时间: 2025-04-24 06:33:49
美: [fɔlt]
英: [fɔːlt; fɒlt]
n. 故障；[地质] 断层；错误；缺点；毛病；（网球等）发球失误
vi. 弄错；产生断层
vt. （通常用于疑问句或否定句）挑剔
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It was his fault that the project failed.
（是他的过失导致项目失败。）
The fault in the machine caused it to malfunction.
（机器的故障导致它发生故障。）
She accepted the blame for the fault in the report.
（她接受了报告中缺陷的责任。）
The teacher pointed out the fault in my reasoning.
（老师指出了我推理中的错误。）
The earthquake was caused by a fault in the tectonic plates.
（地震是由于构造板块的断层造成的。）
*. He has a fault that he often interrupts others while they are speaking.
（他有一个缺点，就是常常在别人说话时打断他们。）
The software has a fault that needs to be fixed.
（这个软件有一个需要修复的故障。）
It’s not my fault that the meeting was rescheduled.
（会议重新安排不是我的错。）
The fault lies with the management for not addressing the issue sooner.
（问题的责任在于管理层没有更早处理这个问题。）
She has a fault of being too critical of her own work.
（她有一个缺点，就是对自己的工作过于挑剔。）
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通过以上分析，可以更深入地理解“fault”这个单词的使用及其在不同语境中的应用。
[N-SING] If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. 过错; 过失
例：There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault.无法逃避这一事实：这都是他的错。
[N-COUNT] A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. 错误
例：It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.认为你能在商学院学会如何管理人是一大错误。
[N-COUNT] A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. 缺点
例：His manners had always made her blind to his faults.他的彬彬有礼总使她看不见他的缺点。
[N-COUNT] A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. 断层
例：...the San Andreas Fault.…圣安德烈亚斯断层。
[N-COUNT] A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. (网球的) 发球失误
例：He caught the ball on his first toss and then served a fault.他击中了第一次抛起的球，随后发球失误。
[[with brd-neg]] If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing. 批评
例：You can't fault them for lack of invention.你不能因为他们没有发明而加以批评他们。
[PHRASE] If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong. 有过错
例：He could never accept that he had been at fault.他永远也无法接受他犯了过错。
[PHRASE] If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them. 挑剔; 指责
例：I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师挑我工作上的毛病时，我都很失望。