gaffe

英 [ɡæf]

美 [ɡæf]

n. 失礼; 失态; 失言

复数：gaffes　

BNC.23744 / COCA.19567

牛津词典

noun

失礼；失态；失言
a mistake that a person makes in public or in a social situation, especially sth embarrassing

N-COUNT 失态；失礼
Agaffeis a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people.
1. 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。
2. ...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals.
  高层人士在社交场合的一些失态行为
泄露秘密；走漏消息
If youblow the gaffeorblow the gaff, you tell someone something that other people wanted you to keep secret.

noun

NARRATOR: Attlee, a mild-mannered Christian Socialist, gave Churchill's gaffe a sinister spin.
旁白：艾德礼这位温文有礼的基督徒和社会主义者。
Improvement is the production of endless study and gaffe.
提高是不断学习，舍得出丑的产物。
Turns out we committed an awful gaffe yesterday.
看起来我们昨天出了个大丑。
A political gaffe is most dangerous when it seems to confirm what voters already suspect.
当政治上的失言看上去证实了选民们已有的怀疑时，这种失言是最危险的。
Of course, his most famous gaffe was saying to a reporter that he would like his life back.
当然，他最著名的失态之举是对一位记者说，他想重回过去的生活。
Over his career he was renowned for telling jokes, summing up issues with memorable lines, and making the odd gaffe.
在他的职业生涯中，他因善于开玩笑，妙语连珠和时不时的出丑而出名。
For the GOP, he's more like the gaffe that keeps on goofing.
对大佬党来说，他更像一个不断出现过失的傻子。
Moments after the gaffe, an apology appeared.
道歉出现在失误后不久。
History indicates that a bad performance, particularly a telling gaffe, can badly damage a candidate in the polls.
历史表明，如果候选人表现不佳，特别是失言之举，会使他们在大选中严重受损。
He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.
他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。