fault
/fɔːlt/
n.
一句话记住
过错;责任;故障;缺陷
释义与例句
n.
过错;责任
responsibility for something bad that has happened
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It was my fault that we arrived late.
我们迟到是我的错。
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The accident was not the driver's fault.
这起事故不是司机的过错。
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Do not blame yourself for faults that are not your own.
不要为不属于自己的过错责怪自己。
n.
故障;缺陷
a problem in a machine, system or structure, or a weakness in somebody's character
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An electrical fault caused the lights to go out.
电路故障导致灯熄灭了。
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The engineers found a fault in the aircraft's cooling system.
工程师发现飞机冷却系统存在故障。
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She is generous, but impatience is one of her faults.
她很慷慨,但缺乏耐心是她的一个缺点。
词源与构词
源自古法语 faute,再追溯至拉丁语 fallere(欺骗、使失误),原指不足或缺陷,后引申为过错与故障。
记忆钩子
出事谈责任:It's my fault;机器谈问题:an electrical fault;find fault with 不是“找到错误”,而是“挑剔”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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faulty 有故障的;有缺陷的fault 加 -y 构成形容词,如 faulty wiring(有故障的线路)。
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faultless 无缺点的;完美的表示没有错误或缺陷,语气较强。
同义词
反义词
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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be somebody's fault 是某人的过错It was not her fault that the meeting was cancelled. 会议取消不是她的错。
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find fault with 挑剔;找……的毛病He always finds fault with other people's work. 他总是挑剔别人的工作。
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a technical fault 技术故障The broadcast was interrupted by a technical fault. 广播因技术故障中断了。