Flaw
[flɔː] or [flɔ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness.
(noun.) defect or weakness in a person's character; 'he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless'.
(verb.) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective.
杰拉尔德編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.
(n.) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.
(n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
(n.) A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
(v. t.) To crack; to make flaws in.
(v. t.) To break; to violate; to make of no effect.
埃米尔編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Break, crack, breach, cleft, fissure, rift, fracture, rent.[2]. Blemish, spot, speck, fault, defect, imperfection.[3]. (Naut.) Gust of wind.
錄入:特丽萨
解釋/意思:
n. a break a crack: a defect.—v.t. to crack or break.—adjs. Flaw′less; Flaw′y.
n. a gust of wind: a sudden rush uproar.
伊恩校對
例句/造句/用法:
- And busily, in my own mind, I ran over the list of our inmates, seeking this paragon, this pearl of great price, this gem without flaw. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- There might still remain in her mind a changed association with him which made an irremediable difference--a lasting flaw. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- There was a formation of surface going on around her on an amazing scale, and it had not a flaw of courage or honest free speech in it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- But there is one little flaw in your splendid theory. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Do you not see some loophole, some flaw? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- The flaw in this idea is that the affairs and interests of every modern community extend to the uttermost parts of the earth. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It was a stumble on the threshold at starting--it was a flaw in the evidence which told fatally against us. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The fact is that there is one really serious flaw in this evidence to which our friend attaches so much importance. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- HIS estimate (allowing for the flaw in the stone) was thirty thousand pounds. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- You can hardly find a flaw in the case which can now be presented against him, and all further investigation has served to strengthen it. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Where the dexterity of the lawyers, eager to discover a flaw? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I said: Doctor, there is a flaw in your pronunciation somewhere. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- On the other hand, if the second case supposed were the true one, what had been the flaw in her reputation? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The first flaw in my happiness was the arrival of the red-moustached Mr. Woodley. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- But for the first time there was a flaw in his will. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- It was good logic, good, earthly, feminine logic, and if it satisfied her I certainly could pick no flaws in it. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- White specks and bubbles are common flaws, which vary in size and which may be best illustrated by looking at a pane of glass in your window. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Whatever she had, she seemed to survey only to pick flaws in it; but, once fairly away, there was no end to her valuation of it. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Inherent flaws can be perfectly understood by imagining a pond of water frozen solidly to its center. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The brilliancy of the diamond hides these flaws when the diamond is clean, but when clouded with soap and dust these cavities fill up and show plainly. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Of all these things I could have told the peculiarities, numbered the flaws or cracks, like any _clairvoyante_. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Surface flaws consist of nicks or cavities in the face of the stone either above or below the girdle. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- A method of testing a magnet to ascertain the existence of flaws in the iron or steel composing the same. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
巴雷特校對