| 单词 | fault |
| 释义 | fault (fɔːlt ) Word forms: faults , faulting , faulted 1. singular noun [with poss] B1 If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault. A few borrowers will be in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own. 2. countable noun B2 A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school. 3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] B2 A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. His manners had always made her blind to his faults. ...a short delay due to a minor technical fault. Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed. For all its faults, the film presents a clear message. Synonyms: failing, lack, weakness, defect 4. verb If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing. You can't fault them for lack of invention. [VERB noun + for] It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: criticize, blame, complain, condemn 5. countable noun A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. ...the San Andreas Fault. 6. countable noun A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. 7. at fault phrase B2 If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong. He could never accept that he had been at fault. There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault. Synonyms: guilty, responsible, to blame, accountable 8. to find fault with phrase If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work. 9. to a fault phrase If you say that someone has a particular good quality to a fault, you are emphasizing that they have more of this quality than is usual or necessary. [emphasis] Jefferson was generous to a fault. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm. Synonyms: excessively, overly, unduly, ridiculously Quotations: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselvesJulius Caesar Idioms: to a fault more than is usual or necessary She was generous to a fault and tried to see that we had everything we needed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fault lies Yes, the fault lies with judges like him, who are unfortunately part of our society. The Sun The fault lies in assuming and acting like we do. Christianity Today The fault lies with poor teaching in state schools, the survey found. Times, Sunday Times The fault lies with the insurance industry for pulling back so quickly. Times, Sunday Times In the end, the fault lies with the politicians themselves — and their leaders. Times, Sunday Times It has been 'red-zoned' because it sits right on a geological fault line. Times, Sunday Times Wild's farm was saved when engineers discovered a geological fault beneath the farmhouse, meaning it was more practical to build the carriageways around the property than through it. Times, Sunday Times It was probably formed where a geological fault in the limestone had created a sea cave and the roof then collapsed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The building was endangered by coal mining operations and a geological fault, which caused major diagonal cracks in the walls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, stability would not have been seriously affected if the harbor had not been constructed over a geological fault line that runs along the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It could be a hardware fault — possibly a broken memory module. Times, Sunday Times In the end he decided, incorrectly, it was a hardware fault. Times, Sunday Times It said that it was not a hardware fault and could be fixed with a free software update. Times, Sunday Times A graphics hardware fault will be intercepted and if necessary the driver will be reset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If, due to a hardware fault or program error, the computer fails to restart the watchdog, the timer will elapse and generate a timeout signal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He notched up 14 minor faults and four major ones in his atrocious performance. The Sun (2007) This is a minor fault in a marvellous, scholarly yet accessible book. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If it was a minor technical fault, you wouldn't expect him to take a long detour over the sea. The Sun (2010) A technical fault could have caused the plane to plunge suddenly towards the sea. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Now it will be out of action for months due to a technical fault. The Sun (2008) They say a technical fault led to a delay setting up your direct debit. The Sun (2012) Translations: Chinese: 故障, 批评 Japanese: 責任, あらを探す |
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