to a fault
英 [tu ə fɔːlt]
美 [tu ə fɔːlt]
(好得)过分,过头; (好得)过头
英英释义
adv
- to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- too big
双语例句
- His hospitality was great, almost to a fault, and he seldom came home without bringing a guest.
另外,他还是一个极其好客的人,这几乎成了他的一个性格弱点,他很少有不带客人回家的时候。 - Generous to a fault, he was noted for his hospitality.
他非常慷慨,以其好客而出名。 - "On the other hand, when the eyes are set too high up in the skull and too near the ears, it also amounts to a fault, the head being said to have a" foreign appearance.
其他方面,如果眼睛位置太高,太靠近耳朵,也属于有缺陷,称为“外国表情”。眼神应该显示出热情。 - It is deliberate, fashioned by choices, generous to a fault; happy to put the other person's interests ahead of its own.
它是深思熟虑后的选择,是对过错的包容,是把对方的利益置于自己利益之上而心甘情愿的选择。 - John carries thoroughness to a fault; he spends many hours writing his reports.
约翰花了太多的时间写报告,报告写得过份详细了。 - Complacent: Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned.
自满的:对缺点的满意;自我满足且不关心。 - He's lavish in his response to life and generous to a fault.
他对待生活慷慨大方,对待错误态度宽容。 - Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed
飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候,飞机坠毁了。 - The Bush administration was accused of a martial unilateralism like none before it; the European Union appeared multilateralist to a fault, if not downright divided.
布什政府前无古人的军事单边主义受到指责;欧盟则似乎多边过头了,如果说不上彻头彻尾的分裂的话。 - Aunt Kathy wants everything in her house to be exactly right; she is neat to a fault.
凯西姨妈要求她家里一切绝对井井有条。她爱整洁太过分了。