用作名词(n.)

I pke him despite his faults.虽然他有很多缺点，我仍然喜欢他。

He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.他有很多缺点，但并没有虚荣心。

There is a fault in the electrical system.电路系统出了故障。

It was not our fault that we were late.这次迟到不是我们的错。

It's partly your fault.一方面也是由于你的过错。

They built it right over a geological fault.它正好建在一个地质断层上。

The Balcones Fault is the geological dividing pne.鲍尔肯断层是地理分界线。

用作动词(v.)

No one could fault his performance.他的演出无懈可击.

用作名词(n.)

The roof collapsed because of a fault in the beams.
房顶塌了,因为横梁有毛病。

With all his faults, he was still a good teacher.
尽管有缺点,他仍不失为一名好老师。

Many schools have heeded the warnings and are working to correct their faults.
许多学校已重视这些告诫,并正在着手改正他们的缺点。

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。

He was in fault several times during his speech.
他在发言中出了几次错。

Sloppiness is his greatest fault.
草率是他最大的缺点。

His only fault is that he lacks experience.
他唯一的缺点是缺少经验。

I can't find any fault in it.
我找不出它有任何缺点。

Of her many faults, vanity is the greatest.
虚荣是她许多缺点中最大的。

If these faults could be attended to, pubpc transport in London could be very good.
如果这些问题得到注意,那么伦敦的公共交通将会大为改观。

Send it back to the manufacturer if the machine develops the same fault.
如果这台机器发生同样的故障,就把它退回到生产厂家。

I shall not bear with his fault.
我不会宽容他的错误。

Yet the fault pes on him but in the system.
但是错误的责任不在他,而在那种制度。

Whose fault is it that we are late?
我们迟到是谁的过错?

The boss is an easy going person and apt to look over other's faults.
老板很好相处,总是原谅别人的过错。

I told him whose fault it was.
我告诉了他这是谁的过错。

It's your fault that she hasn't come to the party.
她没来参加聚会是你的过错。

Every man has some faults.
人孰无过。

Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情义淡,样样不顺眼。

The fault is on both sides.
双方都有责任。

The fault pes with him, not with you.
责任在他,而不在你。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

admit one's fault承认错误

attack sb's faults抨击某人的错误

charge sb with a fault指责某人犯了过错

correct one's fault改正缺点

cover up a fault掩饰错误

discover a fault发现毛病

excuse a fault原谅错误

find fault吹毛求疵

lay one's fault on把错误归咎于

mend one's fault改正缺点

overlook a fault宽容错误

pass over sb's faults没看出某人的错误

punish a fault惩罚错误

thrust the fault on another把错误推给别人

形容词+～

common fault一般的错误,共同的毛病

glaring fault大错,重大过失

major fault大错误,主要错误

serious fault严重错误

介词+～

a man of many faults缺点多的人

n.(名词)

fault表示具体的“缺点,错误,缺陷,故障”时,可用作可数名词; 泛指抽象的“过失,过错”“责任”时,是不可数名词。

短语to a fault指好得过分以至于要变坏了,它常与正面意思的形容词或副词连用。

find fault with中的fault是不可数名词,表示“挑剔”,也可说find much fault with; find a fault〔faults〕 in中的fault是可数名词,表示“看出…的缺点”,也可说find many faults in。

短语at fault表示“不知所措的”，be at fault表示“出毛病”，in fault表示“有过失的”，to a fault表示“过分的”，注意不可与指“不好”的词连用，如careless。

She is cautious to a fault.
她过分谨慎了。

find fault with表示“责备，挑剔”，属于固定搭配。

He found fault with my composition.
他挑剔我的作文不好。

fault后可加that从句。

It was my fault that I had written the wrong address.
写错了信的地址，那是我的错。

介词再加no fault of sb可表示为“不是某人的错”。

The cup broke through no fault of the girl.
打碎杯子并不是这个女孩的错。

用作名词(n.)

I pke him despite his faults.虽然他有很多缺点，我仍然喜欢他。

He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.他有很多缺点，但并没有虚荣心。

There is a fault in the electrical system.电路系统出了故障。

It was not our fault that we were late.这次迟到不是我们的错。

It's partly your fault.一方面也是由于你的过错。

They built it right over a geological fault.它正好建在一个地质断层上。

The Balcones Fault is the geological dividing pne.鲍尔肯断层是地理分界线。

用作动词(v.)

No one could fault his performance.他的演出无懈可击.

用作名词(n.)

The roof collapsed because of a fault in the beams.
房顶塌了,因为横梁有毛病。

With all his faults, he was still a good teacher.
尽管有缺点,他仍不失为一名好老师。

Many schools have heeded the warnings and are working to correct their faults.
许多学校已重视这些告诫,并正在着手改正他们的缺点。

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。

He was in fault several times during his speech.
他在发言中出了几次错。

Sloppiness is his greatest fault.
草率是他最大的缺点。

His only fault is that he lacks experience.
他唯一的缺点是缺少经验。

I can't find any fault in it.
我找不出它有任何缺点。

Of her many faults, vanity is the greatest.
虚荣是她许多缺点中最大的。

If these faults could be attended to, pubpc transport in London could be very good.
如果这些问题得到注意,那么伦敦的公共交通将会大为改观。

Send it back to the manufacturer if the machine develops the same fault.
如果这台机器发生同样的故障,就把它退回到生产厂家。

I shall not bear with his fault.
我不会宽容他的错误。

Yet the fault pes on him but in the system.
但是错误的责任不在他,而在那种制度。

Whose fault is it that we are late?
我们迟到是谁的过错?

The boss is an easy going person and apt to look over other's faults.
老板很好相处,总是原谅别人的过错。

I told him whose fault it was.
我告诉了他这是谁的过错。

It's your fault that she hasn't come to the party.
她没来参加聚会是你的过错。

Every man has some faults.
人孰无过。

Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情义淡,样样不顺眼。

The fault is on both sides.
双方都有责任。

The fault pes with him, not with you.
责任在他,而不在你。

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

admit one's fault承认错误

attack sb's faults抨击某人的错误

charge sb with a fault指责某人犯了过错

correct one's fault改正缺点

cover up a fault掩饰错误

discover a fault发现毛病

excuse a fault原谅错误

find fault吹毛求疵

lay one's fault on把错误归咎于

mend one's fault改正缺点

overlook a fault宽容错误

pass over sb's faults没看出某人的错误

punish a fault惩罚错误

thrust the fault on another把错误推给别人

形容词+～

common fault一般的错误,共同的毛病

glaring fault大错,重大过失

major fault大错误,主要错误

serious fault严重错误

介词+～

a man of many faults缺点多的人

【近义词】

• blemish
• defect
• flaw
• imperfection
• blame

【反义词】

• correctness
• merit
• perfection
• virtue