首页英语词典faultfault英英释意

fault

英[fɔːlt;fɒlt] 美[fɔlt]
  • 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

英英释意


1. responsibility for a bad situation or event;
"it was John's fault"
2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
"they built it right over a geological fault"
3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection;
"they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"
"he knew his own faults much better than she did"
4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;
"he made a bad mistake"
"she was quick to point out my errors"
"I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
5. an imperfection in a device or machine;
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area);
"he served too many double faults"
7. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.);
"it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"