slip up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error. idiomatic
    — I hope I don't slip up during my presentation.
  2. To lose ones footing; to slip.
    — […]when we witness someone caught up in their own self-importance slip up on a banana peel, we come to a more humble idea of who we are; comedy, in such a formulation, is on the side of human finitude.

词形变化

slips up present,singular,third-person slipping up participle,present slipped up participle,past slipped up past
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