gaffes is gaffe's Plural Form

gaffe

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UK [ɡæf]
  • n.〈外〉过失
  • Web失态；失礼；失言
Plural Form：gaffes  

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Web Definition

n.
1.
〈外〉过失,不慎的言行,出丑

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,〈外〉过失〈外〉过失,失态失态,失礼失礼,失言失言
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1.
If any company should just give up the ghost and get out of China before making any more PR (and human rights) gaffes, maybe it's Yahoo.
如果一家公司能够轻易得放弃自己的道德准则，并且因此在退出中国市场前制造出更多公关（和人权）丑闻的话，那也许只有Yahoo才能办的到。
rú guǒ yì jiā gōng sī néng gòu qīng yì de fàng qì zì jǐ de dào dé zhǔn zé , bìng qiě yīn cǐ zài tuì chū zhōng guó shì chǎng qián zhì zào chū gèng duō gōng guān ( hé rén quán ) chǒu wén de huà , nà yě xǔ zhǐ yǒu Yahoo cái néng bàn de dào 。
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2.
After two years in Egypt, I had developed a sense of humor about my inevitable social gaffes, but they were still embarrassing.
我在埃及呆的这两年，已经对我所演绎的社交丑态脸皮厚到一定程度了，尽管他人依旧尴尬。
wǒ zài āi jí dāi de zhè liǎng nián , yǐ jīng duì wǒ suǒ yǎn yì de shè jiāo chǒu tài liǎn pí hòu dào yí dìng chéng dù le , jǐn guǎn tā rén yī jiù gān gà 。
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3.
He made no obvious gaffes and answered, or seemed to answer, each of the 48 questions thrown his way by the 200 or so reporters in the room.
面对采访室内约200名记者的轮番轰炸，他回答了（或看似回答了）全部48个问题，没有明显的失误。
miàn duì cǎi fǎng shì nèi yuē èr bǎi míng jì zhě de lún fān hōng zhà , tā huí dá le ( huò kàn sì huí dá le ) quán bù sì shí bā gè wèn tí , méi yǒu míng xiǎn de shī wù 。
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4.
Mr Osborne may have been the most relieved because he made no gaffes and stood his ground under attack.
奥斯本可能最感宽慰，因为他面对攻击没出丑，而且捍卫了自己的立场。
ào sī běn kě néng zuì gǎn kuān wèi , yīn wèi tā miàn duì gōng jī méi chū chǒu , ér qiě hàn wèi le zì jǐ de lì chǎng 。
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5.
Be able to see the humor in social gaffes and in human behavior in general.
让他们能够在一些社交礼仪的失态行为以及个人行为中发现幽默。
ràng tā men néng gòu zài yì xiē shè jiāo lǐ yí de shī tài xíng wéi yǐ jí gè rén xíng wéi zhōng fā xiàn yōu mò 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Sometimes minor campaign gaffes can turn out to be deadly for the candidates.
有时竞选中很小的失误也会给候选人带来致命的打击。
yǒu shí jìng xuǎn zhōng hěn xiǎo de shī wù yě huì gěi hòu xuǎn rén dài lái zhì mìng de dǎ jī 。
www.ebigear.com
7.
Graciously overlooking flaws, errors, and gaffes sets a sweetly gracious tone for your relationship.
宽容地对待缺点、错误和过失，为你们的关系奠定一个甜蜜而亲切的基调。
kuān róng de duì dài quē diǎn 、 cuò wù hé guò shī , wèi nǐ men de guān xì diàn dìng yī gè tián mì ér qīn qiè de jī diào 。
www.24en.com
8.
There are many plot holes, errors, and gaffes in "Inception" ; allow me to highlight a few.
《盗梦空间》中有许多情节漏洞和失误，请让我一一强调。
《 dào mèng kōng jiān 》 zhōng yǒu xǔ duō qíng jié lòu dòng hé shī wù , qǐng ràng wǒ yī yī qiáng diào 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
Biden, who has a reputation for making gaffes, suggested all "confined spaces" were best avoided in an interview with NBC's Today programme.
以口无遮拦著称的拜登在接受全国广播公司（NBC）“今天”栏目的采访时建议，最好避免所有“封闭空间”。
yǐ kǒu wú zhē lán zhù chēng de bài dēng zài jiē shòu quán guó guǎng bō gōng sī ( NBC ) " jīn tiān " lán mù de cǎi fǎng shí jiàn yì , zuì hǎo bì miǎn suǒ yǒu " fēng bì kōng jiān " 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
She said a lot of very controversial things, but they weren't gaffes.
她说过很多非常有争议的话，但都没有失礼。
tā shuō guò hěn duō fēi cháng yǒu zhēng yì de huà , dàn dōu méi yǒu shī lǐ 。
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