gaffe的意思|gaffe的解释-里氏词典

gaffe [gæf]

n. 过失, 失态, 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。
Don't make gaffe here, we can discuss about this question at home.
别在这里出丑,这问题我们回家再谈。

gaffe

[ noun ]
a socially awkward or tactless act
<noun.act>

gaffe \gaffe\ (g[a^]f), n.
A socially awkward or tactless act.

Syn: faux-pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie.
[WordNet 1.5]

But the view in Mr Alphandery's own ministry is that their minister's gaffe does not change 'the fundamentals' which remain in France's favour.
Advisers hope to end Bush ad-libs after his Pearl Harbor gaffe.
Tory wags privately claimed that the MP, who did a round of pro-government interviews, was making amends for his gaffe. However, there were some absentees.
Aside from that big gaffe, the fastidious forgers dotted some i's that went undotted in the originals.
Choosing a heavy stew, or kidneys, traditionally served with polenta - a leaden maize-based potato substitute - would be a gaffe in a stiffling Milanese summer.
The Young episode was followed in 1985 by an article criticizing Jesse Jackson for his "race for power" and whites for overlooking his "Hymietown" gaffe.
The Bush campaign took delight in what spokesman Mark Goodin called Dukakis' gaffe.
A major gaffe could wipe out Dukakis' lead.
Recalling his campaign gaffe, Bush said, "Today surprisingly is Sept. 7. Can you believe it?
Aside from an occasional gaffe _ he recently referred to moon-traveling astronaut Buzz Aldrin as Buz Lukens, the congressman convicted of corrupting a minor through sexual activity _ Quayle has not embarrassed the administration.
If that message has any impact it could hurt Dukakis most; Jackson's support among New York Jews is already minimal following his 1984 "Hymietown" gaffe.
But the gaffe fueled protests on the island, where an estimated 1,000 people fought with police.
But Mr. Reagan ended his stay at the summit with a last-minute gaffe when he appeared not to have read the final communique.

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