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美: [fɔlt]
英: [fɔːlt; fɒlt]
n. 故障；[地质] 断层；错误；缺点；毛病；（网球等）发球失误
vi. 弄错；产生断层
vt. （通常用于疑问句或否定句）挑剔
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词源分析：Fault源自拉丁语“fallere”，意为“欺骗”或“失误”。其词根“fall”意为“跌落”或“失败”，与错误和缺陷的概念相关。
历史背景：该词在中世纪英语中首次出现，在法律和道德语境中用于描述责任和过失。
课本：在**的教材中，fault通常出现在初中和高中英语课本中。美国的中学教材（如《新概念英语》、AP英语）也常涉及此词。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
It was my fault that we missed the flight.
The fault in the machine caused it to malfunction.
She refused to take the blame for the fault.
In the event of a fault, the system will alert you.
The fault line runs through the entire region.
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以上是对“fault”这个单词的详细分析与学方法，希望对你学英语有所帮助！
[N-SING] If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it. 过错; 过失
例：There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault.无法逃避这一事实：这都是他的错。
[N-COUNT] A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done. 错误
例：It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.认为你能在商学院学会如何管理人是一大错误。
[N-COUNT] A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect. 缺点
例：His manners had always made her blind to his faults.他的彬彬有礼总使她看不见他的缺点。
[N-COUNT] A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth. 断层
例：...the San Andreas Fault.…圣安德烈亚斯断层。
[N-COUNT] A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules. (网球的) 发球失误
例：He caught the ball on his first toss and then served a fault.他击中了第一次抛起的球，随后发球失误。
[[with brd-neg]] If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing. 批评
例：You can't fault them for lack of invention.你不能因为他们没有发明而加以批评他们。
[PHRASE] If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong. 有过错
例：He could never accept that he had been at fault.他永远也无法接受他犯了过错。
[PHRASE] If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them. 挑剔; 指责
例：I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师挑我工作上的毛病时，我都很失望。