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Any thought of concession or compromise is gravely mistaken.任何退让或者妥协的想法都是严重错误的。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
Likewise, the European Central Bank’s decision not to cut rates – deluding itself that it may be able to raise them once the allegedly “temporary” credit crunch is gone – is mistaken.与此相似,欧洲央行拒绝降息的决定是个错误,它自欺欺人地认为一旦所谓“临时”信贷危机影响过去,它还要再次采取加息的举措。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011
In my view, such a delay would be a mistake.从我的角度看,这样的拖延政策将会是个错误。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011
And yet, particularly since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that is precisely what has happened, owing to four key mistakes made by the Bush administration.但特别是在2001年9月11日的恐怖袭击后,这一事实已经摆在面前,究其原因与布什政府所犯的四大错误有关。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 11.01.2011
This time there could be NO mistake about it: it was neither more nor less than a pig, and she felt that it would be quite absurd for her to carry it further.这次一点儿都不会错了, 它完全是只猪。 她感到如果再带着它就太可笑了。Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境卡罗尔 刘易斯Alice's adventures in WonderlandCarroll, Lewis© 1901, by Harper & Brothers
he proves that the non-compliance or contravention arose from an honest mistake of fact on his part; or该人能证明有关规定不获遵从或被违反乃由于其本人诚实地犯了一项事实上的错误所致;或http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 22.10.2011
any clerical mistake in any decision of the Board made in relation to an appeal; or在委员会就上诉而作出的决定中的文书错误;或http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 03.10.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 03.10.2011
And Alice was so much frightened that she ran off at once in the direction it pointed to, without trying to explain the mistake it had made.赶快去!” 爱丽丝吓得要命, 顾不得去解释它的误会, 赶快按它指的方向跑去了。Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境卡罗尔 刘易斯Alice's adventures in WonderlandCarroll, Lewis© 1901, by Harper & Brothers
The claimant mistook that Mr. W's participating in the Limited Partnership was on behalf of the respondent's company and the claimant did not know anything about the respondent.申诉人误以为W先生以前参予两合公司之行为是被诉人公司之行为,申诉人当时对被诉人的实际情况一无所知。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 30.04.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 30.04.2011
NGOs do the lion’s share of the world’s humanitarian work, and some mistakes are inevitable.NGO们承担了世界上相当一部分人道主义工作,或有失误也在所难免。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011
To avoid future increases in this appetite, policymakers and pundits have focused on the so-called “moral hazard problem”: the “bad guys” must pay for their mistakes, lest they make them again.为了避免这种渴望的增长,决策者和专家们关注于“道德风险问题”:“坏孩子”一定要为他们的错误付出代价,否则他们还会重犯。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010
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Word forms
mistake
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | mistook |
Imperative | mistake |
Present Participle (Participle I) | mistaking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | mistaken |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mistake | we mistake |
you mistake | you mistake |
he/she/it mistakes | they mistake |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am mistaking | we are mistaking |
you are mistaking | you are mistaking |
he/she/it is mistaking | they are mistaking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have mistaken | we have mistaken |
you have mistaken | you have mistaken |
he/she/it has mistaken | they have mistaken |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been mistaking | we have been mistaking |
you have been mistaking | you have been mistaking |
he/she/it has been mistaking | they have been mistaking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mistook | we mistook |
you mistook | you mistook |
he/she/it mistook | they mistook |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was mistaking | we were mistaking |
you were mistaking | you were mistaking |
he/she/it was mistaking | they were mistaking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had mistaken | we had mistaken |
you had mistaken | you had mistaken |
he/she/it had mistaken | they had mistaken |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been mistaking | we had been mistaking |
you had been mistaking | you had been mistaking |
he/she/it had been mistaking | they had been mistaking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will mistake | we shall/will mistake |
you will mistake | you will mistake |
he/she/it will mistake | they will mistake |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be mistaking | we shall/will be mistaking |
you will be mistaking | you will be mistaking |
he/she/it will be mistaking | they will be mistaking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have mistaken | we shall/will have mistaken |
you will have mistaken | you will have mistaken |
he/she/it will have mistaken | they will have mistaken |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mistaking | we shall/will have been mistaking |
you will have been mistaking | you will have been mistaking |
he/she/it will have been mistaking | they will have been mistaking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would mistake | we should/would mistake |
you would mistake | you would mistake |
he/she/it would mistake | they would mistake |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be mistaking | we should/would be mistaking |
you would be mistaking | you would be mistaking |
he/she/it would be mistaking | they would be mistaking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have mistaken | we should/would have mistaken |
you would have mistaken | you would have mistaken |
he/she/it would have mistaken | they would have mistaken |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been mistaking | we should/would have been mistaking |
you would have been mistaking | you would have been mistaking |
he/she/it would have been mistaking | they would have been mistaking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am mistaken | we are mistaken |
you are mistaken | you are mistaken |
he/she/it is mistaken | they are mistaken |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being mistaken | we are being mistaken |
you are being mistaken | you are being mistaken |
he/she/it is being mistaken | they are being mistaken |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been mistaken | we have been mistaken |
you have been mistaken | you have been mistaken |
he/she/it has been mistaken | they have been mistaken |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was mistaken | we were mistaken |
you were mistaken | you were mistaken |
he/she/it was mistaken | they were mistaken |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being mistaken | we were being mistaken |
you were being mistaken | you were being mistaken |
he/she/it was being mistaken | they were being mistaken |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been mistaken | we had been mistaken |
you had been mistaken | you had been mistaken |
he/she/it had been mistaken | they had been mistaken |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be mistaken | we shall/will be mistaken |
you will be mistaken | you will be mistaken |
he/she/it will be mistaken | they will be mistaken |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mistaken | we shall/will have been mistaken |
you will have been mistaken | you will have been mistaken |
he/she/it will have been mistaken | they will have been mistaken |