Word · Frequency #8453
flaw
使有缺陷；损害；使不完美
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
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add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
添加缺陷或瑕疵；使不完美或有缺陷
添加缺陷或瑕疵；使不完美或有缺陷
In use
His argument is flawed because it relies on outdated data.
The new software still has bugs that flaw its performance.
Constant delays are flawing the project's reputation.
flaw [noun]
直接跟宾语，表示使某事物产生缺陷。
A tiny mistake can flaw the entire project.
一个小错误会使整个项目有缺陷。
be flawed (by [noun])
被动形式，常与 by 连用说明缺陷原因。
The experiment was flawed by a design error.
实验因设计错误而有缺陷。
Verb forms
base flaw · third person flaws · -ing flawing · past flawed · past participle flawed
规则动词，过去式与过去分词均加-ed。
Common mistakes
This design is flaw.This design is flawed.
动词'flaw'的过去分词'flawed'常作形容词表示'有缺陷的'，学习者错误地使用了原形'flaw'作为形容词，应使用'flawed'。
The experiment flaws.The experiment is flawed.
'flaw'作为动词通常及物或用于被动语态，表示'使有缺陷'。这里缺少助动词和被动结构，应改为被动语态。
Connections
Collocations
- be flawed by
- 因……而有缺陷；被……破坏
- The experiment was flawed by inconsistent conditions.该实验因条件不一致而有缺陷。
- fundamentally flawed
- 从根本上就有缺陷的；本质上不完善的
- The proposal is fundamentally flawed.这项提议在根本上有缺陷。
- fatally flawed
- 有致命缺陷的；存在致命问题的
- The ceasefire agreement is fatally flawed.停火协议存在致命缺陷。
- flawed logic
- 有缺陷的逻辑；站不住脚的逻辑
- His decision was based on flawed logic.他的决定基于有缺陷的逻辑。
- flawed design
- 有缺陷的设计；设计上的瑕疵
- The product failed because of a flawed design.该产品因设计有缺陷而失败。
- flawed character
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：flaw 中含 law（法律），法律若有漏洞，就会使体系不完美；借此记住 flaw 表示“使有缺陷”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写 flaw 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境，表示使某物出现缺陷或不完美；日常口语中更常用名词形式或其他表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六词均与 flaw /flɔ/ 押韵：law, saw, claw, draw, raw, straw。注意拼写相似的 flow /floʊ/ 和 floor /flɔːr/（美式读音）发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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