mistaking

不可数

A noun referring to the act of interpreting something incorrectly or putting the wrong interpretation on a situation or statement.

• 🇨🇳名词，指对某事或某话做出错误理解、错误判断，或将某事物误认作另一事物的行为。

1. Misinterpretation B2 formal

   The act or result of understanding or interpreting something incorrectly.

   • His mistaking of her silence for consent led to a serious misunderstanding.
   • The report was full of mistakings due to lack of evidence.
   • She apologized for her mistaking of the instructions.
   • The mistaking of the date caused everyone to arrive a day early.

   🇨🇳误解

   同义词: misapprehensionmisconstructionmisinterpretationmisreadingmisunderstanding

   反义词: apprehensioncomprehensiongraspunderstanding

不规则动词

A verb used to indicate the act of incorrectly identifying or interpreting someone or something, or making an error in judgment.

• 🇨🇳动词，表示错误地识别、理解或判断某人或某事，或犯错误。

1. Misidentify B1 formal

   To incorrectly identify someone or something as another person or thing.

   • I mistook her for her sister because they look so alike.
   • He mistook the stranger for an old friend.
   • Don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

   🇨🇳误认

   同义词: confoundconfusemisidentifymix uptake for

2. Misunderstand B1 formal

   To interpret or understand something incorrectly.

   • She mistook his intentions and thought he was angry.
   • They mistook the instructions and built the shelf backwards.
   • I mistook the meaning of his words.

   🇨🇳误解

   同义词: misapprehendmisconstruemisinterpretmisreadmisunderstand

• mistaken past participle
• mistook past simple
• mistaking present participle
• mistakes third person singular