mishap
/ˈmɪshæp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɪshæp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmis-ˌhap mis-ˈhap/ (ame, mw)
mishap — 名詞
- mishapsingular
- mishapsplural
1. an unlucky incident or minor accident that causes trouble but is not usually ser
小意外；差錯
小事故或倒楣插曲
an unlucky incident or minor accident that causes trouble but is not usually serious
A kitchen mishap covered Apinya's floor with hot tomato soup.
廚房裡的一場小意外，把 Apinya 的地板弄得到處都是熱番茄湯。
compound noun: kitchen mishap
Liam's travel mishap began when he boarded the wrong night bus.
Liam 的旅途出了差錯，因為他上錯了夜間巴士。
The school parade ended without mishap despite sudden afternoon rain.
學校遊行雖然遇到午後驟雨，最後還是順利結束，沒有出差錯。
Beatriz turned a baking mishap into dessert by adding fresh cream.
Beatriz 靠加上新鮮鮮奶油，把烘焙時的小差錯變成了一道甜點。
A mishap with the paint left blue marks along the stairs.
油漆出的一個小意外，讓樓梯邊留下了藍色痕跡。
- accident
more general and can describe something much more serious than a mishap
- glitch
usually used for small technical or system problems rather than physical accidents
- setback
emphasises delay or lost progress rather than the unlucky event itself
- misfortune
broader and more formal; it can describe a longer period of bad luck
文法句型
a mishap
mishap + with + noun
without mishap
用法筆記
Often used for something inconvenient rather than dangerous. It commonly appears in phrases such as 'travel mishap' or 'without mishap' when a trip or event goes smoothly.