blunder

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blun·der1 /ˈblʌndə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  MISTAKEa careless or stupid mistake 愚蠢的错误，疏忽 A last-minute blunder cost them the match. 最后一刻的失误使他们输掉了这场比赛。► see thesaurus at mistake

Examples from the Corpus

blunder• It is a laborious process, likely to lead to embarrassing blunders if badly done.• Field goal follies At least four games this season were decided on field goal blunders.• The parents face a nightmare week-long wait before blood tests show if there has been a hospital blunder.• Major management blunders have led the company into bankruptcy.• a series of management blunders• Snow was Harold Wilson's biggest ministerial blunder.• History was being catalogued here, the missed opportunities, blunders, and outright mistakes.• One popular blunder that almost every economist denounces is rent control.• It seems to be another public relations blunder by the government.• She stopped, finally aware of the terrible blunder she had made.blunder2 verb  1  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]WALK to move in an unsteady way, as if you cannot see properly 踉踉跄跄地走，跌跌撞撞blunder about/around Someone was blundering about in the kitchen. 有人在厨房里四处瞎撞。blunder into/past/through etc something Phil came blundering down the stairs. 菲尔跌跌撞撞地跑下楼梯。2  [intransitive]MISTAKE to make a big mistake, especially because you have been careless or stupid 犯愚蠢的错误；出娄子 They blundered badly when they gave him the job. 他们犯了大错，让他做这份工作。3  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistake 误入〔某地〕；不小心陷入〔困境〕blunder into Somehow we blundered into the war. 我们不知怎么地就卷入了这场战争。blunder in He would have agreed if you hadn’t blundered in. 要不是你冒冒失失跑进来，他都已经同意了。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

blunder• On occasion even the latter have lost their usual reticence and blundered.• To be raped is one thing, but to blunder around disorientated is another.• He realized he had blundered by picking such an experienced player for the team.• The government later admitted it had blundered in its handling of the affair.• They turned a corner and blundered into a group of soldiers.• On the second night out of Hong Kong we blundered into the middle of a fishing fleet working close inshore.• You can see so little as you blunder on that you are an easy target for any animal seeking fresh meat.• He developed the photographs himself, blundering round the bathroom in the pitch dark.• A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape.• Police admitted that they blundered when they let Wylie go.blunder about/around• To be raped is one thing, but to blunder around disorientated is another.• He realized his blunder about eight minutes before his scheduled 7: 36 a. m. tee time.• Until we do, we shall be blundering about in the dark.• They're blundering about like a ship in the fog, with no terms of reference to steer by.• Forest Goblin shamans are prone to run off dizzily, or just blunder about, unable to distinguish fact from venom-induced fiction.Origin blunder2 (1300-1400) Probably from a Scandinavian language

blun·der1 nounblunder2 verbChineseSyllable  

or a Corpus stupid careless mistake

blunder

I

blun‧der¹ /ˈblʌndə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a careless or stupid mistake:
    A last-minute blunder cost them the match.
     

THESAURUS

■ a stupid mistake
   ▪ blunder a stupid mistake caused by not thinking carefully enough about what you are saying or doing, which could have serious results: In a serious blunder by the hospital, two babies were sent home with the wrong parents.
   ▪ gaffe /ɡæf/ an embarrassing and stupid mistake made in a social situation or in public: a serious gaffe in her speech about immigration
   ▪ howler British English a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something, and that often makes other people laugh: Photographers should be careful of making classic howlers, such as having a tree grow out of your subject’s head.
   ▪ cock-up British English informal a silly mistake when you are doing something – a very informal use: They made a cock-up with the bill. | The government is anxious to avoid any more cock-ups.

II

blunder² verb1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move in an unsteady way, as if you cannot see properly
    blunder about/around
    Someone was blundering about in the kitchen.
    blunder into/past/through etc something
    Phil came blundering down the stairs.
2. [intransitive] to make a big mistake, especially because you have been careless or stupid:
    They blundered badly when they gave him the job.
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to enter a place or become involved in a difficult situation by mistake
    blunder into
    Somehow we blundered into the war.
    blunder in
    He would have agreed if you hadn’t blundered in.