clanger

n. 大失策, 过失

发音

UK /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
AU
其它

词形变化

clangers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).

  2. 2.

    The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.

  3. 3.

    A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.

    爱尔兰 英国 非正式

    In his speech, the best man got the bride's name wrong. What a clanger!

    He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.

  4. 4.

    A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".

    澳大利亚 体育
  5. 5.

    An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.

  6. 6.

    A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.

    澳大利亚 生物 动物学
  7. 1.

    Short for Bedfordshire clanger.

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词源

From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er.

来源:wiktionary