flaw /flɔː $ flɒː/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → floor1 FAULT/something WRONGa mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect 瑕疵,缺点 SYN defectflaw in a flaw in the software 该软件的缺点
serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw a slight flaw in the glass 玻璃上的一点小瑕疵
A design flaw (=a mistake or weakness in the way something was made) caused the engine to explode. 一个设计缺陷导致了引擎爆炸。
► see thesaurus at fault 2 FAULT/something WRONGa mistake or problem in an argument, plan, set of ideas etc 〔论点、计划、思想等中的〕错误,缺陷flaw of Beautiful scenery does not make up for the flaws of this film. 美丽的风光弥补不了此影片的不足。
flaw in There is a fundamental flaw in Walton’s argument. 沃尔顿的论点中有一个根本性的错误。
fatal flaw (=a weakness that makes something certain to fail) 致命缺点
3 FAULT/something WRONGa fault in someone’s character 〔性格上的〕缺陷,缺点 Jealousy is Othello’s major flaw. 嫉妒是奥赛罗的主要弱点。
the president’s character flaws 总统的性格缺陷