slip of the tongue

1 MISTAKEa small mistake you make when you are speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word 口误/笔误〔尤指误用词语〕

It was just a slip of the tongue.

那只是一个口误。

→ Freudian slip

Examples from the Corpus

slip of the tongue/pen• They both use the same root consonants, which are rearranged as in a dream or a slip of the tongue.• In all the excitement the Registrar, Mrs Molly Croll, suffered a slip of the pen.• Much of the humour derives from slips of the tongue, an occupational hazard.• One slip of the tongue would have betrayed all I was working for.• He had made an unfortunate slip of the tongue himself.

→ slip of the tongue/pen at slip2(1)

2 MISTAKEa small mistake in something you say 说错了话，口误

Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.

我说100美元吗？那一定是口误。

Examples from the Corpus

slip of the tongue• Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue.• They both use the same root consonants, which are rearranged as in a dream or a slip of the tongue.• In an apparent slip of the tongue, Ms. Bianchi referred to Omaha as Oklahoma.• Much of the humour derives from slips of the tongue, an occupational hazard.• One slip of the tongue would have betrayed all I was working for.• He had made an unfortunate slip of the tongue himself.• He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue.

→ slip of the tongue at tongue1(6)

词汇	slip of the tongue
释义	slip of the tongue slip of the tongue 1 MISTAKEa small mistake you make when you are speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word 口误/笔误〔尤指误用词语〕 It was just a slip of the tongue. 那只是一个口误。 → Freudian slip Examples from the Corpus slip of the tongue/pen• They both use the same root consonants, which are rearranged as in a dream or a slip of the tongue.• In all the excitement the Registrar, Mrs Molly Croll, suffered a slip of the pen.• Much of the humour derives from slips of the tongue, an occupational hazard.• One slip of the tongue would have betrayed all I was working for.• He had made an unfortunate slip of the tongue himself. → slip of the tongue/pen at slip2(1) 2 MISTAKEa small mistake in something you say 说错了话，口误 Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue. 我说100美元吗？那一定是口误。 Examples from the Corpus slip of the tongue• Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue.• They both use the same root consonants, which are rearranged as in a dream or a slip of the tongue.• In an apparent slip of the tongue, Ms. Bianchi referred to Omaha as Oklahoma.• Much of the humour derives from slips of the tongue, an occupational hazard.• One slip of the tongue would have betrayed all I was working for.• He had made an unfortunate slip of the tongue himself.• He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue. → slip of the tongue at tongue1(6)
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