fault
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/fɔːlt/
🇬🇧
/fɔːlt/
blame for something bad that happened
It was his fault that we missed the bus.
我们错过公交车是他的错。
a bad part of someone's personality
My biggest fault is that I talk too much.
我最大的缺点是话太多。
something wrong or not working right
The computer has a fault that makes it shut down.
这台电脑有个故障会导致它自动关机。
a bad serve in tennis
She lost the point because of a fault.
她因为一发失误丢掉了这一分。
a crack in the earth's rock layers
The earthquake happened along a major fault.
地震发生在一个主要断层带上。
to find something wrong with someone or something
No one could fault her hard work.
没有人能挑剔她的努力工作。