1 [C] something wrong or not perfect in a person's character or in a thing 缺点;毛病:
One of my faults is that I'm always late.我的缺点之一就是爱迟到。☞Look at the note at mistake. 参看mistake的注释。
2 [U] responsibility for a mistake 对错误应负的责任;过错:
It will be your own fault if you don't pass your exams.要是你考不及格,那是你自己的错。
3 [C] (technical术语) a place where there is a break in the layers of rock in the earth's surface and the rocks on either side have moved in opposite directions 断层
☞picture at limestone 见limestone插图
be at fault to be wrong or responsible for a mistake 有错;对错误有责任:
The other driver was at fault -- he didn't stop at the traffic lights.错在另一个司机──他没有在红绿灯前停下来。find fault (with sb/sth)→FIND¹
fault²
/fɔ:lt ||; fɔlt/verb
[T] to find sth wrong with sb/sth 发现错误:
It was impossible to fault her English.她的英语无懈可击。
fault1/fɔlt; fɔːlt/n 1 be sb's fault if something bad that happens is your fault, you are responsible for it happening 是某人的错: I injured my back, but it was my own fault . 我伤了背部﹐但这是我自己不好。It's your fault that we’re late. 我们迟到是你的错。be sb's fault for doing sth It's my fault for not checking (=I should have checked). 没有检查是我的错。2 be at fault to be responsible for something bad that has happened 有过错﹔应当负责: It was the other driver who was at fault. 是另一位司机有过错。3 [C] something that is wrong with something 毛病﹔故障: a design fault 一处设计缺陷+in There's a fault in one of the loudspeakers. 其中一个喇叭有毛病。THESAURUS 同类词defect 缺陷﹔毛病: Cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory. 汽车在出厂前要检测是否存在缺陷。flaw 瑕疵: a flaw in its construction 它构造上的不足之处bug – a fault in a computer program〔电脑程序的〕错误: The program had some minor bugs. 这个程序有几处小错误。4 [C] a bad part of someone's character〔性格上的〕缺点: His worst fault is his arrogance. 他最大的缺点就是傲慢。5 [C] a large crack in the rocks that form the Earth's surface〔地表岩石的〕断层: the San Andreas fault 圣安德烈亚斯断层find fault with sb/sth at 见 FIND1
fault2v [T] to find a mistake in something 找…的缺点﹐挑…的毛病: Her performance could not be faulted . 她的表现无懈可击。
faultfaultfaultsfaultedfaultingnoun1(no plural) If something bad is your fault, you made it happen: It's her fault that we are late. It's my fault for being careless.2(pluralfaults) something that is wrong or bad in a person or thing: There is a serious fault in the machine.