inaccurate
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ac·cu·rate /ɪnˈækjərət/ ●○○ AWL adjective WRONG/INCORRECTnot completely correct 不完全准确的 OPP accurate A lot of what has been written about him is inaccurate. 关于他的文字描述有大量失实之处。inaccurate information/data etc He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress. 他对国会发表失实的陈述，被罚款30万美元。► see thesaurus at wrong —inaccurately adverbExamples from the Corpus
inaccurate• Unfortunately, his quotations are often taken out of context and are sometimes inaccurate.• Figures quoted in the article are wildly inaccurate.• TV ratings figures are often inaccurate.• It turns out that he used a translation that modern translators judge to have been inaccurate.• As I have implied, many of Durkheim's conclusions are tautological or based upon inaccurate assumptions and evidence.• They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year.• The inaccurate information given by all these busybodies didn't help at all.• Some of the information provided was inaccurate or incomplete.• The old maps were usually inaccurate or incomplete.• an inaccurate pass• Although inaccurate statements sometimes are found, Love said no one has yet been convicted of deliberate falsification.inaccurate information/data etc• In other words, no information is better than inaccurate information.• This factor would yield inaccurate data.• We now accept that the report was based upon inaccurate information and conveyed completely the wrong impression about Linford.• If these conditions are met, then the inaccurate data does not breach this principle.• The inaccurate information given by all these busybodies didn't help at all.• Most of them are usually based on inaccurate information that we have gathered about people.• The speaker in December admitted to having provided inaccurate information to the ethics panel.in·ac·cu·rate adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus not completely correct
inaccurate
in‧ac‧cu‧rate AC /ɪnˈækjərət, ɪnˈækjʊrət/
adjective
OPP accurate:
A lot of what has been written about him is inaccurate.
inaccurate information/data etc
He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress.
—inaccurately adverb
▪ wrong not correct or right – used about facts, answers etc, or people: For every wrong answer, you lose five points. | The figure he gave me was wrong. | I think you’re wrong about that.
▪incorrect something that is incorrect is wrong because someone has made a mistake. Incorrect is more formal than wrong: I’m afraid these prices are incorrect. | The doctor had made an incorrect diagnosis.
▪inaccurate something that is inaccurate is not exactly right and contains mistakes: inaccurate information | inaccurate measurements | The old maps were often inaccurate.
▪false not based on true facts: Are the following statements true or false? | He was accused of giving false information to the police.
▪untrue [not usually before noun] not based on true facts, especially because someone is lying or guessing: I can’t believe he said that about me. It’s completely untrue! | The allegations were untrue.
▪misleading a misleading statement or piece of information makes people believe something that is wrong, especially because it does not give all the facts: The article was very misleading. | misleading statistics
▪misguided a misguided decision, belief, action etc is wrong because it is based on bad judgement or understanding: That decision seems misguided now. | It was the consequence of a misguided economic policy.
▪mistaken wrong – used about ideas and beliefs. Also used about a person being wrong. You’re mistaken sounds more polite and less direct than saying you’re wrong: She’s completely mistaken if she thinks that I don’t care about her. | a mistaken belief
in‧ac‧cu‧rate AC /ɪnˈækjərət, ɪnˈækjʊrət/
adjective Word Family: noun: accuracy ≠ inaccuracy; adverb: accurately ≠ inaccurately; adjective: accurate ≠ inaccurate
not completely correct OPP accurate:
inaccurate information/data etc
—inaccurately adverb
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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 ( a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctlyrather
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 sayingmistake .* error 为 mistake 的较正式用语。 inaccuracy ( a piece of information that is not exactly correctrather
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 ( a stupid mistake, especially in what sb says or writesespecially
BrE 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
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a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in sthto make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howlerto contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints