fault

noun

责任 responsibility

1. 责任；过错；过失
   the responsibility for sth wrong that has happened or been done
   1. It was his fault that we were late.
      我们迟到责任在他。
   2. Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault ?
      不是我的错为什么要我道歉？
   3. It's nobody's fault.
      谁都没有错。
   4. It's your own fault for being careless.
      你粗心大意是你自己的过失。
   5. Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own .
      很多人生活贫困并非他们自己有什么过错。
   6. I think the owners are at fault (= responsible) for not warning us.
      我认为业主没有提醒我们是有责任的。

人品 in sb's character

2. 弱点；缺点
   a bad or weak aspect of sb's character
   1. He's proud of his children and blind to their faults.
      他为孩子们感到自豪，对他们的缺点视而不见。
   2. I love her for all her faults (= in spite of them) .
      尽管她有这么多缺点，我还是爱她。

错事 sth wrong

3. 缺陷；毛病；故障
   something that is wrong or not perfect with sth; something that is wrong with a machine or system that stops it from working correctly
   1. The book's virtues far outweigh its faults.
      这本书优点远远大于缺失。
   2. The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment.
      这个系统虽然缺点不少，却是现有最好的一个。
   3. a major fault in the design
      设计中的一个重大失误
   4. a structural fault
      结构缺陷
   5. an electrical fault
      电路故障

网球 in tennis

4. 发球失误
   a mistake made when serving
   1. He has served a number of double faults in this set.
      他在这盘发球出现了一些双误。

地质 geology

5. （地壳岩层的）断层
   a place where there is a break that is longer than usual in the layers of rock in the earth's crust
   1. the San Andreas fault
      圣安德烈亚斯断层
   2. a fault line
      断层线

verb

1. 发现错误；找出缺点
   to find a mistake or a weakness in sb/sth
   1. Her colleagues could not fault her dedication to the job.
      她的同事认为她的敬业精神是无可挑剔的。
   2. He had always been polite─she couldn't fault him on that.
      他总是彬彬有礼——她在这方面对他无可指摘。

1. N-SING 责任;过失;过错
   If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it.
   1. There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault...
      这全是他的错，这是无法回避的事实。
   2. A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own.
      一些借款人会发现，他们还款遇到了麻烦，但根本不是由于自身的过失造成的。
2. N-COUNT 错误;失误
   A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done.
   1. It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.
      以为在商学院能学会如何管理人是一大错误。
3. N-COUNT 缺点;毛病
   A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect.
   1. His manners had always made her blind to his faults.
      他的彬彬有礼总是使她对他的缺点视而不见。
   2. ...a short delay due to a minor technical fault...
      一个技术上的小故障引起的短暂延误
   3. Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed...
      飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候，飞机坠毁了。
   4. For all its faults, the film presents a clear message.
      该片尽管有种种不足，但还是表达了一个清晰的主旨。
4. VERB (无可)挑剔，找茬儿，指责
   If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing.
   1. You can't fault them for lack of invention...
      你不能因为他们缺乏创新就指责他们。
   2. It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.
      他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。
5. N-COUNT (地壳的)断层
   A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth.
   1. ...the San Andreas Fault.
      圣安德烈亚斯断层
6. (网球的)发球失误
   A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules.
7. PHRASE 有过错;有责任
   If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
   1. He could never accept that he had been at fault...
      他怎么也无法承认是他的错。
   2. There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.
      没有迹象表明例行的保安措施存在问题。
8. PHRASE 挑剔;找茬儿;指责
   If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
   1. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.
      每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。
9. PHRASE (好得)过分，过头
   If you say that someone has a particular good quality to a fault, you are emphasizing that they have more of this quality than is usual or necessary.
   1. Jefferson was generous to a fault...
      杰斐逊大方得过了头。
   2. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.
      别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。

