fault noun ⇨fault (It was your fault.)⇨crack (a fault line)⇨defect (a technical fault)⇨weakness2 (in spite of his faults)⇨at fault⇨guiltyadj.fault
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fault ♦︎ responsibility ♦︎ blame ♦︎ guiltThese are all words for the fact of being responsible for sth wrong or bad that has happened.这些词均表示责任、过错、过失。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the responsibility / blame / guilt for sth◆(not) without fault / responsibility / blame / guilt◆to admit your fault / responsibility / your guilt◆to bear the responsibility / blame / guilt for sth◆to accept / share / absolve sb from / shift the responsibility / blame / guilt◆to take / shoulder / carry / lay / place / put / attribute the responsibility / blame◆to deny responsibility / your guilt◆the fault / responsibility / blame / guilt lies with sb◆the fault / responsibility / blame rests with sb■fault [uncountable] (especiallyspoken) the fact of being responsible for sth wrong or bad that has happened责任;过错;过失◆Why should I say sorry when it's not my fault?不是我的错为什么要我道歉?◆It's nobody's fault.谁都没有错。◆It was his fault that we were late.我们迟到要怪他。◆It's your own fault for being careless.你粗心大意是你自己的过失。◆Many people live in poverty through no fault of their own.很多人生活贫困并非他们自己有什么过错。◆I think the owners are at fault(= responsible) for not warning us.我认为业主没有提醒我们是有责任的。 see also at fault ⇨ guilty■responsibility [uncountable] (ratherformal) the fact of being responsible for sth wrong or bad that has happened责任;过错;过失◆The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake.银行拒绝为这一错误承担责任。◆Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing.无人声称对爆炸事件负责。◆We must all bear some responsibility for what happened.对所发生的事我们都得负一定的责任。 see also responsible ⇨ guiltyNOTE辨析 Fault or responsibility?These words have the same basic meaning but the patterns and collocations are different. Fault is usually used in the phrases my/your/his/her/our/their/sb's (own) fault or sb is at fault.这两个词基本意思相同,但用法和搭配不同。fault通常用在短语my/your/his/her/our/their/sb's (own) fault或sb is at fault中◆It was his responsibility that we were late.◆I think the owners are at responsibility.People typically accept/share/admit/claim/deny responsibility for sth. * responsibility的用法通常为accept/share/admit/claim/deny responsibility for sth◆The bank refuses to accept fault for the mistake.◆The bank refuses to accept that it is at fault for the mistake.银行拒绝为这一错误承担责任。◆He refused to accept that the mistake was his fault.他拒绝承认这一错误的责任在他。■blame [uncountable] responsibility for sth wrong or bad that has happened; saying that sb is responsible for sth, even if they are not责任;过错;指责◆She put the blame on me.她归罪于我。◆The government will have to take the blame for the riots.政府将不得不对骚乱承担责任。◆Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong?为什么出了事总让我背黑锅?ⓘ A person often gets/takes/accepts/bears/shoulders the blame for sth, even if they are not really the person who did it. Somebody can lay/pin/place/put the blame on sb for sth by saying that they did it, even if they did not. * get/take/accept/bear/shoulder the blame for sth指某人为某事承担责任或承受指责,即使某事并非其所为。lay/pin/place/put the blame on sb for sth指把某事归咎于某人,即使某事并非其所为。OPPcredit ⇨ praisenoun see also blame ⇨ blameverb, to blame ⇨ guilty, blameless ⇨ innocent■guilt [uncountable] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) the fact that sb has done sth illegal; blame or responsibility for sth wrong or bad that has happened犯罪;罪责;责任;罪过◆His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution.他的罪行已被控方证实确凿无疑。◆Do you think this statement amounts to an admission of guilt?你认为这份声明是否等于承认犯错?ⓘ People typically admit their own guilt, or establish or prove sb else's guilt. * admit与guilt搭配指承认自己有罪,establish或prove与guilt搭配指证实别人有罪。OPPinnocence ⇨ innocent see also guilty ⇨ guilty