英 [ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ] 美 [ˌpekəˈdɪloʊ]
n. 轻罪,过失,失误
复数peccadilloes或peccadillos
peccadillo /ˌpɛkəˈdɪləʊ/
可数名词 Peccadilloes are small, unimportant sins or faults. 轻罪; 过失; 失误
People are not tolerant of extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures.
人们不能容忍公众人物婚外过失。
a petty misdeed
同义词: indiscretion
轻罪
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peccadillo例句: For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.
轻罪;小过失;小瑕疵
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。
The Tories are therefore now drawing attention to every little peccadillo that might embarrass the present government.
In the end she stumbled over another tax peccadillo that has haunted many politicians: failure to pay taxes for a nanny and a chauffeur.
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