1.responsibility for a bad situation or event;
it was John's fault
2.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
they built it right over a geological fault
3.the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection;
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
4.a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;
he made a bad mistake
5.an imperfection in a device or machine;
if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
6.(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area);
he served too many double faults
7.(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.);
it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it
1.put or pin the blame on
语法标注解释fault 英音:[fɔ:lt] 美音:[fɔlt]词典解释 名词n. 1. 缺点,毛病,缺陷[C] Every man has his faults. 人无完人,金无足赤。 2. 错误[C] The teacher found many faultsin spelling and grammar in my composition. 老师在我作文中发现许多拼写和语法错误。 3.锛埞У娘級责任,咎[U] The faults is entirely mine. 责任全在于我。 It's no faultof hers. 这不是她的过错。 4. 【地】断层[C] 5.