n.(名词)

1. 缺点，缺陷，毛病，瑕疵，弊病
2. 不足（之处），缺乏，欠缺
3. 弱点，短处
4. 废品
5. 故障
6. 不良之风
7. 污点

v.(动词)

1. 背叛，叛逃，叛变，变节，叛离
2. 脱离
3. 逃跑，逃走

n.(名词)

defect,fault

这两个词都有“缺点,缺陷”的意思。其区别是：

defect强调不影响全局,完美不足,而fault强调不十分严重,无伤大雅; 用于人时, defect多指人体器官上的缺陷,而fault多指道德行为的缺点; 用于物时, defect指易于察觉的缺陷, fault则指功能方面的缺陷。例如:

He has some defects in his eyesight.他的视力有缺陷。

I bought the cloth cheap because there is a small defect in it.这布我买得便宜,因为上面有个小疵点。

Snobbishness was his main fault.他的主要缺点是势利眼。

I don't mean to praise myself.I have my fault.我并不是要表扬自己,我也有我的过错。

His only fault is that he lacks ambition.他唯一缺点就是没有雄心壮志。

This accident is due to a fault in the electrical circuit.这次事故是由电路故障引起的。

There is a fault in the machine.这机器有毛病。

flawn.瑕疵；缺陷；破绽；裂缝v.使破裂；有瑕疵

imperfectionn.不完美；缺点

blemishn.瑕疵；污点；缺点v.玷污；损害

faultn.缺点；故障；过错；[地]断层v.找 ... 错误

shortcomingn.缺点；短处

failingn.失败；缺点；过失adj.衰弱的prep.如果没有动词fail的现在分词.

weaknessn.软弱；弱点；嗜好

deficiencyn.缺乏；不足；缺陷；缺点

desertn.沙漠；荒地；应得(的惩罚或奖励)v.遗弃；离弃；放弃；擅离职守

change sides投到对方去

abscondv.潜逃；逃匿

go overv.检查；重做；复习；越过；转向；受欢迎

turn traitor变成叛徒

decampv.(士兵)离营；匆忙秘密地离开

foiblen.小缺点；小毛病

bubblen.气泡；泡影v.起泡；冒泡；充满...感情

marvt.破坏；毁坏n.污点；瑕疵abbr.海上的（=maritime）Mar.abbr.三月（March）

meritn.优点；功绩；价值v.值得；应得

1. If it were not for this defect, I shall hire him at once.
   如果不是因为这个缺点，我会马上雇用他。
2. The new car had to be withdrawn from the market because of a mechanical defect.
   那种新汽车因有机械缺陷只好撤出市场。

1. We thought that his troops might defect.
   我们认为他的部队会叛变。