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

BBC staff are being trained on the correct way to report the Queen's death in a bid to avoid another embarrassing gaffe.
英国广播公司的工作人员正在接受培训，如何以正确的方法来报告女王死讯，以免带来另一场尴尬失态。
Turns out we committed an awful gaffe yesterday.
看起来我们昨天出了个大丑。
He would have to make amends for his monumental gaffe of earlier today.
他一定得对今天早上极端失礼的行为进行补救。
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。
Moments after the gaffe, an apology appeared.
道歉出现在失误后不久。
All officials were waiting to see Beigong She's gaffe.
文武百官于是都在旁等着看北宫奢如何出丑。
The hilarious gaffe shows the journalist with his head slumped on his chest as the studio news anchor tries without success to wake him.
在那段令人捧腹的失态视频中，卢兹达头部低垂着，新闻工作室主播试图叫醒他却没有成功。
From the way she looked at me when I asked how much money she earned I realized I'd committed an awful gaffe.
当我问她赚多少钱时，从她看我的样子，我了解到我非常的失言。
He didn't realize what a gaffe he'd made.
他没意识到自己已出乖露丑。
His gaffe has gone viral on the Internet.
他失态的场景已在网上疯传。