Faults

音标：[fɔːlts]（英式发音）
词性：名词（复数）

词义：

缺点；毛病：指人或事物的缺陷、不足之处或弱点。

过失；错误：指由于疏忽、失误或判断错误导致的过错。

地质断层：地质学中，指地壳的裂缝或断裂，沿着这些裂缝，岩层发生了位移。

例句：

His faults were more about attitude than ability.
他的缺点更多是态度问题，而非能力问题。

The engineer found several faults in the design of the machine.
工程师在机器设计中发现了几个缺陷。

The manager forgave his employee’s faults because it was his first mistake.
经理原谅了员工的过失，因为那是他第一次犯错。

There are many faults in the system that need to be fixed.
系统中有许多缺陷需要修复。

She always tried to hide her faults from others.
她总是试图对别人隐藏自己的缺点。

The fault lies with the lack of preparation.
错误在于缺乏准备。

Geologists believe that earthquakes occur along fault lines.
地质学家认为地震发生在断层线上。

His faults as a leader are hard to ignore.
作为领导者，他的缺点很难忽视。

The fault in the electrical circuit caused the power outage.
电路中的故障导致了停电。

I found a fault in the report, so I had to make corrections.
我发现报告中有一个错误，因此不得不做出修正。

短语搭配：

Fault in：指某物或某人的缺陷或错误。

There’s a fault in the software.
软件中有个故障。

At fault：表示某人犯了错误或有过错。

You are at fault for not meeting the deadline.
你没有按时完成任务是你的错。

Find faults：指找出缺点或错误。

It’s easy to find faults in others.
找出别人的缺点很容易。

Fault line：地质学中的断层线，指地壳的裂缝。

The region lies along a major fault line.
这个地区位于一条主要的断层线上。

Fault tolerance：指系统的容错性，即系统能够承受部分故障而不完全崩溃的能力。

The server has high fault tolerance.
该服务器具有较高的容错性。