clanger

['klæŋə]

n.过失, 失言

例句与用法：

The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend.

＂老板刚和女朋友吵了一架，所以秘书提到取消订货单的事，说得真不是时候。＂

词形变化：

动词过去式: clanged | 动词过去分词: clanged | 动词现在分词: clanging | 动词第三人称单数: clangs |

详细释义：

n.

1. 过失

2. 失言; 失礼