clanger
n. <英,非正>失言,失礼
You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger .
1. a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate;
drop a clanger
见drop
She dropped a clanger when she mentioned the broken window.
她提到打碎的窗子时说得真不是时候.
To err is human, and even the most efficient employee will eventually drop a clanger.
是人就会犯错误, 即使是最能干的雇员最终也总会干蠢事.
He dropped a clanger.
他弄了个大笑话.
I dropped a real clanger when I mentioned the party. He hadn't been invited.
我无意中失言提起了聚会的事情,而他并没有被邀请.