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词汇 faulty
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Definition of faulty in English:

faulty

adjectivefaultiest, faultier ˈfɒltiˈfɔːltiˈfɔlti
  • 1Not working or made correctly; having defects.

    a faulty brake

    失灵的刹车。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes.
    • The act regulates the right to a legal defence and obtaining compensation for damages caused by faulty products.
    • The most common defects were bare tyres, faulty brakes, steering and suspension, plus broken headlights and brake lights.
    • It is the driver who determines the speed of the vehicle when the road is bad, visibility is poor, the surface is wet or when brakes are faulty.
    • It was a junky old station wagon with a faulty exhaust system and brakes.
    • That accident, which again involved a truck with faulty brakes, left three people injured and damaged 10 parked vehicles.
    • Of the 12 vehicles with serious defects two of the faulty school buses were repaired and re-tested on site before being cleared.
    • Initial reports suggest that faulty electrical wiring may have caused the fire.
    • The agency workers will look for defects such as sub-standard tyres, faulty lights and exhausts.
    • No re-test fee will apply for minor defects such as faulty light bulbs.
    • A faulty device whose damage was not apparent to the user caused the overinfusion.
    • Common causes of warping include faulty installation or defective manufacture of the siding.
    • Other defects included faulty steering mechanisms and suspensions, rusty chassis and doors and seatbelts which did not work.
    • This can help spot design defects and prevent faulty products from reaching the market.
    • Most of the broken and faulty lights in the village have now been put right.
    • Errors include transposed numbers, faulty equipment, mutilated punch cards and computer glitches.
    • Should software makers be made more accountable for damage caused by faulty programs?
    • Perhaps you're using poor technique, faulty equipment or simply doing too much.
    • You investigate and find that faulty wiring is to blame.
    • One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.
    Synonyms
    malfunctioning, broken, damaged, defective, not working, not functioning, in disrepair, out of order, out of commission, inoperative, unsound, unusable, useless
    informal on the blink, on its last legs, kaput, bust, busted, conked out, acting/playing up, gone haywire, gone phut, done for, wonky, dud
    British informal knackered, duff
    informal on the fritz
    1. 1.1 (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading because of flaws.
      (推理等思想过程) 错误的,有误导作用的
      faulty logic

      错误的逻辑。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The reason for applying faulty knowledge is simple.
      • Jenna calls him on this but her reasons are a little faulty.
      • He also identifies irrational beliefs and faulty reasoning that may lead to poor marriage decisions.
      • What becomes of us if that memory is faulty?
      • Twice a point of order has been raised, because the reasoning and logic were faulty, and I have demonstrated that.
      • I am apologetic here, as I do not understand your faulty logic in the aforementioned statement.
      • Unfortunately, the consensus is based on faulty assumptions and thus wrong solutions.
      • What should be done when your memory is faulty?
      • As illustrated in this article, too many faulty assumptions underlie their development and use.
      • We were alerted this week to the fact that we hold incorrect opinions and deploy faulty logic.
      • Their driving assumptions were often drawn from flawed information or based on faulty logic.
      • He argues that defects of memory or faulty perception may apply.
      • I think this is faulty reasoning - relying on a single biological attribute rather than a range.
      • When finally she spoke, the logic sounded faulty even to her.
      • These claims are mostly bad math, faulty logic and deception.
      • Yet another reason for faulty divinations simply lies with the diviner making mistakes of interpretation.
      • But, the answer to insufficient reporting and to faulty intelligence is more reporting.
      • Some researchers would suggest that teachers' faulty assumptions are a result of deficit thinking.
      • His head, with faulty reasoning, told him that he had to stay away.
      Synonyms
      defective, flawed, unsound, distorted, inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, imprecise, fallacious, wrong
      impaired, weak, invalid
    2. 1.2 Having or displaying weaknesses.
      有缺陷的,不完善的
      her character was faulty

      她的性格有缺陷。

Derivatives

  • faultily

  • adverb ˈfɔːltɪliˈfɒltɪliˈfɔltəli
    • But distinctions between what numbers really mean, and could faultily infer, easily are blurred, says Tyler.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At times it gets buried behind electronic scrims and sounds like a message received on a faultily tuned AM radio.
      • Printing houses did not summarily discard old or faultily printed sheets.
      • She tried to retrace the words she had said faultily, yet it never made sense.
  • faultiness

