gaffe

英 [ɡæf]

美 [ɡæf]

n.  失礼; 失态; 失言

复数：gaffes　

GRE

BNC.23744 / COCA.19567

牛津词典

noun

• 失礼；失态；失言
  a mistake that a person makes in public or in a social situation, especially sth embarrassing

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 失态；失礼
  Agaffeis a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people.
  1. He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
     他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
  2. ...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals.
     高层人士在社交场合的一些失态行为
• 泄露秘密；走漏消息
  If youblow the gaffeorblow the gaff, you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret.

英英释义

noun

• a socially awkward or tactless act
  Synonym:faux passolecismslipgaucherie

双语例句

• History indicates that a bad performance, particularly a telling gaffe, can badly damage a candidate in the polls.
  历史表明，如果候选人表现不佳，特别是失言之举，会使他们在大选中严重受损。
• Over his career he was renowned for telling jokes, summing up issues with memorable lines, and making the odd gaffe.
  在他的职业生涯中，他因善于开玩笑，妙语连珠和时不时的出丑而出名。
• He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
  他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。
• His gaffe has gone viral on the Internet.
  他失态的场景已在网上疯传。
• All officials were waiting to see Beigong She's gaffe.
  文武百官于是都在旁等着看北宫奢如何出丑。
• The gaffe is all the more irritating for the Republicans because they have just had a very successful convention.
  对共和党人而言，这一失言尤其让人恼火的是他们刚刚开完一场非常成功的全国代表大会。
• Moments after the gaffe, an apology appeared.
  道歉出现在失误后不久。
• Of course, his most famous gaffe was saying to a reporter that he would like his life back.
  当然，他最著名的失态之举是对一位记者说，他想重回过去的生活。
• Journalist Michael Kinsley famously defined a political gaffe as when a politician tells the truth& some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say.
  记者迈克尔·金斯利曾有一句著名的论断，他说，政客的失态就是说了实话&而且是一些不该说的大实话。
• Turns out we committed an awful gaffe yesterday.
  看起来我们昨天出了个大丑。