fault

释义

n.责任; 错误; 缺点; （地壳）断层; 发球失误v.发现错误

词态变化

复数 :   faults ; 第三人称单数 :   faults ; 过去式 :   faulted ; 过去分词 :   faulted ; 现在分词 :   faulting ;

实用场景例句

The chef would always find fault with my dishes, leaving me deeply disappointed.

厨师总是挑剔我做的菜，让我非常沮丧。

金山词霸

Jefferson's kindness was not without its fault.

杰斐逊的善意并非没有缺点。

金山词霸

Her peers frequently point out her fault of being overly modest, though they unanimously praise her sharp wit, brilliant mind, and truly compassionate nature.

她的同僚们经常指出她过分谦虚的缺点，但他们一致称赞她敏锐的机智、聪慧的头脑和真正富有同情心的天性。

金山词霸

Business schools are often faulted for their pledge to teach people management expertise, which stems from a significant misconception.

将商学院因承诺教授人员管理技能而受到指责，这源于一个严重的误解。

金山词霸

His charm had always made her overlook his fault.

他的魅力总是让她忽略他的缺点。

金山词霸

A brief delay caused by a small technical fault

由一个小技术故障导致的短暂延误

金山词霸

They shouldn't be blamed for their lack of innovative concepts, as it's not their fault.

他们不应该因为缺乏创新想法而受到责备，这不是他们的错。

金山词霸

The flawless operation of his company makes it impossible to find fault.

他公司无懈可击的运作让人挑不出毛病。

金山词霸

The San Andreas Fault, a prominent geological feature, extends across the entire state of California.

这条著名的地质构造圣安德烈亚斯断层横贯整个加利福尼亚州。

金山词霸

He could not bring himself to confess his fault...

他始终难以启齿承认自己的过失。

金山词霸

The standard security measures showed no fault in their implementation.

常规的安全措施在执行过程中没有显示出任何问题。

金山词霸

Despite being entirely without fault, some borrowers could encounter financial challenges when repaying their loans.

有些借款人在偿还贷款时可能会面临经济困难，尽管他们完全没有过错。

金山词霸

The inescapable fact persisted: the entire fault lay squarely with him...

无法回避的事实依然存在：所有的过错都完全在于他...

金山词霸

真题例句

But perhaps Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should criticize by creation, not by finding fault.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

You are trying to make him feel better about his faults

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

But perhaps Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should "criticize by creation, not by finding fault."

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

And while you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault, you probably have less patience for error messages from your door lock.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

If they fail, it's their fault.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Assuming that your teacher is neither biased nor corrupt and that her system conforms to school rules, you can't fault her ethics.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

He is always finding fault with Marsha.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They often find fault with it.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

But Elop was not the only person at fault.

2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

But it's really all our own fault.

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

But what if the fault that runs along the Pacific Northwest delivers a gigantic earthquake of its own?

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

California has spent years preparing for "The Big One"—the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault (断层).

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

Cascadia is what's known as a "megathrust" fault.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

Experts who monitor unemployment statistics here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, say about 28, 000 people are unemployed, and many of them are jobless due to no fault of their own.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

The last time a major earthquake occurred along the Cascadia fault was in 1700, so officials worry that another event could occur any time.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

However, life can be great when you are not busy finding fault with it.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that kerry became aware of her habit of finding fault.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding, but when we're honest, we can be sharply critical of the world.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

Several years ago I received a letter from seventeen-year-old kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always bothered by things.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends.

2015年高考英语福建卷 完形填空 原文

英英释义

Noun

1. responsibility for a bad situation or event;

"it was John's fault"

2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;

"they built it right over a geological fault"

3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection;

"they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"

"he knew his own faults much better than she did"

4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;

"he made a bad mistake"

"she was quick to point out my errors"

"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

5. an imperfection in a device or machine;

"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area);

"he served too many double faults"

7. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.);

"it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"

Verb

1. put or pin the blame on