mishap

'mishæp

托福雅思 Collins 1

n. an instance of misfortune

n. 不幸之事, 灾祸, 恶运

Collins 星级

14,438

BNC 频率

14,062

使用频率

mis-表示错误，hap源于“happen”，意为发生。整体意思是“发生错误”，即“意外”或“小事故”。

例句

1. She had a little mishap while cooking and burned the dinner.

她在做饭时发生了小意外，把晚餐烧焦了。

2. The car accident was just a minor mishap, and no one was seriously hurt.

这场车祸只是一起小事故，没人受了重伤。

3. I tripped over my own feet, but it was just a harmless mishap.

我绊倒了自己，但这只是一个无伤大雅的意外。