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gaffe是什么意思

gaffe

英[gæf] 美[ɡæf]

n. 失礼，出丑；

复数：gaffes;

相关单词 gaffer gaffers gaffes

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

失态；失礼

A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people.
例句
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。 ...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals. 高层人士在社交场合的一些失态行为
PHRASE

泄露秘密；走漏消息

If you blow the gaffe or blow the gaff, you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret.

英汉词典释义

n.
失礼,出丑
He didn’t realize what a gaffe he’d made. 他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。 I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing. 我不清楚我犯了什么错误。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a socially awkward or tactless act

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