fault

Maksud

• n. kesalahan, kerosakan, sesar
• v. menyalahkan, membuat kesilapan

Definisi bahasa Inggeris

• n. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• n. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
• n. responsibility for a bad situation or event
• n. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

Bentuk perkataan

Past participle

faulted

Kala lampau (past tense)

faulted

Present participle

faulting

Orang ketiga tunggal

faults

Contoh ayat

1. n. kesalahan, kerosakan, sesar

   The power outage was caused by a technical fault in the main generator.

   Terputusnya bekalan elektrik itu berpunca daripada kerosakan teknikal pada penjana utama.

2. v. menyalahkan, membuat kesilapan

   You cannot fault him for trying his best to solve the problem.

   Anda tidak boleh menyalahkan beliau kerana telah cuba sedaya upaya untuk menyelesaikan masalah itu.