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"