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Faulty ˈfɔːlti Wrong Working Thinking Reasoning Mistakes Adjective

The word "faulty" means having something wrong with it or not working properly, and is often used to describe equipment or reasoning.

英文的意思是“有毛病的”或“不工作的”,通常用来形容设备或论证。

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/fɔ͟ːlti/
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[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。

2
[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。


Oxford faulty / ˈfɔːlti ; NAmE ˈfɔːlti / adjective 1 not 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 faulty faultier faultiest
faulty / ˈfɔːlti ; NAmE ˈfɔːlti /
LDC
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 decision OPP  correct:  an idea based on a faulty understanding of biology
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Spoken:

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有缺陷的(54%),有错误的(20%),有缺点的(18%),不合格的(8%)
adj.有错误的;有缺点的

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