Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2076
fault
过错；责任
responsibility for a bad or unfortunate event
- 1.
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
过错责任；对可责事件的责任
- 2.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
过失；错误(因判断不当、无知或疏忽所致)
- 3.
A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
缺陷,瑕疵或弱点；比瑕疵更严重
- 4.
an imperfection in an object or machine
缺陷；瑕疵
- 5.
A mistake or error.
错误或失误
- 6.
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
不足；不完美
- 7.
A point at which something is divided, interrupted, or disconnected.
分裂、间断或断开的点
错误；过失；缺点；缺陷；毛病；断层；断裂处；过错责任；对可责事件的责任；过失；错误(因判断不当、无知或疏忽所致)
In use
It was my fault that we missed the train.
There is a fault in the electrical wiring.
His only fault is that he is too generous.
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
he knew his own faults much better than she did
be someone's fault
表示过错或责任归属。
The accident was my fault.
这次事故是我的错。
find fault with someone/something
表示挑剔、批评，含有负面评价。
She is always finding fault with my work.
Connections
Collocations
- find fault with
- 挑剔，指责
- She always finds fault with my cooking.她总是挑剔我的厨艺。
- at fault
- 有过错，有责任
- The driver was at fault for the accident.司机对这起事故负有责任。
- fault line
- 断层线
- The earthquake occurred along a major fault line.地震沿着一条主要断层线发生。
Idioms & figurative uses
- find fault with
- 挑剔；找茬She always finds fault with my work, no matter how hard I try.不管我怎么努力，她总是对我的工作挑三拣四。
- to a fault
- 过于；过度（通常指好的品质）He is generous to a fault, often giving more than he can afford.他过于慷慨，常常给的比他能够承受的还多。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fault音似'否的'，想象老师打叉说'否'，表示错误或缺点。
Context & Register
通常，'fault'作为名词时，可表示'过错'（个人错误或责任）或'故障'（机器或系统缺陷）。在一般日常或技术语境中均可使用，语域中性。
Grammar Note
作'过失'解时，常用于It is one's fault结构；作'缺陷'解时，是可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'fault' in British English (same vowel /ɒ/ and ending /lt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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