1. If mistakes occurred, they were assumed to be the fault of the commander on the spot
   如果出现了错误，就会认为是现场指挥官的失误。
2. If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him?
   如果这不是萨姆的过错，为什么我要责怪他？
3. There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault
   这全是他的错，这是无法回避的事实。
4. A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own.
   一些借款人会发现，他们还款遇到了麻烦，但根本不是由于自身的过失造成的。
5. It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.
   以为在商学院能学会如何管理人是一大错误。
6. His manners had always made her blind to his faults.
   他的彬彬有礼总是使她对他的缺点视而不见。
7. Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed
   飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候，飞机坠毁了。
8. For all its faults, the film presents a clear message.
   该片尽管有种种不足，但还是表达了一个清晰的主旨。
9. You can't fault them for lack of invention
   你不能因为他们缺乏创新就指责他们。
10. It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.
    他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。
11. He could never accept that he had been at fault
    他怎么也无法承认是他的错。
12. There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.
    没有迹象表明例行的保安措施存在问题。
13. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.
    每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。
14. Jefferson was generous to a fault
    杰斐逊大方得过了头。
15. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.
    别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。
16. They will only assume that, as a woman, the fault lies with me
    他们只会假定是我出了错，因为我是女人。
17. That wasn't his fault, it was mine
    那不是他的错，是我的错。
18. It's partly my fault
    这在一定程度上是我的错。
19. They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault
    他们觉得羞愧和内疚，就好像这是他们的错。
20. It's your fault.; You're to blame.
    这就是你的不是了。
21. It is mainly because of my fault.
    这主要是由于我的过错。
22. It's entirely my fault.
    全怪我。
23. He loved best to find fault with me.
    他最喜欢找我的岔了。
24. I have no fault to find with his work.
    我对他的工作无可挑剔。
25. It was doubtless his own fault.
    这无疑是他自己的错。
26. That's my fault.
    这是我的疏失。
27. That was my fault.
    那是我的过错。
28. You are not to blame; it is his fault.
    这是他的错，不怨你。
29. Don't scold him; it is not his fault.
    不要骂他，这不是他的错。

  blunder boob botch clanger error fallacy fault guilt mistake【导航词义：错误】

  blunder n. 大错

〔辨析〕指由于愚蠢或疏忽大意等造成的错误。

  boob n. 〈英，非正式〉错误，过失

〔辨析〕指因愚蠢的行为犯下的过错。

  botch n. 〈非正式，尤英〉拙劣的工作

〔辨析〕主要指干得拙劣、一塌糊涂的活儿。

  clanger n. 〈英，非正式〉失言；失礼；尴尬的错误

〔辨析〕指愚蠢的或令人难堪的过错。

  error n. 错误，谬误

〔辨析〕可指任何错误，包括笔误、印刷错误或计算错误，常可与 mistake 换用。

  fallacy n. 谬论，谬见

〔辨析〕尤指很多人持有的错误观点或想法。

  fault n. 缺点； 过错

〔辨析〕表示“缺点，毛病”时为可数名词；表示“过失，过错”时为不可数名词。

  guilt n. 责任，罪责

〔辨析〕指对发生的坏事负有的责任。

  mistake n. 错误，过失

〔辨析〕指行为、看法、言辞等方面的错误。

n.

to a fault

• （良好品质）过分，过度
  used to say that sb has a lot, or even too much, of a particular good quality
  1. She is generous to a fault.
     她过分慷慨。

find fault (with sb/sth)

• 找茬儿；挑错；抱怨；挑剔
  to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth; to complain about sb/sth

noun

1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
   1. he made a bad mistake
   2. she was quick to point out my errors
   3. I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults

   Synonym:    mistakeerror

2. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
   1. he served too many double faults

3. responsibility for a bad situation or event
   1. it was John's fault

4. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
   1. they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
   2. he knew his own faults much better than she did

   Synonym:    demerit

5. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
   1. it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it

6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   1. they built it right over a geological fault
   2. he studied the faulting of the earth's crust

   Synonym:    faultinggeological faultshiftfracturebreak

7. an imperfection in an object or machine
   1. a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
   2. if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer

   Synonym:    defectflaw

verb

1. put or pin the blame on

   Synonym:    blame