【突破英文词汇】mis -- bad(ly) 坏的（地）

1. misbelief /ˈmisbiˈli:f/

-- wrong or erroneous belief

People thought the earth is flat until Columbus corrected that misbelief.

人们以为地球是平的，知道哥伦布才纠正了那错误的观念。

 

 

2. misdeed /mɪsˈdi:d/

-- bad act; wicked deed

The wrongdoer was punished for his misdeed by a fine and imprisonment¹.

犯罪者因犯罪入狱并被处以罚金和监禁。

 

 

3. misgiving² /misˈɡiviŋ/

-- uneasy feeling; feeling of doubt or suspicion; foreboding; lack of confidence

Dad has no misgivings³ when Mother takes the wheel, because she is an excellent driver.

母亲开车时，父亲一点儿也不担心，因为她是一名优秀的驾驶员。

 

 

4. mishap⁴ /ˈmɪsˌhæp/

-- bad happening; misfortune; unlucky accident; mischance

Right after the collision, each driver blamed the other for the mishap.

相撞之后，两个司机都互相指责这次车祸是因为对方的过错造成。

 

 

5. misstep /ˈmisˈstep/

-- wrong step; slip in conduct or judgment⁵; blunder

Quitting school is a misstep that you may regret for the rest of your life.

退学将是你余生都将遗憾的过失。

 

 

6. misfire /mɪsˈfaɪə/

-- (literally, "fire wrongly") to fail to be fired or exploded properly

The bear escaped when the hunter's rifle misfired.

当猎人的步枪射不出子弹时，熊就逃跑了。

 

 

7. mislay /mɪsˈleɪ/

-- to put or lay in an unremembered place; lose

Yesterday I mislaid my biology book and it took me about a half hour to find it.

昨天我把生物学的书放错了地方，害得我花了大约半小时才找到它。

 

 

8. mislead /ˌmisˈli:d/

-- to lead astray (in the wrong direction); deceive; delude⁶; beguile⁷

Some traffic signs are so confusing that they mislead the traveler.

有些交通标志非常混乱，常使旅行者走错路。

 

1 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

2 misgiving   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕

参考例句：

• She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.她对自己即将要做的事情存有一些顾虑。
• The first words of the text filled us with misgiving.正文开头的文字让我们颇为担心。

3 misgivings   

n.疑虑，担忧，害怕；疑虑，担心，恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 )；疑惧

参考例句：

• I had grave misgivings about making the trip. 对于这次旅行我有过极大的顾虑。
• Don't be overtaken by misgivings and fear. Just go full stream ahead! 不要瞻前顾后， 畏首畏尾。甩开膀子干吧！ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 mishap   

n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
• We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

6 delude   

vt.欺骗；哄骗

参考例句：

• You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。
• Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺，别以为她会嫁给你。

7 beguile   

vt.欺骗，消遣

参考例句：

• They are playing cards to beguile the time.他们在打牌以消磨时间。
• He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company.他利用他的报纸诱骗读者买他公司的股票。