peccadillo

英 [ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ] 美 [ˌpekəˈdɪloʊ]

n.  过失; 岔子; 轻罪

复数:peccadillos

GRE

COCA.37916



牛津词典

noun

  1. 过失;岔子;轻罪
    a small unimportant thing that sb does wrong

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-COUNT 轻罪;过失;失误
      Peccadilloes are small, unimportant sins or faults.
      1. People are prepared to be tolerant of extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures.
        人们可以容忍公众人物婚外的不检点行为。

    双语例句

    1. People are prepared to be tolerant of extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures.
      人们可以容忍公众人物婚外的不检点行为。
    2. In actual operation, there are so many factors which could influence the reliability of high-strength bolts that one peccadillo could endanger the safety of wind turbines.
      实际应用过程中,由于影响高强度螺栓联接可靠性的因素较多,稍有不慎就可能危及风力机运行的安全。
    3. If this is the first time you've looked this stop peccadillo shade, restart your computer, if this shade appears anew follow these steps.
      如果这是你第一次看到这种停止错误屏幕信息,重新启动计算机,如果此屏幕再次出现,请按照下列步骤。
    4. For a time, the peccadillo reportedly cut in half her asking price for ad work.
      犯下小小疏失,有一阵子,据传她的广告方面的身价削减了一半。
    5. He dismissed what had happened as a mere peccadillo.
      所发生的事他当做一个小过失而不屑一顾。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a petty misdeed

        Synonym:    indiscretion