Noun:

1. (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

faultfuladj.缺点很多的faultn.缺点；故障；过错；[地]断层v.找 ... 错误fault diagonoses故障诊断Fault processing故障处理fault predicting故障预测fault monitoring故障监测fault components故障分量fault-locating故障定位fault of victims被害人过错fault collapsing故障收缩fault-coveragen.故障覆盖fault-traverse故障遍历

1. During that first exploration, we traced the major east-west fault line, called the Delphi fault, that de Boer had observed during the earlier survey.
   在第一次的调查期间，我们追查主要的东西向断层线，即狄波尔在较早的调查曾观察过的断层，名叫德尔菲断层。
2. It is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
   太平洋火圈是环绕太平洋盆地的火山弧和断层线。