flaw

英 [flɔː] 美 [flɔː]

• n. 瑕疵；缺陷；破绽；裂缝
• v. 使破裂；有瑕疵

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]缺点; 瑕疵; 缺陷

   a fault or weakness that makes sth not perfect

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 缺点，瑕疵，缺陷，毛病，差错
2. 一阵狂风，短暂的风暴
3. 裂缝，裂隙，裂痕，裂纹
4. 弱点
5. 横推断层
6. 错误

v. 动词

1. 使有缺陷
2. 变得有缺陷，有缺陷，有瑕疵
3. 有裂纹，生裂缝
4. 因有缺陷而失效，使无效
5. 暴露缺点
6. 使破裂

英英释义

Noun:

1. an imperfection in an object or machine;

   "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"
   "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
   

2. defect or weakness in a person's character;

   "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
   

3. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

Verb:

1. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Unfortunately, I found that your work had a tiny flaw.
   很不幸
2. The flaw in this vase makes it less valuable.
   这个花瓶因为有点缺陷，不那么值钱了。
3. I can't find a flaw in his argument.
   在他的论点中,我找不到任何破绽。
4. Your argument has a fatal flaw.
   你的论点有一个致命的错误。
5. There is a flaw in the dish.
   盘子上的一条裂纹。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The jealous colleague decided to flaw the project plans.
   这名嫉妒的同事决定给这些项目计划搞破坏。
2. The scar flawed her beauty.
   这伤疤损害了她的美貌。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her beauty is without flaw.
   她美得无可挑剔。
2. The flaw in this stamp makes it less valuable.
   这张邮票因为有点瑕疵,不那么值钱。
3. It was a large diamond, but it had a flaw.
   那是颗大钻石,可它有个瑕疵。

经典引文

• Two little lines near her mouth, faint flaws in the smooth curve of the cheek.

  出自： E. Wharton

• Elm is very apt to flaw and splinter.

  出自： P. Colquhoun

• A fallacy that flaws the entire book.

  出自：Times Literary Supplement

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• find〔pick〕 a flaw 找出缺点
• have a flaw 有瑕疵

形容词+～

• fatal flaw 致命的弱点
• hidden〔serious〕 flaw 隐蔽〔严重〕的缺陷
• tragic flaw 悲剧性缺陷

介词+～

• in a jewel flaw 珠宝上的瑕疵
• in one's character flaw 性格缺陷
• without flaw 无可挑剔

词义辨析

n. (名词)

flaw, error, fault, mistake

• 这四个词都有“缺点,错误”的意思。其区别是：
• 1.fault, flaw主要指“毛病,缺点”; mistake, error主要指“错误”。
• 2.fault多指性格、心智状态、情绪、行为或习惯中的“缺点”。例如:
• The dean demands perfection in others, but cannot see faults in himself.系主任要求别人完美无缺,却看不到自己的缺点。
• 3.error可指任何错误,也可指笔误,印刷上或计算上的错误。例如:
• Please pardon any error that you may discover in my letter.请原谅在我的信中你发现的一些错误。
• This book contains a lot of printer's errors.这本书有很多印刷错误。
• 4.mistake指判断或理解方面的错误,或是由于缺乏思考或疏忽而造成的错误。例如:
• I used your ink by mistake.我用错了你的墨水。
• He made some spelling mistakes in his test paper.在考试试卷中,他犯了拼写错误。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古北欧语的flaga，意为石板。

近反义词

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