是东方风味，绝对错不了。
   2. There was no mistaking Magda's sincerity, or her pain.
      玛格达的真诚和痛苦都绝不可能是假装的。

1. He opened Ingrid's letter by mistake
   他不小心拆了英格丽德的信。
2. We've made a dreadful mistake
   我们犯了个极大的错误。
3. I then realised that he had made a simple but excusable historical mistake.
   然后我认识到他犯了一个简单但是可以原谅的历史性错误。
4. Your hope was I'd make some exploitable mistake.
   你希望我犯一些可以让你利用的错误。
5. To be frank with you, Harvey, I may have made a mistake.
   老实跟你讲，哈维，我可能犯了个错。
6. I think you're making a serious mistake
   我认为你正在犯一个严重的错误。
7. They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force
   他们大错特错，居然认为以较少的兵力就能够夺取其边境地区。
8. I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life
   我认为把书本同生活混为一谈是大错特错。
9. Jonathan says it was his mistake
   乔纳森说这是他的错。
10. There must be some mistake
    一定是弄错了。
11. He has been arrested by mistake.
    警方误抓了他。
12. Her mother sighed and rubbed out another mistake in the crossword puzzle.
    她的母亲叹了口气，擦去了纵横填字游戏里另一个填错的地方。
13. I mistook you for Carlos
    我把你错当成卡洛斯了。
14. When hay fever first occurs it is often mistaken for a summer cold.
    花粉病初期常被误认为是风热感冒。
15. The government completely mistook the feeling of the country
    政府完全没有把握住该国民意。
16. No one should mistake how serious the issue is.
    任何人都不该低估该问题的严重性。
17. There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food
    那种食物就是东方风味，绝对错不了。
18. There was no mistaking Magda's sincerity, or her pain.
    玛格达的真诚和痛苦都绝不可能是假装的。
19. That was a mistake. We'll never do it again
    那是个错误，我们永远不会再犯了。
20. Yes, Pop, I made a big mistake — you and Mark made me realize that.
    是的，爸爸，我犯了一个大错误，你和马克让我意识到了这一点。
21. I may have made a mistake in that regard.
    我在那一点上可能已经犯了一个错误。
22. As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake
    当我们坐在那里聊天时，我开始认为自己犯了一个错误。
23. The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
    收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。
24. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake
    听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。
25. His only fundamental mistake, he insists, is that he was 20 years before his time.
    他坚持认为，他仅有的根本性错误是他比时代超前了20年。
26. Could you have given them the wrong drug by mistake?
    你有没有可能一时疏忽给错他们药了呢？
27. I compared my answers with the teacher's and found I had made a mistake.
    我把我的答案和老师的对照一下，发现我有个地方错了。
28. Now that he has admitted his mistake, we should not keep picking on him.
    他承认了错误，就别揪着不放了。
29. You've made a mistake--you've left out the letter e.
    你出了一个错，把字母e落了。
30. A mistake is a mistake. Don't try to explain it away.
    错了就错了，不要辩解。

  blunder boob botch clanger error fallacy fault guilt mistake【导航词义：错误】

  blunder n. 大错

〔辨析〕指由于愚蠢或疏忽大意等造成的错误。

  boob n. 〈英，非正式〉错误，过失

〔辨析〕指因愚蠢的行为犯下的过错。

  botch n. 〈非正式，尤英〉拙劣的工作

〔辨析〕主要指干得拙劣、一塌糊涂的活儿。

  clanger n. 〈英，非正式〉失言；失礼；尴尬的错误

〔辨析〕指愚蠢的或令人难堪的过错。

  error n. 错误，谬误

〔辨析〕可指任何错误，包括笔误、印刷错误或计算错误，常可与 mistake 换用。

  fallacy n. 谬论，谬见

〔辨析〕尤指很多人持有的错误观点或想法。

  fault n. 缺点； 过错

〔辨析〕表示“缺点，毛病”时为可数名词；表示“过失，过错”时为不可数名词。

  guilt n. 责任，罪责

〔辨析〕指对发生的坏事负有的责任。

  mistake n. 错误，过失

〔辨析〕指行为、看法、言辞等方面的错误。

mistake sb/sth for sb/sth

1. 把…错当成
   to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else
   1. It's easy to make a mistake .
      犯错误很容易。
   2. This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake.
      这封信是给别人的——一定是搞错了。
   3. It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
      忽略他的意见是不对的。
   4. Don't worry, we all make mistakes .
      没关系，我们都会犯错。
   5. You must try to learn from your mistakes .
      你得从所犯错误中吸取教训。
   6. Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.
      我一生中最大的错误就是那么年轻就离开了学校。
   7. I made the mistake of giving him my address.
      我真不该把我的地址给他。
   8. It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her.
      我相信了她，这是我的一大错误。
   9. a great/serious/terrible mistake
      大错；严重错误
   10. It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).
       这是常犯的错误。

n.

and no mistake

• 准确无误；毫无疑问
  used to show that you are sure about the truth of what you have just said
  1. This is a strange business and no mistake.
     这确实是件怪事。

by mistake

• 错误地；无意中
  by accident; without intending to
  1. I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
     我不巧错拿了你的包。

make no mistake (about sth)

• 别搞错；注意
  used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you want to warn sb about sth
  1. Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won't just go away.
     要知道，这是一场不会自行消失的危机。

in mistake for sth

• 误以为是；错看成
  thinking that sth is sth else
  1. Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets.
     孩子们会把药片错当成糖果吃的。

noun

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   1. he made a bad mistake
   2. she was quick to point out my errors
   3. I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

   Synonym:    errorfault

2. an understanding of something that is not correct
   1. he wasn't going to admit his mistake
   2. make no mistake about his intentions
   3. there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister

   Synonym:    misunderstandingmisapprehension

3. part of a statement that is not correct
   1. the book was full of errors

   Synonym:    error

verb

1. to make a mistake or be incorrect

   Synonym:    errslip

2. identify incorrectly
   1. Don't mistake her for her twin sister

   Synonym:    misidentify