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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   fault

   • IPA[fôlt]

   美式

   • n.
     an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character；a break or other defect in an electrical circuit or piece of machinery
   • v.
     criticize for inadequacy or mistakes；do wrong

   • verb: fault, 3rd person present: faults, gerund or present participle: faulting, past tense: faulted, past participle: faulted

   • noun: fault, plural noun: faults

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character my worst fault is impatience
   • ▪ a break or other defect in an electrical circuit or piece of machinery a fire caused by an electrical fault 同義詞 defect, flaw, imperfection, snag, error, ... 更多mistake, inaccuracy, oversight, blunder, gaffe, slip, bug, informalglitch, gremlin, slip-up, boo-boo, howler, foul-up, cock-up, boob, clanger, snarl-up
   • ▪ a misguided or dangerous action or habit it has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something 同義詞 defect, failing, imperfection, flaw, blemish, ... 更多shortcoming, weakness, weak point, weak spot, frailty, foible, vice, limitation, lack, deficiency, Achilles heel, chink in one's armor反義詞 merit, strength
   • ▪ (in tennis and similar games) a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules.
   • ▪ (in show jumping) a penalty point imposed for an error.
   • 2. responsibility for an accident or misfortune it was his fault she had died an ordinary man thrust into peril through no fault of his own 同義詞 responsibility, liability, culpability, blameworthiness, guilt, ... 更多accountability, answerability, informalrap
   • 3. an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface a landscape broken by numerous faults the fault plane dips northward

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. criticize for inadequacy or mistakes her colleagues and superiors could not fault her dedication to the job you cannot fault him for the professionalism of his approach
   • ▪ archaic do wrong the people of Caesarea faulted greatly when they called King Herod a god
   • 2. (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults rift valleys where the crust has been stretched and faulted

   faulting

   • n.
     the production of a fault or faults in a rock formation: a complex pattern of faulting

   Oxford Dictionary

   faulting

   • n.
     the production of a fault or faults in a rock formation: a complex pattern of faulting

   Oxford American Dictionary

   foot fault

   • n.
     (in tennis, squash, and similar games) an infringement of the rules made by incorrect placement ...
   • v.
     (of a player) make a foot fault: in his anxiety he foot-faulted

   Oxford American Dictionary

   foot fault

   • n.
     (in tennis, squash, and similar games) an infringement of the rules made by overstepping the ...
   • v.
     (of a player) make a foot fault: in his anxiety he foot-faulted

   Oxford Dictionary

   double fault

   • n.
     an instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server.
   • v.
     serve a double fault: she double-faulted on the final point

   Oxford American Dictionary

   fault-finding

   • n.
     continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things: the traditional manager will attempt to get results by fault-finding

   Oxford American Dictionary

   double fault

   • n.
     an instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server.
   • v.
     serve a double fault: she double-faulted on the final point

   Oxford Dictionary

   fault-finding

   • n.
     continual criticism, typically concerning trivial things: the traditional manager will attempt to get results by fault-finding

   Oxford Dictionary

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   片語

   • at fault
   • find fault
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3. • 更多解釋

   fault

   • IPA[fɔːlt]

   英式

   • n.
     an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's ... my worst fault is impatience
   • v.
     criticize for inadequacy or mistakes: her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job you cannot fault him for the professionalism of his approach

   Oxford Dictionary