They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force...

The government completely mistook the feeling of the country...

政府完全没有把握住该国民意。

I admit that I mistook his intentions.

我承认我误解了他的意图。

The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill.

服务员结账时算错了账。

It's a common mistake among learners of English.

这是学英语的人常犯的错误。

Her essay is full of spelling mistakes .

她的文章到处都是拼写错误。

I made the mistake of giving him my address.

我真不该把我的地址给他。

This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake.

这封信是给别人的——一定是搞错了。

I mistook her offer as a threat.

我把她的好心错看成威胁了。

There's no mistaking the eastern flavour of the food...

那种食物就是东方风味，绝对错不了。

Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.

我一生中最大的错误就是那么年轻就离开了学校。

It's a common mistake (= one that a lot of people make).

这是常犯的错误。

Make no mistake (about it), this is one crisis that won't just go away.

要知道，这是一场不会自行消失的危机。

You must try to learn from your mistakes .

你得从所犯错误中吸取教训。

There was no mistaking (= it was impossible to mistake) the bitterness in her voice.

她的声音里流露出怨恨的情绪，这是很明显的。

No one should mistake how serious the issue is.

任何人都不该低估该问题的严重性。

It was a big mistake on my part to have trusted her.

我相信了她，这是我的一大错误。

It is their stiffness that we often mistake for detachment in the photographer.

正是他们那僵硬呆板的样子,经常让我们误以为摄影师很超然.

Don't shoot our guys in mistake for the rocks.

别把我们的人当做石头射击.

In that city there is neurosis in the air which the inhabitants mistake for energy.

在这座城市里流传着一种神经机能病,居民们都误认为是精力旺盛的表现.

It will be a mistake for us not to help them.

我们不帮助他们是错误的.