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单词 fault
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faultnoun

uk​/fɒlt/us​/fɑːlt/

fault noun (MISTAKE)

B1 [ U ] a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame:

It's not my fault she didn't come!
She believes it was the doctor's fault that Peter died.
The fault was/lay with the organizers, who failed to make the necessary arrangements for dealing with so many people.
Through no fault of his own, he spent a week locked up in jail.

B2 [ C ] a weakness in a person's character:

He has many faults, but dishonesty isn't one of them.

B2 [ C ] a broken part or weakness in a machine or system:

The car has a serious design fault.
An electrical fault caused the fire.
For all the faults in our education system, it is still better than that in many other countries.

[ C ] (in tennis and some other games) a mistake made by a player who is beginning a game by hitting the ball

be at fault

B2 to have done something wrong:

Her doctor was at fault for/in not sending her straight to a specialist.
find fault with sb/sth

C2 to criticize someone or something, especially without good reasons:

He's always finding fault with my work.

More examples

  • "It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."
  • The fault surely lies in the design of the equipment.
  • The electrician has diagnosed a fault in the wiring.
  • I admit it was entirely my fault.
  • With all her faults, she's still a really good friend.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Faults and mistakes

  • a blot on sb's character idiom
  • aberration
  • Achilles heel
  • adrift
  • black mark
  • chink
  • clinker
  • errata
  • erratum
  • error
  • failing
  • false alarm
  • false move
  • irregularity
  • lapse
  • loophole
  • misprint
  • misspell
  • mistake
  • solecism

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Tennis & racket sports
Making mistakes
Disapproving & criticizing

fault noun (CRACK)

[ C ] specialized geology a crack in the earth's surface where the rock has divided into two parts that move against each other:

Surveyors say the fault line is capable of generating a major earthquake once in a hundred years.

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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices

  • cave
  • cavern
  • chasm
  • chimney
  • crack
  • crater
  • crevice
  • fissure
  • gouge
  • gulf
  • hole
  • honeycomb
  • pit
  • pothole
  • rut
  • speleologist
  • speleology
  • stalactite
  • stalagmite
  • the San Andreas Fault

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Idiom(s)

be kind, generous, etc. to a fault

faultverb

uk​/fɒlt/us​/fɑːlt/

fault verb (CRITICIZE)

[ T ] to find a reason to criticize someone or something:

I can't fault the way they dealt with the complaint.
I can't fault you on your logic.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Disapproving & criticizing

  • -basher
  • animadversion
  • aspersions
  • backbite
  • bad-mouth
  • belabour
  • damn
  • damn sb with faint praise idiom
  • denounce
  • dig
  • disapproval
  • give sb hell idiom
  • lashing
  • pitch into sb/sth
  • pound
  • pound away at sth/sb
  • pull sth apart
  • put the boot in idiom
  • take a dim view of sth idiom
  • throw

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fault verb (SPORTS)

[ I ] to hit a fault in tennis and other similar games:

That's the fourth serve he's faulted on today.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Tennis & racket sports

  • ball boy/girl
  • birdie
  • break
  • break point
  • deuce
  • double
  • groundstroke
  • half-volley
  • knock
  • lawn tennis
  • match point
  • passing shot
  • racket
  • racquetball
  • rally
  • seed
  • single
  • smash
  • sweet spot
  • tennis shoe

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faultnoun

us​/fɔlt/

fault noun (SOMETHING WRONG)

[ C ] a quality in a person that shows that the person is not perfect, or a condition of something that shows that it is not working perfectly:

He loves me in spite of my faults.
Some people find fault in everything they see.

fault noun (RESPONSIBILITY)

[ U ] responsibility for a mistake or for having done something wrong:

I screwed up, so it was my fault we didn’t finish on time.
The driver was at fault (= responsible) for the accident – he was going too fast.

fault noun (CRACK)

earth science [ C ] a crack in the earth’s surface where the rock is divided into two parts that can move against each other in an earthquake (= a sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface)

Idiom(s)

to a fault

faultverb [ T ]

us​/fɔlt/

fault verb [ T ] (RESPONSIBILITY)

to blame someone:

Professional athletes cannot be faulted for making millions of dollars when they attract the fans that make the sport popular.

faultnoun

uk​/fɔːlt/us​

[ C ] something that is wrong with a machine or system:

The car had a serious design fault and had to be recalled.
An electrical fault caused the fire.

[ U ] the fact of being responsible for something bad that happens:

be sb's fault (that) It was the traders' fault that so many billions were lost.
be the fault of sb The court found that the accident was the fault of the local authority.
the fault lies with sb We need to decide whether the fault lies with the buyer or the seller in this case.
no-fault LAW

relating to legal processes, insurance claims, etc. in which it is not necessary to decide who is responsible for a bad situation:

He introduced the nation's first no-fault auto insurance law.
a no-fault contract/divorce/system
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