(geology) a crack in the earth\\\'s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
\\\"they built it right over a geological fault\\\"
\\\"he studied the faulting of the earth\\\'s crust\\\"
造句
There is a fault in the electrical system. 電路系統(tǒng)出了故障。
The fault escaped observation (ie was not spotted) for months. 這故障數(shù)月來未引起注意。
A sudden movement of the earth\\\'s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity. 地震由于地質(zhì)斷層積聚的壓力被釋放或由于火山活動(dòng)引起的地殼的突然變動(dòng)
Cars with serious faults have been called in by the manufacturers. 有嚴(yán)重故障的汽車原廠要求收回。