fault 的英语意思
faultfault1 /fɔːlt $ fɒːlt/ noun [countable] 
查看全部语言翻译1responsible for mistake if something bad that has happened is your fault, you should be blamed for it, because you made a mistake or failed to do something如果发生的坏事是你的过失，则该由你承担责备，因为你犯了错误或疏于某事: 
I’m really sorry – it’s all my fault.我真的很抱歉——都是我的错。be somebody’s fault (that) It’s your fault we’re late.我们迟到是你的错。 I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault.那晚我睡得不好，但那是我自己的错。be somebody’s fault for doing something It’s my fault for not making your new job clearer.是我的错，没有把你的新工作说清楚。2at fault if someone is at fault, they are responsible for something bad that has happened如果某人有过失，则他们应对已发生的坏事负责: The police said that the other driver was at fault.警方表示，对方司机应负责任。 Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.一些人声称，有过失的是联合国。3something wrong with something a)something that is wrong with a machine, system, design etc, which prevents it from working properly机器、系统、设计等方面出现的问题，导致其无法正常运作: a design fault设计缺陷fault in It sounds as if there’s a fault in one of the loudspeakers.听起来好像有一个扬声器存在故障。 b)something that is wrong with something, which could be improved某事物存在的问题，有改进的余地 SYN flaw: There are two serious faults in Hobsbawm’s discussion of nationalism.霍布斯鲍姆关于民族主义的论述中存在两处严重缺陷。 For all its faults (=in spite of its faults) we love this city.尽管有种种缺点（＝尽管有缺点），我们仍热爱这座城市。 c)a mistake in the way that something was made, which spoils its appearance某物制作过程中出现的错误，有损其外观fault in The sweater had a fault in it and I had to take it back.这件毛衣有瑕疵，我不得不把它退掉。4somebody’s character a bad or weak part of someone’s character某人性格中不好或薄弱的方面: His worst fault is his arrogance.他最大的缺点是傲慢。 I may have my faults, but ingratitude is not one of them.我也许有些缺点，但忘恩负义不是其中之一。 For all his faults (=in spite of his faults) he was a good father.尽管他有种种缺点（＝尽管有缺点），他仍是个好父亲。5through no fault of her/my etc own used to say that something bad that happened to someone was not caused by them用于表示某人所遭遇的不幸并非由其自身造成: Through no fault of our own we are currently two players short.并非我们自身的原因，我们目前少了两名球员。6crack a large crack in the rocks that form the Earth’s surface构成地球表面的岩石中的大型裂缝: the San Andreas fault圣安德烈亚斯断层7generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault extremely generous, loyal etc极度慷慨、忠诚等（过于如此）: Barry’s kind, caring and generous to a fault.巴里善良、体贴，慷慨得近乎过分。8tennis a mistake made when a player is serving the ball in tennis网球发球时运动员犯的错误 → double fault, loyal, → find fault with somebody/something at find1(14)THESAURUS同义词辨析– Meaning 3——释义3something wrong有问题；出错fault a problem in a machine, system, design etc that causes damage or makes it not work properly机器、系统、设计等出现的故障，造成损坏或使其无法正常运作: · The fire was caused by an electrical fault.· 火灾是由电气故障引起的。· a fault in the engine· 发动机故障defect a fault in something such as a product or machine, resulting from the way it was made or designed产品或机器等因制造或设计方式所导致的缺陷: · Cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory.· 汽车在出厂前会接受缺陷检测。weakness a part of a plan, system, or argument that is not as good as the other parts, and makes it likely to fail计划、系统或论点中不如其他部分的方面，可能导致失败: · What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method?· 各种方法的优缺点分别是什么？flaw a fault in a plan, system, argument etc, especially one that makes it useless or not effective计划、系统、论点等中的缺陷，尤指使其无效或毫无用处的缺陷: · Your argument has a fundamental flaw.· 你的论点存在根本性的缺陷。· There was one major flaw in his suggestion – we didn’t have enough money.· 他的建议有一个重大缺陷——我们没有足够的资金。bug a fault in a computer program计算机程序中的错误: · A bug in the system was quickly fixed.· 系统中的一个程序错误被迅速修复了。glitch a small fault in the way something works, that can usually be easily corrected某物运行时出现的小故障，通常可以轻易纠正: · I noticed a small glitch when installing the software.· 我在安装软件时发现了一个小故障。mistake something that is wrong in someone’s spelling, grammar, calculations etc某人在拼写、语法、计算等方面出现的错误: · The article was full of spelling mistakes.· 这篇文章满是拼写错误。there’s something wrong with something used when saying that there is a problem in a machine, car etc, but you do not know what it is用于表示机器、汽车等出现故障但不知道具体原因时: · There’s something wrong with the computer – it won’t close down.· 电脑有问题——它无法关机。
