err

英 [ɜː(r)]

美 [er]

v.  犯错误; 做错事; 出差错

过去分词：erred　过去式：erred　第三人称单数：errs　现在分词：erring　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13980 / COCA.13165

习惯用语

v.

err on the side of sth
• 过于；失之
  to show too much of a good quality
• I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk) .
  我认为宁可过于谨慎也不要冒风险。

牛津词典

verb

• 犯错误；做错事；出差错
  to make a mistake
  1. To err is human…
     犯错人皆难免…

柯林斯词典

• VERB 犯错误;出差错
  If youerr, you make a mistake.
  1. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates...
     它批评主要承包商在其最初估价中犯了严重的错误。
  2. If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
     如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。
• PHRASE 人非圣贤，孰能无过
  If you say thatto err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
  1. To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.
     是人都会犯错，而且谁也不喜欢完人。
• PHRASE 宁愿过于…；力求…
  If youerr on the side ofcaution, for example, you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks.
  1. They may be wise to err on the side of caution...
     他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。
  2. He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
     他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。

英英释义

verb

• to make a mistake or be incorrect
  Synonym:mistakeslip
• wander from a direct course or at random
  1. The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
  2. don't drift from the set course
  Synonym:straydrift

双语例句

• If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
  如果你作出威胁，在他再犯错时，一定要说到做到。
• To err is human, and nobody likes a perfect person.
  是人都会犯错，而且谁也不喜欢完人。
• They may be wise to err on the side of caution
  他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。
• To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to create life out of life.
  活着，错着，跌倒了，成功了，活出你自己的生活来。
• It's human to err no matter how strong.
  无论一个人多强也都会犯错误。
• He probably erred on the conservative rather than the generous side.
  他可能过于保守，而不是过于宽宏大量。
• Some Americans err in making inferences about the Chinese, who in turn take offense at their mistaken notions.
  有些美国人在对中国人做推论时犯了错误，而对这种错误推断中国人觉得是受到了冒犯。
• In this book, we prefer to err in the opposite direction.
  这本书，我们宁愿犯相反的错误。
• Err* yes. I met one candidate before.
  呃，是，我以前见过一个候选人。
• People often err at two extremes in their view of Satan.
  人们对撒旦的认识通常犯了两个极端的错误。