in fault

基本解释

My manners must have been in fault, but not intentionally, I assure you.
那一定是因为我态度不好，可是我告诉你，我并不是故意要那样。
In Los Angeles, Tokyo, and other rich cities in fault zones, the added expense of making buildings earthquake resistant has become a fact of life.
处于断层带的富裕城市如洛杉矶、东京等为了建造抗震建筑物，增加投资的费用已经成为不争的事实。
The ships in fault shall be liable for the damage to the ship, the goods and other property on board pursuant to the proportions prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
互有过失的船舶，对碰撞造成的船舶以及船上货物和其他财产的损失，依照前款规定的比例负赔偿责任。

The city of Los Angeles in Southern California is about fifty kilometers from the San Andreas Fault.
In the next example you can use "I'm sorry" not to express regret for your personal fault.
下一个例句中，“I'm sorry”的使用并不是用来表达对个人过失的抱歉。
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It is along or near this fault line that most of California's earthquakes take place, as the two tectonic plates move in different directions.

The skeptic in me always seeks to find fault in whatever it is that happens to be the fascination of the day.
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