error
US
UK error n: (mistake)
SC 错误 cuò wù
TC 錯誤
TC 錯誤
SC 过失 cuò wù，guò shī
TC 過失
TC 過失
The student got the sum wrong because of an error in her calculation.
因为计算错误，那位学生把总数搞错了。
error n: (computer fault) (计算机)
SC 错误，差错 cuò wù，chā cuò
TC 錯誤，差錯
TC 錯誤，差錯
A computer error meant all the work had to be done again.
一个计算机错误意味着所有的工作都须要从头来过。
clerical error n: (administrative mistake)
SC 书写错误 shū xiě cuò wù
TC 書寫錯誤
TC 書寫錯誤
SC 记录错误 shū xiě cuò wù，jì lù cuò wù
Her clerical error cost the company a lot of money.
error in judgment, error of judgment, also UK: error in judgement, error of judgement n: (mistaken opinion)
SC 判断错误 pàn duàn cuò wù
TC 判斷錯誤
TC 判斷錯誤
Giving a mortgage to somebody who cannot make payments is an error in judgment.
error signal n: (fault indicator)
SC 错误指示信号
SC 错误信号
Error signals go off when the printer runs out of paper or ink.
error-prone adj: (tending to make mistakes)
SC 容易出错的，易出错的 yì chū cuò de
grammatical error n: (language: mistake of syntax)
SC 语法错误 yǔ fǎ cuò wù
TC 語法錯誤
TC 語法錯誤
That essay is full of grammatical errors like verbs that do not agree with the subject or verbs in the wrong tense.
human error n: ([sb]'s mistake)
SC 人为错误 rén wéi cuò wù
TC 人為錯誤
TC 人為錯誤
One must consider human error when evaluating accuracy of the data.
in error adv: (by mistake)
SC 错误地 cuò wù de
TC 錯誤地
TC 錯誤地
SC 弄错地 cuò wù de ，nòng cuò de
SC 出错地 cuò wù de ，chū cuò de
I dialled your number in error – I was actually trying to ring my mother.
be in error v expr: (be wrong)
SC 弄错, 搞错
Nancy was in error about the date of the meeting and arrived a day early.
margin of error n: (statistics: variance) (统计学)
SC 误差幅度，误差范围
We have to get it right the first time as there is a very narrow margin of error.
no room for error n: (accuracy required)
SC 不能有错 bù néng yǒu cuò
TC 不能有錯
TC 不能有錯
SC 不允许出错 bù néng yǒu cuò，bù yǔn xǔ chū cuò
When designing airplanes, there is no room for error.
roundoff error (US), rounding error (UK) n: (discrepancy in calculation)
SC 舍入误差
TC 捨入誤差
TC 捨入誤差
trial and error n: (learning from mistakes)
SC 试错法
SC 反复试验法
trial-and-error n as adj: (characterized by learning from mistakes)
SC 试错法的
SC 反复试验的
trial-and-error approach n: (research method: learning from mistakes)
SC 试错方式，从错误中学习的方法
typographical error n: (typo, typing mistake)
SC 打字错误 dǎ zì cuò wù
TC 打字錯誤
TC 打字錯誤
This document is full of typographical errors.
typographical error n: (printing mistake)
SC 排印错误 pái yìn cuò wù
TC 排印錯誤
TC 排印錯誤
SC 印刷错误 pái yìn cuò wù，yìn shuā cuò wù
TC 印刷錯誤
TC 印刷錯誤