fault

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fault 作为名词指过错、故障或毛病,作为动词可表示挑剔或产生断层。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为名词时,常用于 'It's my fault' 或 'find fault with' 等句型;作为动词时,多用于 'fault someone for something' 结构。

• It's my fault.
• find fault with
• fault him for the mistake

介词用法

与介词 'at' 连用表示在某个方面有错,如 'at fault';与 'with' 连用表示挑剔某人或某事,如 'find fault with'。

• at fault
• find fault with
• fault in the system

语域说明

在正式语境中,名词 'fault' 常用于法律、技术或地质领域;动词用法较正式,日常口语中更常用 'blame' 或 'criticize'。

• technical fault
• geological fault
• fault the design

基础例句

It's my fault that we missed the bus; I forgot to set the alarm.

我们错过公交车是我的错,我忘了设闹钟。

She always finds fault with my cooking, no matter what I make.

不管我做什么菜,她总是挑剔我的厨艺。

The car broke down due to an electrical fault, so we had to call a mechanic.

汽车因为电路故障抛锚了,所以我们不得不叫修理工。

高级例句

In the geological survey, scientists identified a major fault line that could trigger earthquakes.

在地质调查中,科学家们发现了一条可能引发地震的主要断层线。

The software update includes enhanced fault tolerance to prevent system crashes under high load.

这次软件更新包含了增强的容错能力,以防止系统在高负载下崩溃。

During the audit, the team detected a minor fault in the financial reporting process that required immediate correction.

在审计过程中,团队发现财务报告流程中存在一个小毛病,需要立即纠正。

高频搭配

verb

find faultadmit faultfix the faultcause a faultdetect a fault

adjective

major faultminor faulttechnical faulthuman faultgeological fault

noun

fault linefault tolerancefault detectionfault diagnosisfault repair

adverb

partly at faultentirely at faultclearly at fault

preposition

at faultwith faultin fault

phrase

to a faultfind fault withno-fault insurancefault of one's own

常见错误

❌ 错误:It's fault of me.
✓ 正确:It's my fault.

错误在于使用了 'of me' 结构,这在英语中不自然。正确用法是 'my fault',直接使用所有格代词 'my' 来表示所属关系。

❌ 错误:He faulted at me for being late.
✓ 正确:He faulted me for being late.

错误在于添加了不必要的介词 'at'。动词 'fault' 在表示挑剔时是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要介词,所以应说 'fault someone'。

近义词辨析

mistake

mistake 通常指无意中的错误或疏忽,强调行为本身;fault 更侧重于责任或缺陷,常用于指责或技术问题。

I made a mistake in the calculation (强调错误行为). It's his fault that the project failed (强调责任).

defect

defect 主要指产品或系统中的瑕疵或不足,常与制造或设计相关;fault 在技术语境中可指故障,但更通用,也可用于个人过错。

The phone has a manufacturing defect (具体瑕疵). There's a fault in the wiring (通用故障).