| 单词 | fault |
| 释义 | Word Frequency fault(fɔːlt) noun 1. an imperfection; failing or defect; flaw 2. a mistake or error 3. an offence; misdeed 4. responsibility for a mistake or misdeed; culpability 5. electronics a defect in a circuit, component, or line, such as a short circuit 6. geology a fracture in the earth's crust resulting in the relative displacement and loss of continuity of the rocks on either side of it 7. tennis, squash, badminton an invalid serve, such as one that lands outside a prescribed area 8. (in showjumping) a penalty mark given for failing to clear or refusing a fence, exceeding a time limit, etc 9. hunting an instance of the hounds losing the scent 10. deficiency; lack; want 11. at fault 12. find fault 13. to a fault verb 14. geology to undergo or cause to undergo a fault 15. (transitive) to find a fault in, criticize, or blame 16. (intransitive) to commit a fault Word origin C13: from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita (unattested), ultimately from Latin fallere to fail |
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