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flaw

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flaw /flɔː $ flɒː/ ●○○ noun [countableC]   → floor
1  FAULT/something WRONGa mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect 瑕疵，缺点 SYN defect
flaw 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
Examples from the Corpus
flaw• a character flaw• The Web browser is nice, but it also has its flaws.• One of the major flaws in the existing system is that the prosecutor has immunity from law suits claiming malicious prosecution.• Regulatory agencies uncovered numerous flaws in operating and safety procedures.• In this he was fatally handicapped by his own inconsistencies, paradoxes and deep personal flaws.• It was half price because of a slight flaw.• These transitions would not occur altogether smoothly - flaws would be created, like the planes and lines formed when water freezes.• They were, in any case, fairly trivial flaws.
design flaw• No one is saying there is a design flaw in the Boeing 757.• But the $ 86 billion F-22 program has been plagued with mismanagement, design flaws and soaring costs.
fatal flaw• But there is a fatal flaw in such policies: they assume that all cultures are equal in power.• False percentages A fatal flaw in using percentages is to try and add them up when this is not really possible.• Still and all, these are familiar, far-from-fatal flaws typical of a first feature.• Yet yesterday's report, which highlighted fatal flaws in the system, showed that was clearly not the case.• She warns of thirst for knowledge tipping over into dangerous greed, and of youthful promise lost for one fatal flaw.• His reconstruction of the crimes had suffered from one fatal flaw.• Many have argued that one of the fatal flaws a manager can have is unwillingness or inability to delegate.
From Longman Business Dictionary
flawflaw /flɔːflɒː/ noun [countableC]
1a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly
flaw in
The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam.
Investigators believe that a design flaw (=mistake or weakness in the way something was made) in the reactor’s cooling system caused the accident.
The space telescope had a fundamental flaw (=a very basic and serious one) in one of its two mirrors.
2a mistake in an argument, plan, or set of ideas
flaw in
Small banks are missing from the plan and this is the main flaw in the Treasury’s approach.
There’s a fatal flaw (=serious weakness which makes something wrong) in their logic.
Origin flaw
(1300-1400) Perhaps from Old Norse flaga “flat stone”; → FLAG1
flaw noun
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Corpus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8453 COCA: 5399
flaw

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLAW | FLAW + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, main, major, serious重大的／主要的／重要的／嚴重的缺陷➤basic, critical, fatal, fundamental基本的／關鍵性的／致命的／根本性的缺點➤inherent固有的缺陷▸➤minor, small小瑕疵▸➤obvious明顯的缺點➤design設計缺陷➤security安全缺陷➤character性格缺陷VERB + FLAW➤contain, have有缺陷◇Unfortunately, this plate has a small flaw in it.可惜這個盤子有個小小的瑕疵。➤look for尋找缺陷➤discover, find, identify, see, spot發現／找到／識別／看到／辨認出缺陷◇It took me a long time to find the flaw in her logic.我花了很長時間才找到她邏輯上的破綻。◇Engineers have identified serious design flaws in the proposed nuclear waste dump.工程師們已確認擬建的核廢物處理站存在嚴重的設計缺陷。➤expose, highlight, point out, point to, reveal暴露／強調／指出／指明／揭露缺陷◇The markets have exposed the fatal flaw in the government's economic policy.市場已經暴露出政府經濟政策中存在的致命漏洞。➤correct, fix改正缺點；修補漏洞FLAW + VERB➤appear, become apparent漏洞出現；缺陷變得明顯◇Flaws have appeared in the new version of the software.軟件的新版本中出現了多個漏洞。PREPOSITION➤flaw in⋯中的缺陷◇one of the major flaws in his character他性格中的一個主要缺陷
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8453 COCA: 5399
flaw noun
⇨ defect (flaws in security) ⇨ weakness 2 (character flaws)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8453 COCA: 5399
flaw
Mistakes: fail, miscommunication, error...
Faults: fault, defect, weakness...
Signs of damage: a blot on something, blemish, blight...
Parts of a person's character: a chink in someone's armour, affectation, alter ego...

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