error/ˋɛrɚ; ˈerə/n [C,U] a mistake 错误﹐失误: +in an error in our calculations 我们计算中的一个错误Police admitted they had made several errors . 警方承认他们犯下了几个错误。a serious error of judgment 严重的判断失误in error (=because of a mistake) 错误地 The letter was opened in error. 那封信被误拆了。an accident caused by human error (=a mistake by a person) 人为过失造成的事故a computer error message (=message telling you the program cannot do what you want) 一条电脑出错信息