英汉词典

1.It was a gaffe by Fifa and they must offer an explanation.

它是一个过失由国际足联，他们必须对受到指责的某种见解或行为加以申辩解释。

2.I now realize that I should have had the courtesy to acknowledge my gaffe and apologize, but words failed me at the time.

我现在已经意识到自己应该有礼貌地承认自己的失礼，然后表达歉意，但是当时却说不出这样的话来。

3.MSNBC's Chris Matthews pointed out - as News Night's senior producer Jim Harper does in the episode - that this gaffe was, above all, a missed opportunity.

微软全国广播公司节目主持人克里斯·马修斯指出——就如同在《新闻编辑室》中，《新闻之夜》的高级制片人吉姆·哈珀说的那样——这是一次过失，最重要的是错失了良机。

4.The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe , a breach of sensibility and good taste&b{Mary McCarthy.

那次谈话中的离题在他看来太出丑了，简直就是失去理智后的胡言乱语，毫无高尚趣味可言（玛丽麦卡锡）

5.His gaffe has gone viral on the Internet.

他失态的场景已在网上疯传。

6.Having been embarrassed once by such a gaffe, you might have thought that Apple would have cracked down hard on such careless behaviour.

已经因为过失而产生尴尬，你或许已经想到苹果公司将会严厉铲除此类粗心大意的行为。

7.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。