flaw

noun

/flɔː/

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a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly synonym defect, fault
- The argument is full of fundamental flaws.
- flaw in something The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport.
- There is still a basic flaw in your selection procedure.
Extra Examples
- Flaws have appeared in the new version of the software.
- It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic.
- Engineers have detected serious design flaws.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- main
- major
- …
verb + flaw
- contain
- have
- look for
- …
flaw + verb
- appear
- become apparent
preposition
- flaw in
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flaw (in somebody/something) a weakness in somebody’s character
- There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero.
Extra Examples
- After a short time, the flaws in his new bride's character became more apparent.
- The hero's fatal flaw is ambition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- main
- major
- …
verb + flaw
- contain
- have
- look for
- …
flaw + verb
- appear
- become apparent
preposition
- flaw in
See full entry
flaw (in something) a fault or small break in something that makes it less attractive or valuable
- The vase is in excellent condition except for a few small flaws in its base.
- Unfortunately, this plate has a slight flaw in it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- main
- major
- …
verb + flaw
- contain
- have
- look for
- …
flaw + verb
- appear
- become apparent
preposition
- flaw in
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse flaga ‘slab’. The original sense was ‘a flake of snow’, later, ‘a fragment or splinter’, hence ‘a defect or imperfection’ (late 15th cent.).

单词	flaw
释义	flaw noun /flɔː/ /flɔː/ jump to other results a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly synonym defect, fault The argument is full of fundamental flaws. flaw in something The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport. There is still a basic flaw in your selection procedure. Extra Examples Flaws have appeared in the new version of the software. It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic. Engineers have detected serious design flaws. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big main major … verb + flaw contain have look for … flaw + verb appear become apparent preposition flaw in See full entry flaw (in somebody/something) a weakness in somebody’s character There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero. Extra Examples After a short time, the flaws in his new bride's character became more apparent. The hero's fatal flaw is ambition. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big main major … verb + flaw contain have look for … flaw + verb appear become apparent preposition flaw in See full entry flaw (in something) a fault or small break in something that makes it less attractive or valuable The vase is in excellent condition except for a few small flaws in its base. Unfortunately, this plate has a slight flaw in it. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big main major … verb + flaw contain have look for … flaw + verb appear become apparent preposition flaw in See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse flaga ‘slab’. The original sense was ‘a flake of snow’, later, ‘a fragment or splinter’, hence ‘a defect or imperfection’ (late 15th cent.).
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