1
fault sb/sth
fault 作及物动词表示“批评、挑剔”，直接接被批评的对象。
He faults everyone but himself.
他挑剔所有人，却不挑剔自己。
批评；指责；挑剔
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
批评；指责；挑剔
to criticize or blame someone or something
He faults everyone but himself.
他挑剔所有人，却不挑剔自己。
批评、责备或挑剔某事或某人
To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
断裂
To fracture.
犯错误或失误
To commit a mistake or error.
发生页面错误
To undergo a page fault.
fault
Base
原形
faults
3rd person
第三人称单数
faulting
-ing
现在分词
faulted
Past
过去式
faulted
Past participle
过去分词
He faults others easily.
他很容易挑剔别人。
She faulted the plan.
她指责了这个计划。
They have faulted the system.
他们挑剔了这个系统。
挑剔，指责
It's not fair to fault her for a minor error.
因为一个小错误就责怪她是不公平的。
He is always faulting the way I cook.
他总是挑剔我做饭的方式。
The manager faulted the team for missing the deadline.
经理因团队错过截止日期而责怪他们。
fault 作及物动词表示“批评、挑剔”，直接接被批评的对象。
He faults everyone but himself.
他挑剔所有人，却不挑剔自己。
for 后接被责备的原因，可以是名词或动名词。
She faulted her assistant for missing the deadline.
她责备助手错过了截止日期。
cannot fault 意为“无可挑剔”，用来表示高度认可。
I can't fault her dedication.
我无法对她的奉献精神挑出毛病。
Not this
She faulted me on being late.
Use this
She faulted me for being late.
fault 作动词表示“批评、指责”时，是及物动词，宾语后要用介词 for 引出原因，即 fault sb for sth；不能用 on 代替 for，因为 for 才表“因为”。
Not this
He faulted with my report.
Use this
He faulted my report.
fault 作动词表示“挑剔、批评”时直接接宾语，即 fault sth；with 只出现在短语 find fault with 中，不能误加到 fault 后面。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不能因某事责怪某人
I can't fault her for wanting to spend more time with her family.
我不能因为她想多陪家人而责怪她。
难以挑剔；无可指责
Her performance was hard to fault.
她的表现无可挑剔。
因某事受到批评
The company was faulted for not responding to customer complaints quickly enough.
这家公司因对客户投诉回应不够及时而受到批评。
因某事责怪某人
Critics faulted the director for the film's slow pacing.
影评人指责导演把电影节奏处理得太慢。
有责任；有错
The driver was at fault for the accident.
这起事故是司机的责任。
挑剔；找茬
She always finds fault with my work.
她总是挑剔我的工作。
过分地；过度地
He is generous to a fault.
他过于慷慨。
亲爱的布鲁图斯，错不在我们的命运，而在于我们自己，是我们甘居人下。
People often quote this line from Julius Caesar to fault those who blame fate rather than themselves.
人们常引用《尤利乌斯·凯撒》中的这句台词，批评那些把责任推给命运而不反省自己的人。
不是你的错。
In the film Good Will Hunting, the therapist Sean refuses to fault Will for his past and keeps saying, "It's not your fault."
在电影《心灵捕手》中，心理医生肖恩拒绝因为威尔的过去而责怪他，一直对他说：“不是你的错。”
Use fault naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：fault 有‘过失/裂缝’两层含义。别人挑剔你，是在找你的 fault（批评）；地壳断裂、程序出错也叫 fault。犯错就会挨批。
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation and work feedback (criticizing/blaming)、geology and engineering (fracturing)、computing (page faults)、sports and games (making a mistake) fault 作动词时有多个含义：‘批评、挑剔’多用于日常交流和工作评价；‘断裂’多见于地质或工程语境；‘页面错误’属于计算机术语；‘失误’义相对少见，多用于体育等具体说法。使用时需要根据语境判断，语气和正式程度会随之变化。
及物时表示挑剔，不及物时表示产生断层或弄错。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.