“Get your wires crossed”
Communication定義
彼此誤解或混淆訊息。
English: To misunderstand each other or confuse information.
例句
範例
1 / 2“We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.”
我們之間有誤會:我以為是你訂票。
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.Compare with the original example
We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets.
我們之間有誤會:我以為是你訂票。
Write a two-line conversation using “Get your wires crossed”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Get your wires crossed" mean?
- "Get your wires crossed" means 彼此誤解或混淆訊息。.
- How do you use "Get your wires crossed" in a sentence?
- Example: "We got our wires crossed: I thought you were booking the tickets."
- Should I interpret "Get your wires crossed" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.