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单词

peccadillo

读音
ˌpekəˈdɪloʊ
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释义

n. 轻罪;小过失;小瑕疵 [ 复数 peccadilloes或peccadillos ]

例句

He just flied into rage at such a peccadillo!
这样的一个小过失就让他恼羞成怒。
For a time, the peccadillo reportedly cut in half her asking price for AD work.
犯下小小疏失,有一阵子,据传她的广告方面的身价削减了一半。
In actual operation, there are so many factors which could influence the reliability of high-strength bolts that one peccadillo could endanger the safety of wind turbines.
实际应用过程中,由于影响高强度螺栓联接可靠性的因素较多,稍有不慎就可能危及风力机运行的安全。

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出国,其他

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GRE填空及阅读机经,经济学人(The Economist)