英 [ɡæf] 美 [ɡæf]
n. 失态；过失
n. （Gaffe）人名；（法）加夫
复数gaffes
gaffe /ɡæf/
可数名词 A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people. (愚蠢或粗心的)错误
He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
在上周的会议上，他犯了一个尴尬的错误。
...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals.
…高级别的人犯的社交错误。
失礼
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He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.
在上周的会议上，他犯了一个尴尬的错误。
It was a gaffe by Fifa and they must offer an explanation.
它是一个过失由国际足联，他们必须对受到指责的某种见解或行为加以申辩解释。
"You know what I mean" is considered the biggest verbal gaffe by 15% of the population.
15%的民众认为“你知道我的意思”是最大的言语过失。
Dan Plesch,director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at London's School of Oriental and African Studies, says the interview was a major gaffe.
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This one gaffe will not have everybody thinking that this war hero is a warmonger.
The Rangers had taken a 1-0 lead in the first off a gaffe by Holtby.
If we are going to use cliches, perhaps this was a "blunder" rather than a "gaffe".