1responsibility for sth wrong過失ADJECTIVE | FAULT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤stupid愚蠢的錯誤◇It's his own stupid fault his car was stolen-he should have kept it locked.他的汽車被偷完全是他自己犯下的愚蠢錯誤 - 他應該把車鎖上。➤entire完全的錯誤◇It was my entire fault. I ruined everything.這完全是我的錯誤。我把一切都搞砸了。FAULT + VERB➤lie with sb錯誤在於某人◇The fault lay not with her but with her manager.這不是她的錯,出錯的是她的經理。PREPOSITION➤at fault有過錯◇The party at fault in a court case usually pays the other party's legal costs.在訴訟案件中,有過錯的一方通常要為另一方支付訴訟費。➤through sb's fault由於某人的過錯◇Many of the soldiers died through his fault.因為他的過錯,許多戰士丟了性命。➤without fault沒有過錯◇Having made an error of judgement she was not without fault in the matter.由於判斷失誤,她在這件事上難辭其咎。PHRASES➤be all sb's fault, be entirely sb's fault完全是某人的錯◇It's all your own fault, you know.你明白嗎,這全是你自己的錯。➤be largely sb's fault, be partly sb's fault大部份/部份是某人的錯▸➤fault on sb's part (law法律) 某人的過錯◇the absence of fault on the part of the prosecution起訴方無罪➤through no fault of your own並非由於自己的過錯◇people who, through no fault of their own, have lost their homes那些並非因自己的過錯而失去了家的人們fault
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2weakness in sb's character性格上的弱點ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAULT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great大缺點;重大缺點◇Her great fault was that she thought too much of herself.她的一大缺點是過於自私。◇My biggest fault was my laziness.我最大的缺點是懶惰。➤moral道德過失➤personal個人過失VERB + FAULT➤have有缺點◇We all have our faults.人人都有缺點。➤be blind to, overlook對缺點視而不見;寬恕缺點◇He is blind to his son's faults.他對兒子的缺點視而不見。◇She was prepared to overlook his faults.她不準備計較他的缺點。➤point out指出缺點◇No one had ever pointed out my faults to my face before.以前從未有人當面指出我的缺點。➤accept, acknowledge, admit, admit to, realize, see承認缺點;意識到缺點;看到缺點◇At least he admits to his faults.至少他承認自己有缺點。◇I have to accept and realize my faults.我不得不承認並接受我的缺點。PREPOSITION➤fault in⋯的缺點◇Incorrectness in speech was considered a great fault in a gentleman.對一位紳士而言,言辭不得體被認為是一大缺點。PHRASES➤for all sb's faults儘管某人有缺點◇For all her faults (= in spite of her faults) she was a great woman.儘管她有缺點,她仍是一位偉大的女性。➤to a fault過分◇He is generous to a fault (= perhaps too generous).他慷慨過了頭。fault
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3sth wrong or not perfect with sth缺陷ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAULT | FAULT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤major, minor重大缺陷;小瑕疵➤dangerous, serious危險的/嚴重的缺陷▸➤common共同缺陷◇a common fault with this type of machine這類機器都有的缺陷➤glaring, obvious醒目的/明顯的缺陷◇These are just a few of the glaring faults that ruined the movie for me.對我來說,這些僅僅是將這部電影搞砸的幾個明顯缺陷。➤real真正的缺陷◇The only real fault of the book is its looseness of structure.這本書唯一真正的缺陷是結構鬆散。➤possible可能的缺陷➤design, electrical, mechanical, structural, technical (all especially BrE) 設計漏洞;電力故障;機械故障;結構缺陷;技術缺陷◇Of course, minor mechanical faults sometimes occur.當然,有時會出現小的機械故障。VERB + FAULT➤have有缺陷◇The engine has a serious fault.發動機有嚴重的缺陷。➤develop出現故障◇The car soon developed another fault.不久汽車出現了另一故障。➤look for排查故障➤detect, diagnose, discover, find, identify, locate查出/排查/發現/找到/確認/找出故障◇They've found a major fault with the electrical system.他們已經發現一處重大的電力系統問題。◇When she tested the recorder she could find no fault with it.她測試錄音機時並沒有發現什麼毛病。➤find, pick (BrE) 找毛病;挑毛病◇My mother did nothing but find fault with my manners.母親只是一味說我沒有禮貌。◇He's deliberately picking fault with the meal to get a reduction on the bill.為了少付賬,他故意在飯菜上找碴兒。➤correct, fix, rectify, repair糾錯;修理故障;改正錯誤◇We're trying to correct the faults in the program.我們正設法修正程序中的毛病。➤report (especially BrE) 反映問題◇You should report any fault directly to the phone company.出現任何毛病,都應該直接向電話公司反映。FAULT + VERB➤occur錯誤出現▸➤lie in sth錯誤在於⋯◇The fault lay in the structure of the economy.錯誤在於經濟結構。PREPOSITION➤fault in⋯方面的毛病◇Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由體內胰島素分泌失調引起的。➤fault with⋯的毛病◇She was always finding fault with his manners.她總是挑他禮儀方面的問題。PHRASES➤for all its faults儘管有缺陷◇For all its faults (= in spite of the faults), we love this city.儘管有種種不足,我們仍熱愛這座城市。fault
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4in tennis網球ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAULTADJECTIVE➤double雙發失誤➤foot腳步犯規VERB + FAULT➤serve發球失誤◇Even tennis champions sometimes serve double faults.即使是網球冠軍有時也會雙發失誤。fault