单词 | clanger |
释义 | clangerWord family nounclangerclangingclangourclangboxadjectiveclangorousadverbclangorouslyverbclang clang·er /ˈklæŋə $ -ər/ noun [countableC usually singular] → clangour EMBARRASSED British EnglishBrE informal a silly or embarrassing mistake 疏忽;尴尬的错误 I can’t help noticing the occasional clanger in war films. 我总是会发现战争片中不时出现的错误。 He’s being blamed for dropping a massive political clanger (=making a silly or embarrassing remark). 他因为说了一句犯有严重政治性错误的话而受到指责。 Examples from the Corpus clanger• But then young Charlie dropped the biggest clanger of his racing life.• Today that strong man was shown to have dropped a massive political clanger. |
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