howler
noun /ˈhaʊlə(r)/
/ˈhaʊlər/
(informal, especially British English)- a stupid mistake, especially in what somebody says or writes
（尤指言谈或行文中的）愚蠢的错误 - The report is full of howlers.
这份报告错漏百出。
Synonyms mistakemistake- error
- inaccuracy
- slip
- howler
- misprint
- mistake a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly:
- It’s a common mistake among learners of English.
这是学英语的人常犯的错误。 - spelling mistakes
拼写错误
- It’s a common mistake among learners of English.
- error (rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly:
指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误： - There are too many errors in your work.
你的工作失误太多。
- There are too many errors in your work.
- inaccuracy (rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct:
指信息不准确、有误： - The article is full of inaccuracies.
这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。
- The article is full of inaccuracies.
- slip a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention
指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、疏漏、纰漏 - howler (informal, especially British English) a stupid mistake, especially in what somebody says or writes:
- The report is full of howlers.
这份报告错漏百出。
- The report is full of howlers.
- misprint a small mistake in a printed text
指印刷文本上的错误
- a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in something
- to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
- to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints
Collocations DictionaryHowler is used before these nouns:- monkey
- The report is full of howlers.