〈非正式,主英〉 荒唐的错误;令人尴尬的过失。
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drop a clanger 见DROP.
n. 荒唐的错误;令人尴尬的过失
做事出岔子;犯愚蠢的错误
Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger.
提及她的前夫是有点令人难堪的失言。
She dropped a clanger when she mentioned the broken window.
她提到打碎的窗子时说得真不是时候。
However, most of us can not treat our clanger in a right way.
然而,我们大部分人并不能正确对待自己的过失。
He admitted he might have dropped his first managerial clanger.
他承认自己可能在管理上出了第一个岔子。
I dropped a clanger by asking Tom how his dog was when it's been dead three months.
我哪壶不开提那壶,问汤姆他的狗好吗,而牠已经死了三个月了。
〈非正式,主英〉 荒唐的错误;令人尴尬的过失。