an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
双语例句
He apologized for the trip of the tongue. 他为失言道了歉。
The clever lawyer tripped over the witness. 那个聪明的律师使证人失言。
I have found quite a number of omissions. 我发现相当多的疏漏之处。
Although the practice catches a raft of small flaws, it often overlooks faults in the basic design of the software. 这种方法虽然可挑出大量的小错误，但对软体基本设计的错误却常常视而不见。
In a slip of the tongue the schemer exposed his true motivation. 阴谋者一时口误暴露了自己的动机。
This slip of the tongue was greeted with uproarious laughter from Brown's political opponents, and even from some of his supporters. 他的口误被他的反对派嗤之以鼻，甚至就连他的支持者也在嘲笑他。
