blunder

名词 blunder:

1. an embarrassing mistake
   同义词：blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo

动词 blunder:

1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
   同义词：sin, boob, goof
2. make one's way clumsily or blindly
   同义词：fumble
3. utter impulsively
   同义词：blurt out, blurt, blunder out, ejaculate

1. I made a terrible blunder in introducing her to my husband.
   我把她介绍给我的丈夫是犯了一个极大的错误。
2. The police blundered badly by arresting the wrong man.
   警方抓错了人，犯了荒唐的大错。
3. I've made an awful blunder.
   我做了一件大错特错的事。

blun.der

n.（名词）
A usually serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion.
大错：典型地由于无知和粗心造成的大错
v.（动词）
blun.dered,blun.der.ing,blun.ders
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move clumsily or blindly.
跌跌撞撞地走，踉踉跄跄地走
To make a usually serious mistake.
犯大错误
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch.
搞糟：在…方面犯了很愚蠢且通常很严重的错误；糟蹋
To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
笨口笨舌，欠考虑地说出：很愚蠢地且欠考虑的说出（某事）

来源：
From Middle English blunderen [to go blindly]
源自 中古英语 blunderen [盲目地走]
perhaps from Old Swedish blundra [have one`s eyes closed]
可能源自 古瑞典语 blundra [闭上眼睛]
from Old Norse blunda
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 blunda

【引伸】
blun.derer
n.（名词）
blun.deringly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>blunder,bumble,flounder,lumber,lurch,stumbleThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to move awkwardly or unsteadily.:
这些动词都带有.笨拙而踉跄地移动.的意思：
例句：
blundered into the room and fell;
踉踉跄跄走进屋子，跌倒了；

例句：
flies bumbling against the open jam jar;
苍蝇在打开的果酱瓶上爬行；

例句：
floundered up the muddy mountain trail;
一步一滑爬上泥泞的山间小道；

例句：
a wagon lumbering along an unpaved road;
马车沿着未铺的路面颠簸行走；

例句：
twisted her ankle and lurched home;
扭伤了脚踝，她一步一扭地走回家；

例句：
stumbled but regained his balance.
他绊了一下但又马上回复了平衡。