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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fault [fɔːlt]
  1. 1. noun [s] (mistake) 错误
  2. 2. noun [c] (defect) (in person) 缺点
  3. 3. noun (in machine) 故障
  4. 4. noun [c] [地理] (crack) 断层
  5. 5. noun [c] [Tennis] 失误
  6. 6. vt. (criticize) 挑剔
    it's my fault
    我的
    at fault
    责任
    to find fault with sb/sth
    某人/某事的错
    through no fault of one's own
    不是自身过失
    generous/modest to a fault
    过分慷慨/谦虚

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

fault [fɔːlt]
  1. 1. noun[c] 过失失误
    It was the boy's fault, he'd spoilt everything.
    这是那个男孩过错,他弄坏所有东西
    I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults.
    虽然存在语法错误,但我还是能够理解他讲的英语
  2. 2. noun[c] (指物体或机器的)瑕疵毛病
    In fact, an electrical fault had started a fire in the kitchen.
    事实上一个电器故障引起厨房一场火灾
  3. 3. noun[c] 缺点缺陷短处
    Lack of confidence was a fault more than anything else.
    缺乏自信心一个严重的缺点
    He knew his own faults much better than she did.
    他对自己缺点了解比她所说的更清楚
  4. 4. noun[c] [Geology] 断层(指地壳岩石沿断裂面发生明显位移的地质现象)
    Scientists have discovered a fault under the park.
    科学家们在公园下面发现一个断层
  5. 5. noun[c] [Electronics] 电路故障
    There was a fault causing the computer to reboot every few minutes.
    一个电路故障导致电脑每隔几分钟就会重启
    It took much longer to find the fault than to fix it.
    找到故障修复故障更费时间
  6. 6. noun[u] (指对过错或失误应承担的)责任罪责
    It was my fault that the team lost.
    球队输球是我的责任
    It was John's fault.
    那是约翰的错。
  7. 7. noun[c] [Sports] 发球失误
    In the ninth game, with the score 4-4, he hit four double faults.
    在第九局四比四的比分情况下,他双发四次失误
    He served too many double faults.
    出现过多的两次发球失误
  8. 8. vt. 指责责怪
    She's absolutely brilliant, he couldn't fault her at all.
    她棒极了,他一点不能怪她。

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (2 results)

fault [fɔlt]
  1. 1. noun the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation
  2. 2. noun a feature of something that makes it less good
  3. 3. noun a service in tennis in which the ball does not land inside the correct area
  4. 4. noun a crack on or below the Earth’s surface
fault [fɔlt]
  1. 1. verb to find something bad or wrong in a person or thing

Example Search

The fault is mine.=The fault lies with me. [Source: nciku_tw ]
是我的责任.
It's not my fault. I made 10,000 attempts to explain to him the problem, but he doesn't understand.
这不是我的错,我已经把这个问题向他解过释一万次了,但他就是理解不了。
Stop complaining, it's only your fault, you played badly today.
别再抱怨了,这都是你一个人的错,你今天的表现太糟糕了。
Such things balloon too quickly, it's not your fault.
这种事的事态本来就发展很快,不是你的错。
I think it's not your fault. You can't be all things to all people.
我觉得这不是你的错。你无法让每个人都满意。
Are you suggesting it's my fault?
你的意思是说这是我的错喽?
Sorry, It was my fault.
对不起,是我的错。
It's not my fault that we are late!
我们迟到又不是我的错!
Our transport system has a serious design fault.
我们的运输系统设计有个严重缺陷。
I can't fault the way she finishes the task.
她完成任务的方式无懈可击。

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