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单词 at fault
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at fault

1Responsible for an undesirable situation; in the wrong: we recover compensation from the person at fault...
  • Let's just hope we eventually have a clear picture of went wrong and who was at fault.
  • If anyone is at fault in this situation, it's the restaurateur who has chosen a wine that may or may not be good.
  • The second exception to the general rule occurs when a party is at fault in employing wrong or defective procedures.

Synonyms

to blame, blameworthy, blameable, censurable, reproachable;
culpable, accountable, answerable;
responsible, guilty, in the wrong, offending, erring, errant
2Defective: he suspected that his calculator was at fault...
  • Such behaviour sounds scarcely credible, but I'm sure memory isn't at fault here.
  • It is not the mechanism of A-levels which is at fault but, rather, the conscious decision to change the way they are marked.
  • He said there may be a charge, but if it's their equipment at fault there won't be a charge.
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