flaw
noun/flɔː/
/flɔː/
- a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly
错误；缺点 - The argument is full of fundamental flaws.
这段论述充满根本性的错误。 - flaw in something The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport.
报告揭示了机场安全的致命缺陷。 - There is still a basic flaw in your selection procedure.
你们的选择程序仍然存在一个基本缺陷。
Extra Examples- Flaws have appeared in the new version of the software.
软件的新版本中出现了多个漏洞。 - It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic.
我花了很长时间才找到她逻辑上的破绽。 - Engineers have detected serious design flaws.
工程师已经检测出一些严重的设计缺陷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- flaw in
- The argument is full of fundamental flaws.
- flaw (in somebody/something) a weakness in somebody’s character
（性格上的）弱点，缺点 - There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero.
悲剧主角总有性格上的缺点。
Extra Examples- After a short time, the flaws in his new bride's character became more apparent.
没过多久，他的新娘性格上的缺陷就更加明显了。 - The hero's fatal flaw is ambition.
主人公的致命弱点是野心太大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero.
- flaw (in something) a fault or small break in something that makes it less attractive or valuable
裂痕；裂隙；瑕疵 - The vase is in excellent condition except for a few small flaws in its base.
除了底部有一些小瑕疵外，花瓶状况良好。 - Unfortunately, this plate has a slight flaw in it.
可惜这个盘子有个小小的瑕疵。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- major
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- contain
- have
- look for
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- appear
- become apparent
- flaw in
- The vase is in excellent condition except for a few small flaws in its base.
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse flaga ‘slab’. The original sense was ‘a flake of snow’, later, ‘a fragment or splinter’, hence ‘a defect or imperfection’ (late 15th cent.).