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小词详解 | flaw
flaw 英 [flɔː] 美 [flɔː]
Instead of chasing this chimera, ordinary investors should use technology to correct for their innate flaws.
普通投资者应该运用科技来矫正他们的固有缺陷,而不是水中捉月。
——《经济学人》But if the flaws diminished what Maradona was, they burnished what he represented to those who watched him, those who adored him.
但就算这些缺陷损害了曾经的马拉多纳,对关注他、崇拜他的人来说,它们仍擦亮了他所代表的东西。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 损坏物质或物体的污点、缺陷或其他瑕疵
看到他皱起眉头,她赶紧解释。他性格中的唯一缺点好像就是脾气急。
She saw his frown and hastened to explain. The only flaw in his character seemed to be a short temper.
这块布料有瑕疵。退或者不退,我把这件事留给你自己斟酌决定。
The material has a flaw in it. Return it or not, I'll leave it up to you to use your discretion.
她发表了富有说服力的演讲,呼吁采取行动。但她的论点充满根本性的错误。
She made an eloquent appeal for action. But her argument was full of fundamental flaws.
制度的结构性缺陷导致美国种族不平等日益加剧。
Structural flaws in its system have led to increasing racial inequality in the United States.
defect: a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack blemish: a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something fault: an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character