Mishap
[ 'mɪshæp ]
第5级
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n. 灾祸;不幸事故;
💡 词根助记
mis错误，坏+hap运气→运气不好→坏运气，不幸
📝 例句
But Miss Amory was savage at her mishap.
但艾默里小姐对这件倒霉事儿却大发雷霆。
There can't be any mishap.
不会有什么灾祸。
The only serious mishap occurred on the first night.
第一天晚间，发生了唯一的严重事故。
With a little care you could have avoided the mishap.
要是你当时小心一点,就可避免那桩不幸事故了。
We had a slight mishap with the car, eg a puncture.
我们的汽车出了点小事儿（如轮胎扎破）.
🌱 联想助记
【记】mis-miss错过,hap-happening发生:错过好事发生→霉运
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
mishap
n
(a) [C] unlucky accident(usu not serious) 不幸事故（通常不严重）
arrive home after many mishaps 历经种种不幸後回到家中
We had a slight mishap with the car, eg a puncture. 我们的汽车出了点小事儿（如轮胎扎破）.
(b) [U] bad luck 坏运气; 不幸
Our journey ended without (further) mishap. 我们的旅程（後来）一路平安.
🔁 扩展释义
*['mishæp]n. 不幸之事, 灾祸, 恶运
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Thus Ellis Island became known as the Island of Tears.
想要进入美国的人都必须经过多次的智力测验和体格检查，大约有200万人不准入境。因此，埃利斯岛被人们称为“眼泪岛”。
Together we repeated and repeated words and sentences.
我们一道反反复复地说词语和句子。
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.
甘地之死给印度一个悼念的机会，让人们表达他是怎样成为全印度人民的父亲的。