fault
柯林斯词典
1. N-SING If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. 过错; 过失
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。
2. N-COUNT A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. 错误
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。
3. N-COUNT A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. 缺点
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。
4. N-COUNT A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. 断层
...the San Andreas Fault. …圣安德烈亚斯断层。
5. N-COUNT A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. (网球的) 发球失误
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。
6. V-T If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing. 批评[with brd-neg]
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。
7. 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
He could never accept that he had been at fault. 他永远也无法接受他犯了过错。
8. PHRASE If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them. 挑剔; 指责
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。
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fault /fɔːlt/ (faulting,faulted,faults)
剑桥词典
- "It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry , I'm not accusing you."
- The fault surely lies in the design of the equipment .
- The electrician has diagnosed a fault in the wiring .
- I admit it was entirely my fault.
- With all her faults, she's still a really good friend .
fault noun (MISTAKE)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]a mistake , especially something for which you are to blame
过错，过失；责任
It's not my fault she didn't come! 她没来不是我的错！
She believes it was the doctor's fault that Peter died . 她认为彼得的死是医生的责任。
The fault was/lay with the organizers , who failed to make the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people . 责任在组织者，他们没有做好必要的安排来接待这么多人。
Through no fault of his own, he spent a week locked up in jail . 他自己并没犯什么过错，但在监狱里被关了一个星期。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a weakness in a person's character
缺点；弱点
He has many faults, but dishonesty isn't one of them. 他有很多缺点，但人还算诚实。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a broken part or weakness in a machine or system
（机器或系统的）毛病，故障，缺陷
The car has a serious design fault. 这款车存在重大的设计缺陷。
An electrical fault caused the fire . 电路故障引起了火灾。
For all the faults in our education system , it is still better than that in many other countries . 尽管存在种种缺陷，我们的教育系统仍然比其他许多国家的要好。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
(in tennis and some other games ) a mistake made by a player who is beginning a game by hitting the ball
（网球等的）发球失误
be at fault
to have done something wrong
有过错；有责任
Her doctor was at fault for/in not sending her straight to a specialist . 她的医生没有把她直接送到专科医生那里去治疗，在这一点上是有责任的。
find fault with sb/sth
to criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons
找…的茬，挑…的毛病
He's always finding fault with my work . 他总是挑我工作上的毛病。
例句
fault noun (CRACK)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] geology specializeda crack in the earth's surface where the rock has divided into two parts that move against each other
（地表的）断层
Surveyors say the fault line is capable of generating a major earthquake once in a hundred years . 土地测量员称这种断层带能引发百年一遇的大地震。