fault
noun
verb
fɔːlt noun
1
RESPONSIBLE FOR MISTAKE
对错误负责
if something bad that has happened is your fault, you should be blamed for it, because you made a mistake or failed to do something 责任，过错
I’m really sorry – it’s all my fault.
我真的很抱歉 — 都是我的错。
be sb’s fault (that)
It’s your fault we’re late.
我们迟到都是你的责任。
I didn’t sleep well that night, but it was my own fault .
那天晚上我没有睡好，但这都是我自己不好。
be sb’s fault for doing sth
It’s my fault for not making your new job clearer.
没把你的新工作解释清楚是我的责任。
2
at fault
if someone is at fault, they are responsible for something bad that has happened 有过错; 应当负责
The police said that the other driver was at fault. Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.
警方说是另一位司机的责任 。 有些人说联合国负有责任。
The police said that the other driver was at fault.
警方说是另一位司机的责任 。
Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.
有些人说联合国负有责任。
3
STH WRONG WITH STH
某事物出毛病
a. something that is wrong with a machine, system, design etc, which prevents it from working properly b. something that is wrong with something, which could be improved c. a mistake in the way that something was made, which spoils its appearance 〔有损外观的〕瑕疵
a design fault
设计失误
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It sounds as if there’s a fault in one of the loudspeakers.
听起来好像其中一个喇叭有毛病。
There are two serious faults in Hobsbawm’s discussion of nationalism.
霍布斯鲍姆关于民族主义的论述中有两个严重缺陷。
For all its faults (=in spite of its faults) we love this city.
尽管有各种缺点，我们还是热爱这座城市。
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The sweater had a fault in it and I had to take it back.
这件毛衣有瑕疵，我只好退货。
4
SB’S CHARACTER
某人的性格
a bad or weak part of someone’s character 〔性格的〕缺点，弱点
His worst fault is his arrogance.
他最大的缺点是傲慢。
I may have my faults , but ingratitude is not one of them.
我可能有我的缺点，但是决不会忘恩负义。
For all his faults (=in spite of his faults) he was a good father.
尽管他有缺点，但他还是个好父亲。
5
through no fault of her/my etc own
used to say that something bad that happened to someone was not caused by them 不是由于她/我等自己的错
Through no fault of our own we are currently two players short.
我们眼下缺两名队员并非我们的错。
6
CRACK
裂缝
a large crack in the rocks that form the Earth’s surface 〔地表岩石的〕断层
the San Andreas fault
圣安德烈亚斯断层
7
generous/loyal/honest etc to a fault
extremely generous, kind etc 过分大方/忠诚/老实等
Barry’s kind, caring and generous to a fault.
巴里的友好、体贴和大方过了头。
8
TENNIS
网球
a mistake made when a player is SERVING the ball in tennis 发球失误
9
their fault to blame
If someone causes something bad, you can say that it is or that they are . 如果某人惹出不好的事，可以说 it is their fault（这是他们的错）或者说 they are to blame（得怪他们）
The accident was my fault.
这起事故是我的错。
Nobody is to blame for what happened.
发生这事不能怪谁。
10 Do not say that someone ‘has the/a etc fault’. 不要说某人 has the/a etc fault
11 Do not say that something is ‘someone’s blame’. 不要说某事是 someone’s blame。
12
fault
Use to mean something that is wrong with a machine or system, or something that you could criticize about a person or thing. 用 fault 表示机器或系统的故障或某人或某物的缺点
The car engine had developed a fault.
汽车引擎出了故障。
The book’s only fault is that it is too long.
这本书的唯一缺点是太长。
13
mistake
Use to mean something that is wrong in someone’s grammar, spelling, calculations, decisions etc. 用 mistake 表示某人语法、拼写、计算、决定等的错误
verb
14 to criticize someone or something for a mistake 找…的缺点，挑剔，指责
The judge cannot be faulted on his decision.
这位法官的判决无可指责。
it is hard/difficult to fault sb/sth
You might not like O’Donnel’s arrogance, but it’s hard to fault what he does on the field.
你也许不喜欢奥唐奈的傲慢，但是他在球场上的表现无可挑剔。