查看全部语言翻译1responsible for mistake if something bad that has happened is your fault, you should be blamed for it, because you made a mistake or failed to do something如果发生的坏事是你的过失，则该由你承担责备，因为你犯了错误或疏于某事: I’m really sorry – it’s all my fault.我真的很抱歉——都是我的错。be somebody’s fault (that) It’s your fault we’re late.我们迟到是你的错。 I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault.那晚我睡得不好，但那是我自己的错。be somebody’s fault for doing something It’s my fault for not making your new job clearer.是我的错，没有把你的新工作说清楚。2at fault if someone is at fault, they are responsible for something bad that has happened如果某人有过失，则他们应对已发生的坏事负责: The police said that the other driver was at fault.警方表示，对方司机应负责任。 Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.一些人声称，有过失的是联合国。3something wrong with something a)something that is wrong with a machine, system, design etc, which prevents it from working properly机器、系统、设计等方面出现的问题，导致其无法正常运作: a design fault设计缺陷fault in It sounds as if there’s a fault in one of the loudspeakers.听起来好像有一个扬声器存在故障。 b)something that is wrong with something, which could be improved某事物存在的问题，有改进的余地 SYN flaw: There are two serious faults in Hobsbawm’s discussion of nationalism.霍布斯鲍姆关于民族主义的论述中存在两处严重缺陷。 For all its faults (=in spite of its faults) we love this city.尽管有种种缺点（＝尽管有缺点），我们仍热爱这座城市。 c)a mistake in the way that something was made, which spoils its appearance某物制作过程中出现的错误，有损其外观fault in The sweater had a fault in it and I had to take it back.这件毛衣有瑕疵，我不得不把它退掉。4somebody’s character a bad or weak part of someone’s character某人性格中不好或薄弱的方面: His worst fault is his arrogance.他最大的缺点是傲慢。 I may have my faults, but ingratitude is not one of them.我也许有些缺点，但忘恩负义不是其中之一。 For all his faults (=in spite of his faults) he was a good father.尽管他有种种缺点（＝尽管有缺点），他仍是个好父亲。5through no fault of her/my etc own used to say that something bad that happened to someone was not caused by them用于表示某人所遭遇的不幸并非由其自身造成: Through no fault of our own we are currently two players short.并非我们自身的原因，我们目前少了两名球员。6crack a large crack in the rocks that form the Earth’s surface构成地球表面的岩石中的大型裂缝: the San Andreas fault圣安德烈亚斯断层7generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault extremely generous, loyal etc极度慷慨、忠诚等（过于如此）: Barry’s kind, caring and generous to a fault.巴里善良、体贴，慷慨得近乎过分。8tennis a mistake made when a player is serving the ball in tennis网球发球时运动员犯的错误 → double fault, loyal, → find fault with somebody/something at find1(14)THESAURUS同义词辨析– Meaning 3——释义3something wrong有问题；出错fault a problem in a machine, system, design etc that causes damage or makes it not work properly机器、系统、设计等出现的故障，造成损坏或使其无法正常运作: · The fire was caused by an electrical fault.· 火灾是由电气故障引起的。· a fault in the engine· 发动机故障defect a fault in something such as a product or machine, resulting from the way it was made or designed产品或机器等因制造或设计方式所导致的缺陷: · Cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory.· 汽车在出厂前会接受缺陷检测。weakness a part of a plan, system, or argument that is not as good as the other parts, and makes it likely to fail计划、系统或论点中不如其他部分的方面，可能导致失败: · What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method?· 各种方法的优缺点分别是什么？flaw a fault in a plan, system, argument etc, especially one that makes it useless or not effective计划、系统、论点等中的缺陷，尤指使其无效或毫无用处的缺陷: · Your argument has a fundamental flaw.· 你的论点存在根本性的缺陷。· There was one major flaw in his suggestion – we didn’t have enough money.· 他的建议有一个重大缺陷——我们没有足够的资金。bug a fault in a computer program计算机程序中的错误: · A bug in the system was quickly fixed.· 系统中的一个程序错误被迅速修复了。glitch a small fault in the way something works, that can usually be easily corrected某物运行时出现的小故障，通常可以轻易纠正: · I noticed a small glitch when installing the software.· 我在安装软件时发现了一个小故障。mistake something that is wrong in someone’s spelling, grammar, calculations etc某人在拼写、语法、计算等方面出现的错误: · The article was full of spelling mistakes.· 这篇文章满是拼写错误。there’s something wrong with something used when saying that there is a problem in a machine, car etc, but you do not know what it is用于表示机器、汽车等出现故障但不知道具体原因时: · There’s something wrong with the computer – it won’t close down.· 电脑有问题——它无法关机。faultfault2 verb [transitive] to criticize someone or something for a mistake因某人或某事的错误而批评be faulted on/for something The judge cannot be faulted on his decision.法官的裁决无可指摘。it is hard/difficult to fault somebody/something You might not like O'Donnel’s arrogance, but it’s hard to fault what he does on the field.你也许不喜欢奥唐奈尔的傲慢，但他在场上的表现实在无可挑剔。GRAMMAR Fault is often used in the passive.
to criticize someone or something for a mistake因某人或某事的错误而批评be faulted on/for something The judge cannot be faulted on his decision.法官的裁决无可指摘。it is hard/difficult to fault somebody/something You might not like O'Donnel’s arrogance, but it’s hard to fault what he does on the field.你也许不喜欢奥唐奈尔的傲慢，但他在场上的表现实在无可挑剔。GRAMMAR Fault is often used in the passive.