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| /mɪˈsteɪkən/ |
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| 1 | never before noun if someone is mistaken , they are wrong about something 错误的；弄错的 | +about He may have been mistaken about what he saw. 他可能看错了。 | | sadly mistaken If you think I’ m going to help, you’ re sadly mistaken. 如果你认为我会帮忙，很遗憾你错了。 | | be mistaken in (doing) sth She is mistaken in thinking that the report was written last year. 她错误地认为那份报告是去年写的。 | | | 1a | used for politely saying that you are certain you are right about something 除非我错了;如果我没错的话 | | Unless I’ m very much mistaken, Joyce will be the next director. 除非我大错特错，否则乔伊斯将是下一任主管。 | | |
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| 2 | a mistaken belief , idea , opinion etc is not correct （信念、想法、观点等）不正确的，错误的 | He was under the mistaken impression that I liked him. 他误以为我喜欢他。 | |
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| a situation in which you wrongly think that you recognize someone or have found someone you are looking for |
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| Our client is a victim of mistaken identity. 我们的当事人是张冠李戴的受害者。 |
| a case of mistaken identity Police officers realized that it was a case of mistaken identity. 警官们意识到这是一个张冠李戴的案子。 |
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| mistakenly adv |
| He mistakenly believed that she was married. 他误以为她已经结婚了。 |
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