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| /fɔːlt/ |
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| 1 | C/U the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation 责任；过错 |
| be sb’ s fault It’ s my fault – I forgot to give him the message. 是我的错，我忘记告诉他这个口信了。 |
| be sb’ s fault (that) It’ s not my fault that we’ re late. 我们迟到不是我的过错。 |
| be sb’ s own fault If you didn’ t get enough sleep, it’ s your own fault. 如果你睡眠不足，那是你自己的过错。 |
| be all sb’ s fault We’ ve missed the plane and it’ s all your fault! 我们没赶上飞机，都怪你！ |
| be sb’ s fault for doing sth It was partly the teacher’ s fault for not explaining things clearly enough. 老师有部分责任，他没有把事情解释清楚。 |
| through no fault of your own He seems to have lost the job through no fault of his own. 他似乎不是由于自己的过错而失掉了工作。 |
| the fault lies with If a child does not attend school, the fault lies with the parent. 如果孩子没有上学，责任在父母。 |
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| 2 | C a feature of something that makes it less good 缺点；毛病 |
| The book’ s main fault is that it is too long. 这本书的主要缺点是篇幅太长。 |
| for all sth’ s faults (=despite them) For all its faults, it is still the best small car on the market. 尽管某物有缺点 |
| | 2a | a problem with a machine or piece of equipment that stops it from working correctly （机器或设备的）故障 | | +in An engineer was called out to repair a fault in the alarm system. 请来了一位工程师修理报警系统的故障。 | | an electrical/mechanical/technical fault The fire was caused by an electrical fault. 火灾是由电路故障引起的。 | |
| | 2b | a bad part of someone’ s character （某人性格上的）缺点，弱点 | | She has her faults, but on the whole she’ s very nice. 她有缺点，但总的来说很不错。 | | for all sb’ s faults (=despite them) For all his faults, he’ s been a very good friend to me. 尽管某人有缺点 | |
| | 2c | a small mistake in a product that spoils its appearance slightly and makes it less than perfect （产品表面的）瑕疵，疵点 | | Clothes with faults are sold off cheaply through market stalls. 有瑕疵的服装通过市场上的摊点廉价销售。 | |
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| 3 | C a service in tennis in which the ball does not land inside the correct area （网球的）发球失误 |
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| 4 | C a crack on or below the Earth’ s surface （地表的）断层 |
| a geological fault 地质断层 |
| the San Andreas Fault 圣安德烈斯断层 |
| PHRASES |
| - | at fault
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| responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation |
| （对糟糕或令人不快的情形）有过错，有责任 |
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| When a marriage breaks up it is very hard to say who is at fault. 当婚姻破裂时，很难说是谁的责任。 |
| The teacher was at fault for not telling the child’ s parents. 老师错在没有告知孩子的父母。 |
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| - | findfault with
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| to criticize someone or something , often after deliberately looking for mistakes |
| 找…的缺点；挑…的错 |
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| It’ s demoralizing to work for someone who constantly finds fault with you. 为不断找茬儿的人干活令人泄气。 |
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| - | to a fault formal
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| used for emphasizing that someone or something has a particular good quality to a very great degree |
| 过分地；过度地 |
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| be generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault He’ s a very kind-hearted man, and generous to a fault. 他是一个心地很善良的人，但过分慷慨了。 |
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