a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly 错误；缺点 The argument is full of fundamental flaws. 这段论述充满根本性的错误。 - flaw in something
The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport. 报告揭示了机场安全的致命缺陷。 There is still a basic flaw in your selection procedure. 你的选拔程序还有一个基本缺陷。
Extra ExamplesFlaws have appeared in the new version of the software. 软件的新版本中出现了多个漏洞。 It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic. 我花了很长时间才找到她逻辑上的破绽。 Engineers have detected serious design flaws. 工程师已经检测出一些严重的设计缺陷。
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a weakness in somebody’s character （性格上的）弱点，缺点 Extra ExamplesAfter a short time, the flaws in his new bride's character became more apparent. 过了一会儿，他新娘子性格上的瑕疵就更加明显了。 The hero's fatal flaw is ambition. 主人公的致命弱点是野心太大。
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a fault or small break in something that makes it less attractive or valuable 裂痕；裂隙；瑕疵 The vase is in excellent condition except for a few small flaws in its base. 这只花瓶除了底部有几个小瑕疵外，状况良好。 Unfortunately, this plate has a slight flaw in it. 可惜这个盘子有个小小的瑕疵。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps from Old Norse flaga ‘slab’. The original sense was ‘a flake of snow’, later, ‘a fragment or splinter’, hence ‘a defect or imperfection’ (late 15th cent.).