5. error
n.错误; 缺陷;错误思想; 过失;违法(行为); 行为不正
by error错误地
fall into an error误入歧途; 犯错误
拓展:error, mistake,
fault
error比mistake要正式一些, 它不但可以指一般性的“错误,失误”,还可以指道德上的“错误,失误”。
mistake(个人感觉,多与人有关) n.错误; 过失(anything
that you do or say wrongly)。v. 误解;误会; 弄错(have the
wrong idea)
a spelling mistake 拼写错误
I took your pen by mistake. 我拿错了你的钢笔。
fault 缺点,错误(something which is
wrong, a mistake)过失,过错(responsibility责任for being wrong)
Who’s fault? It’s my fault.
merits and faults 优缺点
The fault is mine. 这是我的错。
考点例题: “I don’t think it
is my ________ that the TV blew up.
I just turned it on, that’s all,” said the boy.
A. error B.
mistake C.
fault D.
duty