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单词 err
释义
err
ɜːʳ ɜr ɛr
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense errs, present participle erring, past tense , past participle erred
1 VERB 犯错误;出差错 If you err, you make a mistake. 犯错误;出差错 [formal, old-fashioned]
  • It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates. [VERB + in]

    它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。

  • If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again. [VERB]

    如果你作出威胁,在他再犯错时,一定要说到做到。

SYN sin, fall, offend, lapse
2 PHRASE 人非圣贤,孰能无过 If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes. 人非圣贤,孰能无过
  • To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.

    是人都会犯错,而且谁也不喜欢完人。

3 PHRASE 宁愿过于;力求 If you err on the side of caution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks. 宁愿过于;力求
  • They may be wise to err on the side of caution.

    他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。

  • He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.

    他可能过于保守,而不是过于宽宏大量。

Quotations
To err is human, to forgive divine Alexander Pope An Essay on Criticism
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