| 单词 | flaw |
| 释义 | flawWord family adjectiveflawedflawlessflawynounflaw flaw /flɔː $ flɒː/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → floor 1 FAULT/something WRONGa mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect 瑕疵，缺点 SYN defect flaw in a flaw in the software 该软件的缺点 serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw a slight flaw in the glass 玻璃上的一点小瑕疵 A design flaw (=a mistake or weakness in the way something was made) caused the engine to explode. ► see thesaurus at fault 一个设计缺陷导致了引擎爆炸。 2 FAULT/something WRONGa mistake or problem in an argument, plan, set of ideas etc 〔论点、计划、思想等中的〕错误，缺陷 flaw of Beautiful scenery does not make up for the flaws of this film. 美丽的风光弥补不了此影片的不足。 flaw in There is a fundamental flaw in Walton’s argument. 沃尔顿的论点中有一个根本性的错误。 fatal flaw (=a weakness that makes something certain to fail) 致命缺点 3 FAULT/something WRONGa fault in someone’s character 〔性格上的〕缺陷，缺点 Jealousy is Othello’s major flaw. 嫉妒是奥赛罗的主要弱点。 the president’s character flaws 总统的性格缺陷 Examples from the Corpus flaw• a character flaw• The Web browser is nice, but it also has its flaws.• One of the major flaws in the existing system is that the prosecutor has immunity from law suits claiming malicious prosecution.• Regulatory agencies uncovered numerous flaws in operating and safety procedures.• In this he was fatally handicapped by his own inconsistencies, paradoxes and deep personal flaws.• It was half price because of a slight flaw.• These transitions would not occur altogether smoothly - flaws would be created, like the planes and lines formed when water freezes.• They were, in any case, fairly trivial flaws. design flaw• No one is saying there is a design flaw in the Boeing 757.• But the $ 86 billion F-22 program has been plagued with mismanagement, design flaws and soaring costs. fatal flaw• But there is a fatal flaw in such policies: they assume that all cultures are equal in power.• False percentages A fatal flaw in using percentages is to try and add them up when this is not really possible.• Still and all, these are familiar, far-from-fatal flaws typical of a first feature.• Yet yesterday's report, which highlighted fatal flaws in the system, showed that was clearly not the case.• She warns of thirst for knowledge tipping over into dangerous greed, and of youthful promise lost for one fatal flaw.• His reconstruction of the crimes had suffered from one fatal flaw.• Many have argued that one of the fatal flaws a manager can have is unwillingness or inability to delegate. From Longman Business Dictionary flawflaw /flɔːflɒː/ noun [countableC] 1a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly flaw in The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam. Investigators believe that a design flaw (=mistake or weakness in the way something was made) in the reactor’s cooling system caused the accident. The space telescope had a fundamental flaw (=a very basic and serious one) in one of its two mirrors. 2a mistake in an argument, plan, or set of ideas flaw in Small banks are missing from the plan and this is the main flaw in the Treasury’s approach. There’s a fatal flaw (=serious weakness which makes something wrong) in their logic. (1300-1400) Perhaps from Old Norse flaga “flat stone”; → FLAG1 |
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