fault[fɔ:lt]  

• n. 过错,故障,毛病
  vt. 挑剔
  vi. 弄错

词形变化

• 时　态：fault·ed, fault·ing, faults

常用短语

1. gravity fault   
   重力断层，正常断层
2. find fault   
   挑剔,挑岔子
3. thrust fault   
   冲断层，逆冲断层
4. normal fault   
   正断层
5. geological fault   
   地质断层
6. inclined fault   
   倾斜断层
7. overthrust fault   
   逆掩断层，掩冲断层
8. strike-slip fault   
   走向滑动断层，走向平移断层
9. reverse fault   
   冲断层
10. at fault   
    有过失,有毛病,有错误,应受责备


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11. double fault   
    两次发球失误, 双误
12. to a fault   
    adv.过分
13. fault line   
    裂纹线


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与 fault 相关的例句

英英解释

7个名词解释

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   [同] error , fault , mistake
   [例]
   • he made a bad mistake
   • she was quick to point out my errors
   • I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
2. responsibility for a bad situation or event
   [例]
   • it was John's fault
3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
   [同] demerit , fault
   [反] merit , virtue
   [例]
   • they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
   • he knew his own faults much better than she did
4. an imperfection in a device or machine
   [同] defect , fault , flaw
   [例]
   • if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
5. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   [同] fault , faulting , fracture , geological fault , break , shift
   [例]
   • they built it right over a geological fault
   • he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
   [例]
   • he served too many double faults
7. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
   [例]
   • it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it

1个动词解释

1. put or pin the blame on
   [同] fault , blame
   [反] absolve , free , justify