0 to make a mistake:
1 a mistake or something that goes wrong
2 to make a small mistake, often as a result of not thinking carefully:
It's easy for a journalist to slip up and use somebody else's idea without crediting him or her.
3 a mistake that someone makes by not giving something enough attention:
4 to make a mistake:
However, this kind of occasional slip-up is almost unavoidable in such a broad overview, and does not detract significantly from the value of the work.
That was an expensive and tragic mistake to many employees who have worked extremely hard and who have fallen foul of a bureaucratic slip-up.
Where there has been apparent callousness it has usually been because of some slip-up or foolishness or misunderstanding at a lower level.
The question remains: to what extent does a potential slip-up justify the careful budgeting for 2007, something that is very visible in terms of expenditure?
Obviously there has been a slip-up in the machinery.
There had been a slip-up in the office.
Unless there is any slip-up, the tunnel will he built and operating by 1993.
That was due to a minor administrative slip-up—"a bank error in your favour", as they say.
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犯錯誤,疏忽, 失誤,疏忽…
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pifiarla, descuido, metedura de pata…
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cometer um deslize, erro, mancada…
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うっかり間違える, 失敗する…
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yanılmak, hata yapmak…
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faire une bourde, gaffer, gaffe…
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