"howler" in Chinese (Simplified)
低级错误吼猴
Definition
“Howler” 指明显而滑稽的错误,常会让人觉得好笑或尴尬。也可以指吼叫很响的动物,比如吼猴。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于非正式用法,英式英语里较常见,特指明显且令人发笑的大错,不能用于小失误。作为动物时,指吼猴。
Examples
He made a howler in the test by writing the wrong name.
他在考试中写错名字,犯了个**低级错误**。
The goalkeeper's howler cost the team the match.
守门员的**低级错误**让球队输掉了比赛。
A howler monkey can be heard from miles away.
一只**吼猴**的叫声可以传几公里远。
That typo was a real howler—everyone laughed when they saw it.
那个打字**低级错误**太搞笑了,大家看到都笑了。
Careful when editing—one little howler can change the meaning of the whole page!
编辑时要小心,一个小小的**低级错误**就可能改变整页的意思!
We could hear the howlers calling from deep in the jungle all night long.
整晚都能听到**吼猴**在丛林深处叫声不断。