学个词Learn a Word 第652期 Slip-up

今天我们要学的词是slip-up。 Slip-up, 作为名词，是犯错、失误的意思。在北京奥运会上夺取八块金牌的游泳名将菲尔普斯被拍到吸食大麻的照片。 "Michael Phelps immediately apologized for the slip-up," 菲尔普斯立即对自己的错误公开做出道歉。

美国当选副总统拜登夫妇在宣誓就职前参加温弗瑞的脱口秀节目。 "Jill Biden made a slip-up during the interview, revealing¹ that her husband had also been given the choice to be Secretary of State," 吉尔.拜登在访谈过程中一不小心说走了嘴，透露说，拜登原本也可以选择担任国务卿一职。好的，今天我们学习的词是slip-up...

 

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adj.有启示作用的，给人启发的；透露真情的；袒胸露肩的v.显示，展示；揭示，揭露；泄露

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》