make a big mistake

基本解释

Maybe I made a big mistake by likening it to an organic chemistry course--I don't mean to turn you off.
也许我把金融市场学跟有机化学进行类比是个很大的错误 - 我并没打算让你们感到厌烦。
In retrospect, ASEAN made a big mistake when it rushed to expand its membership to include all the members of geographic South-East Asia, adding Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
回顾过去，东盟错误的地方在于急着将其成员数量扩大到整个东南亚地区，包括将柬埔寨，老挝和缅甸加入组织。
I would have made a big mistake only you advised.
要不是听了你的劝告，我可犯大错误了。

Maybe I made a big mistake by likening it to an organic chemistry course-- I don't mean to turn you off.
也许将其比作有机化学课,是个错误,我不是故意想倒你们胃口的
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