gaffes

/ɡæfs/

Meanings

noun

失态，丑态，尴尬事。

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

Examples :

"The politician's speech was filled with gaffes, making him seem unprepared and out of touch. "

那位政客的演讲中错误百出，丑态尽显，让人觉得他毫无准备，脱离群众.

Related Words

made noun

/meɪd/

蛆，幼虫

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

堆肥里引来了很多白色的小蛆虫。

public noun

/ˈpʌblɪk/

民众，大众.

"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."

民众请勿越过此处。

foolish adjective

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/

愚蠢，笨，傻。

"My brother's decision to quit his job without another lined up was foolish. "

我弟弟还没找到下家就辞职，这个决定太傻了。

filled verb

/fɪld/

充满，填满。

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

老师把瓶子装满了水。(Lǎoshī bǎ píngzi zhuāngmǎn le shuǐ.)

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

making noun

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

制作，构成。

"The intricate making of the model airplane showcased the student's skill. "

这款精巧的模型飞机的制作，展现了学生的精湛技艺。

unprepared noun

/ˌʌnpɹɪˈpeɚd/ /ˌʌmpɹɪˈpeəd/

未作准备，没准备好.

"Aisha received an unprepared for not having her math notebook in class. "

艾莎因为上课没带数学笔记本，得了一个“未准备”。

error noun

/ˈɛɹə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛɹɚ/

错误，差错，谬误

"The student's answer contained several errors. "

学生的答案里有好几处错误。

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

政治家，政客.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

那位政治家在学校集会上发表了讲话，强调社区参与的重要性。

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

说话能力，言语。

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

由于噪音太大，很难听清他说的话。他有严重的口吃，说话不太利索。

embarrassing verb

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/

丢脸，使难堪

"The sudden silence during my presentation began to embarrass me, making me forget what I was going to say next. "

演示时突如其来的寂静开始让我感到难堪，以至于我都忘了接下来要说什么。