flaw

英 [flɔː] 美[flɔ]
  • n. 瑕疵,缺点;一阵狂风;短暂的风暴;裂缝,裂纹
  • v. 使生裂缝,使有裂纹;使无效;使有缺陷
  • vi. 生裂缝;变的有缺陷

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研低频词核心词汇

词态变化


复数: flaws;

助记提示


1. flag, flake <====> flaw, floe, flay.
2. blow => flaw.
3. 谐音“缝裂”。
4. f-(谐音“缝”) + law => flaw: 法律缝隙、法律缺陷、法律漏洞。

中文词源


flaw 缺点

词源不详。可能来自flake, 碎片。引申词义缺陷,缺点。

英英释意


1. an imperfection in a device or machine;
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
2. defect or weakness in a person's character;
"he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"

英文词源


flaw
flaw: see flake
flaw (n.)
early 14c., "a flake" (of snow), also in Middle English "a spark of fire; a splinter," from Old Norse flaga "stone slab, layer of stone," perhaps used here in a wider sense (see flag (n.2)). Old English had floh stanes, but the Middle English form suggests a Scandinavian origin. "The close resemblance in sense between flaw and flake is noteworthy" [OED]. Sense of "defect, fault" first recorded 1580s, first of character, later (c. 1600) of material things; probably via notion of a "fragment" broken off.
flaw (v.)
"cause a flaw or defect in," early 15c. (implied in flawed); see flaw (n.). Related: Flawing.

同义词辨析


error, fault, blunder, flaw, mistake, shortcoming, defect, slip

这些名词均有"错误"或"缺点"之意。

error: 指思想或行动背离正题轨道或没有得到正确指引而出现的偏差或错误。

fault: 一般指小并且可宽容的缺点、错误。

blunder: 通常指由于无知或情况不明造成判断或行动上的大错。

flaw: 指结构或组织上的缺点,如破裂之处。用作比喻意义时,指品格上的缺陷。

mistake: 最普通用词,泛指思想上、行为上或认识上的判断或理解方面的错误。

shortcoming: 指没有达到所要求的标准、没有充分发展或没尽到职责的不足、缺点或短处。多用复数形式。

defect: 普通用词。指表面上的缺陷,或指人或物本质上的缺点。

slip: 指因疏忽或无意而造成的差错。

考试真题


Clearly, there is no such thing as a perfect memory – their extraordinary minds are still using the same flawed tools that the rest of us rely on.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The author's mother taught him a valuable lesson by pointing out lots of flaws in his seemingly perfect essay.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In any event, my mother and her red pen showed me how deeply flawed a flawless essay could be.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed (有瑕疵的).

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Being funny isn't necessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being," his research has shown, "it may just exactly be a sign of personality flaws.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

The most glaring flaw of the social cure as it’s presented here is that it doesn’t work very well for very long.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Her critique of the lameness of many pubic-health campaigns is spot-on: they fail to mobilize peer pressure for healthy habits, and they demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck’s fatal flaw.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

Many argue that it is a flawed concept.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

since the beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The most glaring flaw of the social cure as it's presented here is that it doesn't work very well for very long.

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

实用场景例句


There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero.
悲剧主角总有性格上的缺点。

牛津词典

The argument is full of fundamental flaws.
这段论述充满根本性的错误。

牛津词典

The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport.
报告揭示了机场安全的致命缺陷。

牛津词典

There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory...
但是,他的货币理论中存在若干关键性错误。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Almost all of these studies have serious flaws.
几乎所有这些研究中都存在严重谬误。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.
他性格中的唯一缺点好像就是脾气急。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There isn't the slightest flaw in this bowl.
这只碗上丁点儿毛病都没有.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The bubble is a flaw in the glass.
这个小气泡是这只玻璃杯的缺点.

《用法词典》

Let the night sky without a shred of beauty flaw.
让这个夜空美丽的没有一丝一毫的瑕疵.

期刊摘选

So them flew through a flaw in the flue.
就那样,它们就飞越了烟道里的一条裂纹.

期刊摘选

The jealous colleague decided to flaw the project plans.
这名嫉妒的同事决定给这些项目计划搞破坏.

期刊摘选

Vanity is the great flaw in the character of many women.
爱慕虚荣是很多女性性格中的重大缺陷.

期刊摘选

A new flaw display method for magnetic inspection was described including its principle, characteristics and applications.
介绍一种新的磁力探伤显示方法,包括其原理 、 特点及应用.

期刊摘选

Some believe that socialism is just, without a single flaw. How can that be true?
有己认为社会主义就了不止,一面毛病也出有,北京翻译公司, 哪有那个事?

期刊摘选

Suspecting some personal flaw , they ask Thouriby to examine them and give his opinion.
受此所困,他们怀疑自己有什么缺点, 于是请索尔比给他们检查一下,并谈谈他的意见.

期刊摘选

The democracy andinflation chapters have another flaw in common.
“民主”与“通胀”两章,有一个共同的瑕疵.

期刊摘选

This paper summarizes two strategies of software security flaw detection, named static analysis and program verification.
软件安全漏洞问题日益严重, 静态漏洞检测提供从软件结构和代码中寻找漏洞的方法.

期刊摘选

There was not a mark or a flaw in it.
这是一颗没有一丝印迹或污点的心.

期刊摘选

New version still optimized the sort function in flaw rehabilitate, promote efficiency significantly.
新版本还优化了漏洞修复中的排序功能, 显著提升效率.

期刊摘选

Must be without a flaw, he said.
他说,一个碴儿也不能有.

期刊摘选

Jealousy is a big flaw in his character.
嫉妒是他品格中的一个大缺点.

《用法词典》

Application: Be fit for fluorescent flaw detection and fluorescence analysis.
用途: 适用于荧光探伤和荧光分析.

期刊摘选

Often a flaw, but when it's close to an oaky flavor it can be a plus.
通常是一个缺点, 但当它接近橡木风味时则是好的.

期刊摘选

To avoid another crisis we must address this flaw in our regulatory system.
为了避免危机重演,我们必须解决我们监管体系中的这一缺陷.

期刊摘选

There is a flaw in the in the design.
这些设计中有个缺陷.

期刊摘选

It was a large diamond, but it had a flaw.
这是颗大钻石, 但它有一点瑕疵.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
就这样,它们就飞越了烟道里的一条裂纹.

期刊摘选

Pride was the greatest flaw in his personality.
傲慢是他品格上的最大缺陷.

辞典例句