| 词汇 | clanger |
| 释义 | clanger noun[ C ] mainly UKinformaluk /ˈklæŋ.ər/ us /ˈklæŋ.ɚ/ something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: 说错话；失言 Claire dropped(= said) a clanger by joking about his dog that's been dead for three months.克莱尔一时说错话，开玩笑说起他那条已死去3个月的狗。 Faults and mistakes (that's) your hard luckidiom aberration Achilles heel adrift black mark blemish erratum error failing false move faux pas malaprop miscue misfunction misperception misprint that's/it's your funeral!idiom typo uncorrectable uncorrected Examples of clangerclanger I think, however, that he clanged his clangers with even more aplomb than usual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth of the matter is that the mix of the chairman and the director general was unfortunate and led to the clanger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, the decision was unacceptable, and it was a clanger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, was it a clanger or a ploy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all dropped that sort of clanger in our day and survived it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did drop one or two clangers, but we shall forgive them those for the positive things that they said. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I maintain that one of the worst systems is that of piecework in the clanger zone in the factories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We say, on the other hand, that there is just as much clanger in reaction as in enthusiasm? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if clangers, or one clanger, are grounds for changing an entire system or dismantling an organisation, we would have no government departments left. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it does dib in, it could drop a clanger because little of the coal industry will remain intact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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