| 词汇 | collocation_english_mistake |
| 释义 | Collocations with mistakeThese are words often used in combination with mistake. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. big mistake But that, she will insist, is a big mistake. classic mistake His is the classic mistake of learning language with his eyes instead of his ears. colossal mistake That emphasises my point that they made a colossal mistake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 common mistake The common mistake resulting from this translation error was for the cook to add both types of beans to the dish, a logical interpretation of the translation. costly mistake Indeed, it will be an extremely costly mistake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 disastrous mistake Either there has been a disastrous mistake or it is deliberate policy to market nuclear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 dreadful mistake I hope that civil servants feel a little afraid when they are called before us to explain a dreadful mistake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 factual mistake Another issue involves some minor factual mistakes, which could be easily corrected in future editions. fatal mistake She made the fatal mistake of attacking our strength instead of sticking to attacking our weakness. foolish mistake It would therefore be a foolish mistake to think that the practice of inward processing could be a lasting solution. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English fundamental mistake Where he makes a fundamental mistake is that he expects that every suggestion put forward is, in itself, a total answer to the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 grammatical mistake But to read the expression in this way is to make a grammatical mistake. grave mistake It will be a grave mistake if people think that the cause of peace is served by always avoiding conflict. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 grievous mistake It was a grievous mistake and many lives and many hopes were lost forever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 honest mistake Those estimates may be too small, but if so, it is an honest mistake. horrible mistake In the last century, we made the horrible mistake of going in for quick profits and quick returns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 huge mistake It would be a huge mistake to imagine that the same materials and the same presentation would meet the needs of all of these diverse groups. innocent mistake Often there is an innocent mistake about the identity of the assailant or the accused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 minor mistake He has never once admitted that he has made a fundamental or even minor mistake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 mistake of judgment While he readily confesses to having made serious mistakes of judgment, he will not admit to any grave moral failures. past mistakes If we want to open a critical debate about archaeology we should not content ourselves with denouncing past mistakes and the faults of others. profound mistake It would be a profound mistake for us to act in breach of our international obligations by offering any kind of general subsidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 serious mistake A more serious mistake is found directly below this imperfect crown moulding. silly mistake However, it could easily transpire that that belief was not reasonable, and that a silly mistake had been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 slight mistake This is not a slight mistake : it is a massive error. spelling mistake The latter case occurs when a spelling mistake generates an existing word which is different from that intended by the writer. strategic mistake He thought that, in the context of the country as a whole, it would be a strategic mistake of the greatest order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 stupid mistake How can any organisation when considering such a major investment make such a gross and stupid mistake in the costings? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 tactical mistake If true, it was a tactical mistake of historic proportion, and extraordinary good fortune for the insurgents who lost no time in exploiting it adeptly. terrible mistake To reject this possibility is a terrible mistake. tragic mistake He is making the tragic mistake that legislators have made since the 19th century: he believes that tougher and tougher sentences will reduce crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 unfortunate mistake They, like us, very much regret the delay which arose from this unfortunate mistake. 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. 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