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  • Conjugation : past  mistook ; pp  mistaken ; pp  mistook ; ing  mistaking
  • Derivatives : adj  mistakable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

mistake [mɪs'teɪk]
  1. 1. noun [c] (error) (in calculations,text etc) 错误
  2. 2. noun (blunder) 过失
  3. 3. vt. (be wrong about) 弄错
    to make a mistake
    犯错
    you're making a big mistake
    正在一个严重错误
    to make the mistake of doing sth
    误做某事
    it's a (big) mistake to do that
    那么做是个(严重的)错误
    there must be some mistake
    一定是搞错了
    to do sth by mistake
    误做某事
    to mistake A for B
    把A误认为B
    there is no mistaking...
    …不可能弄错

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

mistake [mɪˈsteɪk]
  1. 1. n.[c] 错误差错过失
    He made a bad mistake.
    他犯了一个大错
  2. 2. n.[c] 误解误会
    He wasn't going to admit his mistake.
    他本不想承认自己误会了。
  3. 3. n.[c] 谬论错误论断
  4. 4. vt. 以为误认
    Don't mistake her for her twin sister.
    不要把她和她的双胞胎妹妹搞混了。
  5. 5. vi. 出错,犯错,弄错

Collins English-English Dictionary

mistake [mɪ'steɪk]
  1. 1. n an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment
  2. 2. n a misconception or misunderstanding
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to misunderstand; misinterpret
    she mistook his meaning
  4. 4. vt. [tr; foll by for] to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with)
    she mistook his direct manner for honesty
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to choose badly or incorrectly
    he mistook his path
  6. 6. vi. [intr] to make a mistake in action, opinion, judgment, etc
  7. 7. vi. [Etymology] C13 (meaning: to do wrong, err): from Old Norse mistaka to take erroneously

Examples

a glaring mistake
显著的错误
to mistake one twin for the other
把两个孪生兄弟认错
to treat a mistake as a joke
把错误视为玩笑
unconscious of his mistake
未察觉他的错误
an even worse mistake
一个更为严重的错误

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