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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- fault
[fɔːlt]
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1.
noun
[s]
(mistake) 错误
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2.
noun
[c]
(defect) (in person) 缺点
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3.
noun
(in machine) 故障
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4.
noun
[c]
[地理]
(crack) 断层
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5.
noun
[c]
[Tennis]
失误
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6.
vt.
(criticize) 挑剔
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it's my fault
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是我的错
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at fault
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有责任
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to find fault with sb/sth
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找某人/某事的错
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through no fault of one's own
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不是自身的过失
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generous/modest to a fault
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过分慷慨/谦虚
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- fault
[fɔːlt]
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1.
n.[c]
过失，失误
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It was the boy's fault, he'd spoilt everything.
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这是那个男孩的过错，他弄坏了所有的东西。
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I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults.
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虽然存在语法错误，但我还是能够理解他讲的英语。
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2.
n.[c]
瑕疵， 毛病
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In fact, an electrical fault had started a fire in the kitchen.
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事实上，一个电器故障引起了厨房的一场火灾。
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3.
n.[c]
缺点，缺陷，短处
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Lack of confidence was a fault more than anything else.
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缺乏自信心是一个最严重的缺点。
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He knew his own faults much better than she did.
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他对自己缺点的了解比她所说的更清楚。
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4.
n.[c]
[Geology]
断层
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Scientists have discovered a fault under the park.
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科学家们在公园下面发现了一个断层。
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5.
n.[c]
[Electronics]
电路故障
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There was a fault causing the computer to reboot every few minutes.
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一个电路故障导致电脑每隔几分钟就会重启。
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It took much longer to find the fault than to fix it.
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找到故障比修复故障更费时间。
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6.
n.[u]
责任，罪责
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It was my fault that the team lost.
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球队输球是我的责任。
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It was John's fault.
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那是约翰的错。
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7.
n.[c]
[Sports]
发球失误
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In the ninth game, with the score 4-4, he hit four double faults.
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在第九局四比四的比分的情况下，他双发四次失误。
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He served too many double faults.
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他出现了过多的两次发球失误。
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8.
vt.
指责，责怪
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She's absolutely brilliant, he couldn't fault her at all.
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她棒极了，他一点也不能怪她。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fault
[fɔːlt]
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1.
n
an imperfection; failing or defect; flaw
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2.
n
a mistake or error
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3.
n
an offence; misdeed
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4.
n
responsibility for a mistake or misdeed; culpability
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5.
n
[电子]
a defect in a circuit, component, or line, such as a short circuit
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6.
n
[geology]
a fracture in the earth's crust resulting in the relative displacement and loss of continuity of the rocks on either side of it
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7.
n
[tennis]
[squash]
[badminton]
an invalid serve, such as one that lands outside a prescribed area
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8.
n
(in showjumping) a penalty mark given for failing to clear or refusing a fence, exceeding a time limit, etc
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9.
n
[hunting]
an instance of the hounds losing the scent
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10.
n
deficiency; lack; want
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11.
vb
[geology]
to undergo or cause to undergo a fault
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to find a fault in, criticize, or blame
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13.
vi.
[intr]
to commit a fault
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14.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita (unattested), ultimately from Latin fallere to fail
Examples
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It's her fault that they are late.
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她们迟到了，应怪她。
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It's not my fault. I made 10,000 attempts to explain to him the problem, but he doesn't understand.
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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。
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Such things balloon too quickly, it's not your fault.
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这种事的事态本来就发展很快，不是你的错。
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Are you suggesting it's my fault?
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你的意思是说这是我的错喽？
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It's not my fault that we are late!
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我们迟到又不是我的错！
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