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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++howl·er /ˈhaʊlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  informalMISTAKE a stupid mistake that makes people laugh 可笑的错误 SYN blunder
    Examples from the Corpus
    howler• Know any good jokes, seen any howlers in print?• We wonder what attainment level of today's national curriculum one needs to reach before spotting that these are howlers.• Reading them saved Theobald from the editorial howlers Pope committed.• But in theology we commit enormous howlers.• He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers.• One of the most important is using information about the type of data stored in order to to prevent howlers.• Crossley's howler left Forest rooted to the foot of the Premier League, four points behind second-from-bottom Wimbledon.
    howl·er nounChineseSyllable
    laugh a people that Corpus stupid makes mistake


    howler
    howl‧er /ˈhaʊlə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
    informal a stupid mistake that makes people laugh
       SYN  blunder
         
    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.


    howl·erBrE /ˈhaʊlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊlər/ 🔊 noun (informal, especially BrE) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes （尤指言谈或行文中的）愚蠢的错误 SYN error ◆The report is full of howlers. 这份报告错漏百出。🔊🔊<titled tranID="18" status="1">mistake</titled>error ◇ inaccuracy ◇ slip ◇ howler ◇ misprint

    These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly. 以上各词均指用词、数字、事实等的错误、口误、笔误。

    • mistake a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly 指用词或数字上的错误、口误、笔误：◆It's a common mistake among learners of English. 这是学英语的人常犯的错误。◆spelling mistakes 拼写错误
    • error (rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly 指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误：◆There are too many errors in your work. 你的工作失误太多。 NOTE Error is a more formal way of saying mistake. * error 为 mistake 的较正式用语。
    • inaccuracy (rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct 指信息不准确、有误：◆The article is full of inaccuracies. 这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。
    • slip a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention 指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、疏漏、纰漏
    • howler (informal, especially BrE) a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writes 尤指言谈或行文中的愚蠢错误：◆The report is full of howlers. 这份报告错漏百出。 NOTE A howler is usually an embarrassing mistake which shows that the person who made it does not know sth that they really should know. * howler 通常指令人难堪的错误，表明犯错误者不知道应该知道的东西。
    • misprint a small mistake in a printed text 指印刷文本上的错误

    Patterns

    • a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in sth
    • to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
    • to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints