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fault-finding

/fawlt-fahyn-ding/US // ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dɪŋ //

找茬,寻错,找错,寻疵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : tending to find fault; disposed to complain or object; captious.

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Examples

  • And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.

  • Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.

  • Finding a smuggler in Ventimiglia is easier than finding good food.

  • For years, Brooke even had trouble finding a publisher for his memoir, which was ultimately accepted by Rutgers University Press.

  • Finding the common bonds that help us realize that we have far more in common than that which separates us.

  • And having an enormous appetite he was fortunate in being expert at finding angleworms.

  • You never cared—you were too proud to care; and when I spoke to you about my fault, you did n't even know what I meant.

  • It was, of course, the suppressed emotional energy finding another outlet.

  • Finding him awake, he sat by his side and, with the earnestness of a nursery-maid, patted him off to slumber.

  • It consists in finding relations between the objects of thought with an immediate awareness of those relations.