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fault n.缺点；故障；过错；[地]断层v.找 ... 错误 (1) 他有很多缺点，但并没有虚荣心。(2) 电路系统出了故障。(3) 这次迟到不是我们的错。(4) 一方面也是由于你的过错。(5) 它正好建在一个地质断层上。(6) 鲍尔肯断层是地理分界线。(7) 他的演出无懈可击. Fault can mean "blame" — as a noun or verb. If you say, "It's my fault," you accept the blame. Well, they can't fault you for telling the truth, at least. A fault can be a shortcoming — everyone has faults because no one is perfect — or a crack in the earth's crust, like the San Andreas Fault. In sports like tennis, a fault is an illegal hit of the ball, usually when it lands outside the playing area.

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英 [fɔːlt] 美 [fɔːlt] (1) He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.(2) There is a fault in the electrical system.(3) It was not our fault that we were late.(4) It's partly your fault.(5) They built it right over a geological fault.(6) The Balcones Fault is the geological dividing line.(7) No one could fault his performance. A fault is an error caused by ignorance, bad judgment or inattention. If you're a passenger, it might be your fault that your friend missed the exit, if you were supposed to be watching for it, not sleeping. 1[N-SING 单数名词]责任；过失；过错 If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it.   [with poss]There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault...这全是他的错，这是无法回避的事实。A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own.一些借款人会发现，他们还款遇到了麻烦，但根本不是由于自身的过失造成的。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]错误；失误 A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done.   [usu with supp]It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.以为在商学院能学会如何管理人是一大错误。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]缺点；毛病 A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect.   [usu with supp]His manners had always made her blind to his faults.他的彬彬有礼总是使她对他的缺点视而不见。...a short delay due to a minor technical fault...一个技术上的小故障引起的短暂延误Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed...飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候，飞机坠毁了。For all its faults, the film presents a clear message.该片尽管有种种不足，但还是表达了一个清晰的主旨。4[VERB 动词](无可)挑剔，找茬儿，指责 If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing.   [V n for n/-ing]  [V n]  [with brd-neg]You can't fault them for lack of invention...你不能因为他们缺乏创新就指责他们。It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。5[N-COUNT 可数名词](地壳的)断层 A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. ...the San Andreas Fault.圣安德烈亚斯断层6[N-COUNT 可数名词](网球的)发球失误 A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. 7[PHRASE 短语]有过错；有责任 If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.   [v-link PHR]He could never accept that he had been at fault...他怎么也无法承认是他的错。There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.没有迹象表明例行的保安措施存在问题。8[PHRASE 短语]挑剔；找茬儿；指责 If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.   [V inflects]I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。9[PHRASE 短语](好得)过分，过头 If you say that someone has a particular good quality to a fault, you are emphasizing that they have more of this quality than is usual or necessary.   [usu adj PHR]  [emphasis]Jefferson was generous to a fault...杰斐逊大方得过了头。Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。

英语单词	fault
英美音标	英 [fɔːlt] 美 [fɔːlt]
中文释义	n.缺点；故障；过错；[地]断层 v.找 ... 错误
英语例句	(1) He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them. (2) There is a fault in the electrical system. (3) It was not our fault that we were late. (4) It's partly your fault. (5) They built it right over a geological fault. (6) The Balcones Fault is the geological dividing line. (7) No one could fault his performance.
中文例句	(1) 他有很多缺点，但并没有虚荣心。 (2) 电路系统出了故障。 (3) 这次迟到不是我们的错。 (4) 一方面也是由于你的过错。 (5) 它正好建在一个地质断层上。 (6) 鲍尔肯断层是地理分界线。 (7) 他的演出无懈可击.
vocabulary简明	A fault is an error caused by ignorance, bad judgment or inattention. If you're a passenger, it might be your fault that your friend missed the exit, if you were supposed to be watching for it, not sleeping.
vocabulary扩展	Fault can mean "blame" — as a noun or verb. If you say, "It's my fault," you accept the blame. Well, they can't fault you for telling the truth, at least. A fault can be a shortcoming — everyone has faults because no one is perfect — or a crack in the earth's crust, like the San Andreas Fault. In sports like tennis, a fault is an illegal hit of the ball, usually when it lands outside the playing area.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]责任；过失；过错 If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. [with poss] There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault... 这全是他的错，这是无法回避的事实。 A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own. 一些借款人会发现，他们还款遇到了麻烦，但根本不是由于自身的过失造成的。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]错误；失误 A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. [usu with supp] It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school. 以为在商学院能学会如何管理人是一大错误。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]缺点；毛病 A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. [usu with supp] His manners had always made her blind to his faults. 他的彬彬有礼总是使她对他的缺点视而不见。 ...a short delay due to a minor technical fault... 一个技术上的小故障引起的短暂延误 Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed... 飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候，飞机坠毁了。 For all its faults, the film presents a clear message. 该片尽管有种种不足，但还是表达了一个清晰的主旨。 4 [VERB 动词](无可)挑剔，找茬儿，指责 If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing. [V n for n/-ing] [V n] [with brd-neg] You can't fault them for lack of invention... 你不能因为他们缺乏创新就指责他们。 It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation. 他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](地壳的)断层 A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. ...the San Andreas Fault. 圣安德烈亚斯断层 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](网球的)发球失误 A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. 7 [PHRASE 短语]有过错；有责任 If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong. [v-link PHR] He could never accept that he had been at fault... 他怎么也无法承认是他的错。 There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault. 没有迹象表明例行的保安措施存在问题。 8 [PHRASE 短语]挑剔；找茬儿；指责 If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them. [V inflects] I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work. 每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。 9 [PHRASE 短语](好得)过分，过头 If you say that someone has a particular good quality to a fault, you are emphasizing that they have more of this quality than is usual or necessary. [usu adj PHR] [emphasis] Jefferson was generous to a fault... 杰斐逊大方得过了头。 Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm. 别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。

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