Fault：n. 缺点，缺陷；过错，责任；[电]故障；（猎狗的）失去嗅迹；vt. 挑剔，找…的缺点；批评；做错，在…中出错；[地质学]产生断层；vi. 找错误，挑剔；[地质学]变动从而产生断层。
Fault例句
He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.
他有很多缺点，但并没有虚荣心。
It was not our fault that we were late.
这次迟到不是我们的错。
My memory was at fault.
我记错了。
There are several faults in the page of figures.
那一页的数字中有几个差错。
My father is always finding fault with the way I do things.
我父亲总是对我做事的方式百般挑剔。
Men never think anything is their fault .
男人从不认为是他们的错。
This is not entirely mr juholt 's fault .
这并不都是于胡特先生的错误。
This vegetation lineament is along the banning fault .
这条植物轮廓线沿着巴宁断层。
It 's a long story and at least partly my fault .
这是一个很长的故事，至少我有部分的过错。
Advanced software will help you predict the fault coverage for the test at hand .
高级的软件能帮助你预测手边的测试的故障覆盖率。
fault和mistake的区别
一、读音不同
fault：英 [fɔ:lt] 美 [fɔlt]
mistake：英 [mɪˈsteɪk] 美 [mɪˈstek]
二、侧重点不同
1、mistake强调日常生活中判断和看法的错误，其使用范围较宽，可指各种错误。
It was a mistakebuying that house.
买那套房子是个错误。
2、fault强调责任或性格上的弱点，通常指人的“过失，过错”。
It 's my fault thatwe had missed the bus.
我们错过了汽车是我的错。