n. 1.過失,過錯(cuò);罪過,責(zé)任。 2.缺點(diǎn),缺陷,瑕疵。 3.(獵狗的)失去嗅跡。 4.【電學(xué)】故障,誤差;漏電;【地質(zhì)學(xué);地理學(xué)】斷層。 5.【網(wǎng)球】發(fā)球出界;犯規(guī)。
短語和例子
Faults are thick where love is thin. 〔諺語〕一朝情義淡,樣樣不順眼。 fault detection 【機(jī)械工程】探傷。 The fault is his own. 這是他自己的錯(cuò)。 a grave fault in a theory 理論上的重大缺陷。 a fault in the machine 機(jī)械故障。 image fault 【物理學(xué)】像差,影像失真。 numerical faults 數(shù)值誤差。 a fault on the right side 因禍得福。 be at fault 1. (獵犬追捕獵物等時(shí))失去嗅跡,躊躇不前;不知所措,正在為難。 2. 出毛病,有故障。 3. = in fault (My memory is at fault . 我想不起來了)。 find fault in 看出…缺點(diǎn)。 find fault with 找…的岔子。 have no fault to find with 無錯(cuò)可尋。 hit off a fault (獵狗)聞出(曾一度錯(cuò)失的)嗅跡。 in fault 有過錯(cuò),有責(zé)任 (Who is in fault 是誰的不是?)。 to a fault 過度,極端 (He is kind to a fault. 他過分老實(shí))。 whip a fault out of sb. 鞭打某人使之改過。 with all faults 不保證商品沒有缺點(diǎn)。 without fault 〔古語〕無誤,確實(shí)。 vi. 1.【地質(zhì)學(xué);地理學(xué)】產(chǎn)生斷層;有斷層余跡。 2.發(fā)球出界;犯規(guī)。 3.〔方言〕責(zé)備,挑剔。 4.〔古語〕犯錯(cuò)誤,做錯(cuò)。 vt. 1.找…的岔子,挑剔;〔方言〕責(zé)備。 2.【地質(zhì)學(xué);地理學(xué)】使產(chǎn)生斷層。 3.把…做錯(cuò)。
短語和例子
He faulted my speech in two ways. 他認(rèn)為我的講話有兩點(diǎn)不妥。 fault one's performance 表演發(fā)生失誤。
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" 同義詞:mistake, error,
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John''s fault"
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" 同義詞:demerit,
(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"
(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth''s crust" 同義詞:faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break,
an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" 同義詞:defect, flaw,