[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](设备等)有问题的,有毛病的,出故障的 A faulty piece of equipment has something wrong with it and is not working properly.
The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.
这笔钱将用来修理出故障的设备。
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[ADJ 形容词](论证或推理)错误的,谬误的,不完善的 If you describe someone's argument or reasoning as faulty, you mean that it is wrong or contains mistakes, usually because they have not been thinking in a logical way.
Their interpretation was faulty — they had misinterpreted things.
他们的理解是错误的——他们将事情曲解了。
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faulty/ˈfɔːlti; NAmEˈfɔːlti/adjective1not perfect; not working or made correctly 不完美的;有错误的;有缺陷的SYN
defective
◆Ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.商品如有缺陷,可要求退款。◆faulty workmanship不完美的做工◆an accident caused by a faulty signal错误信号造成的事故2(of a way of thinking 思想方法)wrong or containing mistakes, often resulting in bad decisions 错误的;有错误的◆faulty reasoning错误推理faultyfaultierfaultiestfaulty/ˈfɔːlti; NAmEˈfɔːlti/
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faultyfault‧y /ˈfɔːlti $ ˈfɒːlti/ ●○○ adjective
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1not working properly, or not made correctly: Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty. a faulty gene that causes breast cancer2a faulty way of thinking about something contains a mistake, so that you make a wrong decisionOPP correct: an idea based on a faulty understanding of biology
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