  • noun ˈfɔːltɪnəsˈfɒltɪnəsˈfɔltinəs
    • Further, the faultiness of speaking of the supreme being as having the property of being in any place whatsoever is manifold, because it would be strange to speak of anything whatsoever existing beyond the presence of the sacred being.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I hope that one day even leading evolutionists will have their eyes opened to the faultiness of the theory and be given salvation from the Lord.
      • But over a period of time, when you add your own investigations to the reading, the faultiness of our usual way of seeing things will become clearer and clearer.
      • As can be clearly seen just above, he appeals to the faultiness of translations regarding difficulties in the Qur'an, but disallows the Christian apologist to make this same appeal regarding the Bible.

Rhymes

balti, salty

Definition of faulty in US English:

faulty

adjectiveˈfôltēˈfɔlti
  • 1Working badly or unreliably because of imperfections.

    运转不灵的,有故障(或毛病)的

    a car with faulty brakes

    失灵的刹车。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No re-test fee will apply for minor defects such as faulty light bulbs.
    • It was a junky old station wagon with a faulty exhaust system and brakes.
    • The agency workers will look for defects such as sub-standard tyres, faulty lights and exhausts.
    • Common causes of warping include faulty installation or defective manufacture of the siding.
    • One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.
    • That accident, which again involved a truck with faulty brakes, left three people injured and damaged 10 parked vehicles.
    • Errors include transposed numbers, faulty equipment, mutilated punch cards and computer glitches.
    • It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes.
    • Of the 12 vehicles with serious defects two of the faulty school buses were repaired and re-tested on site before being cleared.
    • Perhaps you're using poor technique, faulty equipment or simply doing too much.
    • You investigate and find that faulty wiring is to blame.
    • It is the driver who determines the speed of the vehicle when the road is bad, visibility is poor, the surface is wet or when brakes are faulty.
    • This can help spot design defects and prevent faulty products from reaching the market.
    • Initial reports suggest that faulty electrical wiring may have caused the fire.
    • The act regulates the right to a legal defence and obtaining compensation for damages caused by faulty products.
    • Other defects included faulty steering mechanisms and suspensions, rusty chassis and doors and seatbelts which did not work.
    • Should software makers be made more accountable for damage caused by faulty programs?
    • A faulty device whose damage was not apparent to the user caused the overinfusion.
    • Most of the broken and faulty lights in the village have now been put right.
    • The most common defects were bare tyres, faulty brakes, steering and suspension, plus broken headlights and brake lights.
    Synonyms
    malfunctioning, broken, damaged, defective, not working, not functioning, in disrepair, out of order, out of commission, inoperative, unsound, unusable, useless
    1. 1.1 (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading because of flaws.
      (推理等思想过程) 错误的,有误导作用的
      faulty logic

      错误的逻辑。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Unfortunately, the consensus is based on faulty assumptions and thus wrong solutions.
      • We were alerted this week to the fact that we hold incorrect opinions and deploy faulty logic.
      • As illustrated in this article, too many faulty assumptions underlie their development and use.
      • What becomes of us if that memory is faulty?
      • Jenna calls him on this but her reasons are a little faulty.
      • These claims are mostly bad math, faulty logic and deception.
      • The reason for applying faulty knowledge is simple.
      • When finally she spoke, the logic sounded faulty even to her.
      • But, the answer to insufficient reporting and to faulty intelligence is more reporting.
      • He argues that defects of memory or faulty perception may apply.
      • Yet another reason for faulty divinations simply lies with the diviner making mistakes of interpretation.
      • What should be done when your memory is faulty?
      • I think this is faulty reasoning - relying on a single biological attribute rather than a range.
      • Some researchers would suggest that teachers' faulty assumptions are a result of deficit thinking.
      • I am apologetic here, as I do not understand your faulty logic in the aforementioned statement.
      • Their driving assumptions were often drawn from flawed information or based on faulty logic.
      • He also identifies irrational beliefs and faulty reasoning that may lead to poor marriage decisions.
      • His head, with faulty reasoning, told him that he had to stay away.
      • Twice a point of order has been raised, because the reasoning and logic were faulty, and I have demonstrated that.
      Synonyms
      defective, flawed, unsound, distorted, inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, imprecise, fallacious, wrong
    2. 1.2 Having or displaying weaknesses.
      有缺陷的,不完善的
      her character was faulty

      她的性格有缺陷。

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