- 看过 contretemps 的人也看了 :
- predicament
- misfortune
- disaster
- misadventure
- mishap
- embarrassment
contretemps 的定义
plural con·tre·temps [kon-truh-tahnz; French kawntruh-tahn]. /ˈkɒn trəˌtɑ̃z; French kɔ̃trəˈtɑ̃/.
- an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance: He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
contretemps 近义词
awkward
contretemps 的近义词 6 个
contretemps 的反义词 5 个
更多contretemps例句
- That seemed like it was the end of the matter but then new life was breathed into the contretemps on Monday.
- The contretemps escalated during a commercial break when Khrushchev was handed a note by one of his advisers.
- Carter reveals that Jay made weird, borderline mentorly calls to Kimmel long before the Conan contretemps began.
- She also said that she did not see the latest contretemps between Lindsay and her father as a “controversy.”
- Publishing contretemps aside, Zemeckis said she has no intention of curbing the growth of the Staar empire.
- A serious contretemps has occurred which will affect you both if you do not leave immediately on receipt of this.
- Bradish was pretty familiar with the phases and the oddities of the dancing craze, but this contretemps rather staggered him.
- This little contretemps somewhat dashed their spirits, but they proceeded nevertheless to the fortune-teller's in their cab.
- "All Monte Carlo seems to be gossiping about that little contretemps," Draconmeyer continued.
- This contretemps, however, is avoided by placing wet weeds on the eggs and by the general moisture of the nest.