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fault-finding

['fɔ:lt,faindiŋ]

n. 吹毛求疵；挑剔

英文词源

fault-finding (n.): 1620s, from verbal phrase find fault (with) (late 14c.); see fault (n.) + find (v.). Related: Fault-finder (1560s).

双语例句

1. The aircraft made an unscheduled landing after developing an electrical fault.: 飞机由于发生电力故障而作了临时降落。

2. He could never accept that he had been at fault.: 他怎么也无法承认是他的错。

3. I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.: 每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。

4. It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.: 他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。

5. The data that's being used to fault American education is highly politicized.: 用来指责美国教育的数据被高度政治化了。