单词 | fault |
释义 | fault¹ 1.(defect, flaw; in machine, system, material)缺陷;瑕疵 (in person)缺点;毛病 There is a fault in the computer program.电脑程序中有一个缺陷。 a short delay due to a minor technical fault一个技术上的小故障造成的短暂延误 There's a fault in this material.这块料子上有一个疵点。 His manners had always made her blind to his faults.他彬彬有礼的举止让她总是对他的缺点视而不见。 Sarah, for all her faults, wasn't at all a bad cook.尽管萨拉有这样那样的缺点, 但她绝不是个糟糕的厨子。 2.(mistake)错误;失误 Any faults or omissions are, of course, my own.当然, 任何错误或疏忽都是我自己造成的。 to find fault with sb挑某人的毛病 I was with a man for two years who found fault with me endlessly.我和一个无时无刻不找我碴儿的男人谈了两年。 to find fault with sth挑剔某事 I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师对我的工作吹毛求疵时, 我都很失望。 3.(misdeed)不端行为;违法行为 These faults committed by Paul appear to be the cause of the accident.保罗做的这些错事看来是导致事故的原因。 4.(responsibility for mistake)责任;过错;过失 It's my fault.这是我的过错。 There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault.这一事实是无法回避的:这完全是他的错。 sb's own fault某人自己的过失 It is entirely our own fault that we're in this position.我们到了这种地步完全是我们自己的错。 through no fault of your own并非由于自己的过错 People had suffered through no fault of their own.人们无端遭受了苦难。 5.【电子】(电路、零部件、线缆等的)故障 The fire investigators had said that the cause had been an electrical fault.火灾调查人员说, 引起火灾的原因是电气故障。 6.【地质】(crack in the Earth's surface)断层 the San Andreas Fault圣安德烈亚斯断层 There is still movement along the older faults in eastern California.加利福尼亚东部地区的老断层仍然有活动。 7.【体】(网球的)发球失误, 发球出界 She committed two double faults in each of her first two service games.在头两个发球局中, 她每次都出现了两个双误。 8.【马术】(马术超越障碍赛中的)罚分, 失误扣分 Sixth went to John Marsden, who slipped down the line after three show jumps down and 21 time faults.约翰·马斯登位列第六, 他在3次跨越障碍后在终点线滑倒, 被扣21分。 Arko, in his only below-par performance, incurred 13 faults.阿尔科仅有一次发挥失常, 被罚13分。 9.【猎】(狩猎时猎犬的)失去嗅迹 10.(lack)缺乏;不足 11.at fault (culpable)有责任的;有过失的;有过错的 He could never accept that he had been at fault.他怎么也接受不了是他自己的错。 (perplexed)困惑的;不知所措的;+ hound失去嗅迹的 12.to a fault (excessively)过分地;过度地 Jefferson was generous to a fault.杰弗逊大方过了头。 See alsodouble fault¹ no-fault divorce fault² 🄰 vt. 1.【地质】使产生断层 They comprised a complex of Lower Palaeozoic rocks variously folded, faulted, or metamorphosed.它们由一个下古生界的岩石复合体构成, 有的被折叠, 有的产生了断层, 有的发生了变质。 2.(criticize)挑剔;责备;批评;指责 It is hard to fault the way he runs his company.他经营自己公司的方法无可指摘。 I can't fault any of the players for effort and enthusiasm.所有球员都很努力、很热情, 我挑不出毛病。 🄱 vi. 1.【地质】产生断层 2.(commit fault)犯错误;出差错 When the following two French riders faulted, Ian moved into second.当随后的两名法国骑手出现失误时, 伊恩上升至第二位。 |
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