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 imprisonment.

犯罪者因犯罪入狱并被处以罚金和监禁。

 

 

3. misgiving /misˈɡiviŋ/

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

Dad has no misgivings 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. mishap /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 judgment; 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; delude; beguile

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。