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fault/fɔ:lt, fɒlt/ n. & v.●n. 1 a defect or imperfection of character or of structure, appearance, etc. 瑕疵，缺陷，缺点，毛病 2 a break or other defect in an electric circuit (电路中的)故障 3 a transgression, offence, or thing wrongly done 违法；过失，过错 4a Tennis etc. a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules 【网球】发球犯规 b (in showjumping) a penalty for an error (超越障碍马术比赛)对失误的罚分 5 responsibility for wrongdoing, error, etc. (对过失、过错等所负的)责任 it will be your own fault 这将是你自己的责任 6 a defect regarded as the cause of something wrong (导致错误的)毛病，缺陷 the fault lies in the teaching methods 毛病出在教学法上 7 Geol. an extended break in the continuity of strata or a vein 【地质】断层 ●v. 1 tr. find fault with; blame 找(某人)的缺点，挑剔；责备 2 tr. declare to be faulty 宣布…是错误的 3 tr. Geol. break the continuity of (strata or a vein) 【地质】使(地层或岩脉)断层 4 intr. commit a fault 犯错误，出差错 5 intr. Geol. show a fault 【地质】产生断层，出现断层 □ at fault guilty; to blame 有过失；该受责备；有责任 □ find fault (often foll. by 常后跟 with) make an adverse criticism; complain 找茬子；抱怨 □ to a fault (usu. of a commendable quality etc.) excessively (通常指在值得称道的品质等方面)过分地，过度地 generous to a fault 过分地慷慨[Middle English faut(e) from Old French, ultimately from Latin fallere FAIL] |