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- an action or judgement that is misguided or wrong错误; 过失; 失策：
coming here was a mistake
来这儿是一个错误
she made the mistake of thinking they were important.
她错以为他们很重要。
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- something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy（尤指词、数字或事实）错误; 失误; 不准确：
a couple of spelling mistakes.
两三个拼写错误。
(past mistook; past participle mistaken)with obj.
1- be wrong about误解, 误会：
because I was inexperienced I mistook the nature of our relationship.
因为没有经验, 我误会了我们关系的性质。
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mistake someone/thing for
wrongly identify someone or something as把…误认为：she thought he'd mistaken her for someone else.
她想他是把她错当成其他人了。
短语
and no mistake
- informal without any doubt〈非正式〉无疑地, 确确实实地：
it's a bad business and no mistake.
毫无疑问, 这一情况很不妙。
by mistake
- accidentally; in error意外地; 错误地：
she'd left her purse at home by mistake.
她意外把钱包留在家里了。
make no mistake about it
- informal do not be deceived into thinking otherwise〈非正式〉不用有任何疑问, 完全可以肯定。
there is no mistaking someone or something
- it is impossible not to recognize someone or something（人或物）不可能被认错。
派生词
mistakable
（亦作mistakeable）adjectivemistakably
（亦作mistakeably）adverb词源
late Middle English (as a verb)： from Old Norse mistaka 'take in error'， probably influenced in sense by Old French mesprendre.