▲表示“在......(过程)中犯错”用in doing。如：

Somehow he again made a mistake in solving the mathematical problem. 不知怎么地，他在解这道数学题时又算错了。《简明英汉词典》

We did make a mistake in not having enough soundproofing upstairs.      

我们犯了一个错误——没有对楼上作足够的隔音处理。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》

▲表示“犯了......错”用of doing。如：

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

他们大错特错，居然认为以较少的兵力就能够夺取其边境地区。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》

He made the mistake of trying to extract further information from our director.      

他犯了个错误，不该试图从我们的主管那里打探更多的信息。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解词典》