faults

[fɔ:lts]
  • 释义

  • 缺点( fault的名词复数 );毛病;失误;过失;

  • 词义辨析
  • fault, defect
  • 这两个词都有“缺点,缺陷”的意思。它们的区别是：
    defect强调不影响全局,完美不足,而fault强调不十分严重,无伤大雅; 用于人时, defect多指人体器官上的缺陷,而fault多指道德行为的缺点; 用于物时, defect指易于察觉的缺陷, fault则指功能方面的缺陷。例如:
    He has some defects in his eyesight.他的视力有缺陷。
    I bought the cloth cheap because there is a small defect in it.这布我买得便宜,因为上面有个小疵点。
    Snobbishness was his main fault.他的主要缺点是势利眼。
    I don't mean to praise myself.I have my fault.我并不是要表扬自己,我也有我的过错。
    His only fault is that he lacks ambition.他唯一缺点就是没有雄心壮志。
    This accident is due to a fault in the electrical circuit.这次事故是由电路故障引起的。
    There is a fault in the machine.这机器有毛病。
  • fault, error, flaw, mistake
  • 这四个词都有“缺点,错误”的意思。它们的区别是：
    1.fault, flaw主要指“毛病,缺点”; mistake, error主要指“错误”。
    2.fault多指性格、心智状态、情绪、行为或习惯中的“缺点”。例如:
    The dean demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.系主任要求别人完美无缺,却看不到自己的缺点。
    3.error可指任何错误,也可指笔误,印刷上或计算上的错误。例如:
    Please pardon any error that you may discover in my letter.请原谅在我的信中你发现的一些错误。
    This book contains a lot of printer's errors.这本书有很多印刷错误。
    4.mistake指判断或理解方面的错误,或是由于缺乏思考或疏忽而造成的错误。例如:
    I used your ink by mistake.我用错了你的墨水。
    He made some spelling mistakes in his test paper.在考试试卷中,他犯了拼写错误。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The report itemizes 23 different faults.

    报告列举了23处错误。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 2、

    The club specialises in videoing its student golfers to correct their faults.

    俱乐部专门为高尔夫学员制作录像，以纠正他们的错误。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    He has many faults , but for all that I like him.

    他有许多缺点,尽管如此, 我仍喜欢他.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    You always hear about planes being delayed because of technical faults.

    你总能听到由于技术事故而使飞机迟期起飞的事.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    Where love fails , we espy all faults.

    一旦失恋,缺点易见.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    Any faults in the original cider stood out sharply after distillation.

    原先苹果酒里的任何杂质在蒸馏后都会凸现出来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    He served 17 double faults.

    他有17次双发失误。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    For all its faults, the film instantly became a classic.

    尽管有缺陷，这部电影还是迅速成为了一部经典作品。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    He is infatuated with her, and doesn't see her faults.

    他对她着了迷, 看不出她的缺点.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    For all her faults, Tallulah's friends tolerated and even adored her.

    尽管塔卢拉有缺点, 她的朋友们却宽容她,甚至崇拜她.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    He demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.

    他对别人求全责备, 对自身的缺点却视而不见.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 12、

    We're all mortals , with our human faults and weaknesses.

    我们都是凡人, 自然都有过错和弱点.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    Data recorders also pin-point mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.

    数据记录仪还能迅速查明机械故障，减少维修次数。

    柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    The teacher's advice awaked her to her faults.

    老师的意见使她意识到自己的错误.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    They perceived the faults of their own children.

    他们知道了他们自己儿女的过失.

    《简明英汉词典》
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