error

noun

1. 错误；差错；谬误
   a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth
   1. No payments were made last week because of a computer error.
      由于计算机出错，上周未付任何款项。
   2. There are too many errors in your work.
      你的工作失误太多。
   3. I think you have made an error in calculating the total.
      我想你在计算总数时出了差错。
   4. A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around.
      一个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不够每人一份。
   5. a grave error (= a very serious mistake)
      严重错误
   6. a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious)
      明显的错误
   7. The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a person rather than by a machine) .
      延误是人为错误造成的。
   8. The computer system was switched off in error (= by mistake) .
      计算机系统被不慎关闭。
   9. There is no room for error in this job.
      这项工作决不允许出差错。

1. N-VAR 错误;差错
   An error is something you have done which is considered to be incorrect or wrong, or which should not have been done.
   1. NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations...
      美国国家航空航天局在它的计算结果中发现了一个数学错误。
   2. MPs attacked lax management and errors of judgment.
      议员们抨击管理的松散和判断的失误。
2. PHRASE 错误地；失误地
   If you do something in error or if it happens in error, you do it or it happens because you have made a mistake, especially in your judgment.
   1. The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
      一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。
3. PHRASE （认识到）错误;（意识到）失误
   If someone sees the error of their ways, they realize or admit that they have made a mistake or behaved badly.
   1. I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.
      我想找个机会开导他一下，好让他认识到自己做错了。

1. You have to allow for a certain amount of error
   你必须将一定量的误差考虑在内。
2. The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.
   医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。
3. It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error
   那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
4. NASA discovered a mathematical error in its calculations
   美国国家航空航天局在它的计算结果中发现了一个数学错误。
5. MPs attacked lax management and errors of judgment.
   议员们抨击管理的松散和判断的失误。
6. The plane was shot down in error by a NATO missile.
   一枚北约的导弹误将那架飞机击落。
7. I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.
   我想找个机会开导他一下，好让他认识到自己做错了。
8. The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made
   万一出现错误——虽然这种几率微乎其微，银行同意立即退款。
9. He exclaims that it must be a typing error.
   他惊呼道那一定是个打字错误。
10. He had made a humiliating tactical error and he had to go.
    他犯了一个让他颜面尽失的战术错误，只得引咎辞职。
11. He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a 'gross error of judgment'
    他宣称布鲁克先生犯有“判断失误的重大过错”。
12. The government has said it was an inadvertent error.
    政府声称那是因疏忽造成的过失。
13. He said that publication of the information was a serious error in judgment.
    他说该信息的公布属于严重的判断失误。
14. The amount was misstated in the table because of an error by regulators.
    由于校准者的失误，图表里的数目并不准确。
15. Every error is captured, every decision picked to pieces.
    每个错误都会被抓住，每个决定都会被骂得一无是处。
16. The chances of an error occurring in a computer program increase with the size of the program.
    计算机程序越长，出错的概率也越大。
17. Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem
    政府没有承认错误，只是敷衍了事地处理问题。
18. Many drugs were found by trial and error
    很多药物都是通过反复试验才发现的。
19. She feels that raising her children has been a matter of trial and error.
    她感到抚养孩子就像是摸着石头过河。
20. Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt as Longbridge.
    由于一个排印错误，朗里奇镇的名称Longridge被拼为了Longbridge。
21. If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
    如果他们认为海地人会接受那个解决方案，那他们就大错特错了。
22. Here he fell into the common error of judging by appearances.
    在此他又犯了一般以貌取人的通病。
23. There's an accounting error in this entry.
    这笔账目里有差错。
24. Many students 'error occurs because of mother-tongue interference.
    许多学生发生这种错误是由于母语的干扰。
25. His error is of a serious nature.
    他的错误情节严重。
26. A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.
    失之毫厘，谬以千里。
27. His doctrines have seduced many into error.
    他的学说把许多人诱入歧途。
28. Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.
    在恶劣天气的条件下着陆对于任何飞行员都是一项危险的工作，甚至极小的差错都可能酿成一场灾难。
29. The accident was caused by human error.
    这一事故是人为错误造成的。

  blunder boob botch clanger error fallacy fault guilt mistake【导航词义：错误】

  blunder n. 大错

〔辨析〕指由于愚蠢或疏忽大意等造成的错误。

  boob n. 〈英，非正式〉错误，过失

〔辨析〕指因愚蠢的行为犯下的过错。

  botch n. 〈非正式，尤英〉拙劣的工作

〔辨析〕主要指干得拙劣、一塌糊涂的活儿。

  clanger n. 〈英，非正式〉失言；失礼；尴尬的错误

〔辨析〕指愚蠢的或令人难堪的过错。

  error n. 错误，谬误

〔辨析〕可指任何错误，包括笔误、印刷错误或计算错误，常可与 mistake 换用。

  fallacy n. 谬论，谬见

〔辨析〕尤指很多人持有的错误观点或想法。

  fault n. 缺点； 过错

〔辨析〕表示“缺点，毛病”时为可数名词；表示“过失，过错”时为不可数名词。

  guilt n. 责任，罪责

〔辨析〕指对发生的坏事负有的责任。

  mistake n. 错误，过失

〔辨析〕指行为、看法、言辞等方面的错误。

n.

see, realize, etc. the error of your ways

• 知过即改；承认自己的做法不对并决心改正
  to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour

trial and error

• 反复试验；不断摸索
  the process of solving a problem by trying various methods until you find a method that is successful
  1. Children learn to use computer programs by trial and error .
     儿童通过反复摸索才学会运用计算机程序。

noun

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   1. he made a bad mistake
   2. she was quick to point out my errors
   3. I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

   Synonym:    mistakefault

2. (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

   Synonym:    misplay

3. inadvertent incorrectness

   Synonym:    erroneousness

4. departure from what is ethically acceptable

   Synonym:    wrongdoing

5. a misconception resulting from incorrect information

   Synonym:    erroneous belief

6. part of a statement that is not correct
   1. the book was full of errors

   Synonym:    mistake

7. (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

   Synonym:    computer error