英 [ˈfɔɪbl] 美 [ˈfɔɪb(ə)l]
n. 弱点；小缺点；癖好
复数foibles
foible /ˈfɔɪbəl/ TEM8
可数名词 A foible is a habit or characteristic that someone has which is considered rather strange, foolish, or bad but which is also considered unimportant. 小癖好
...human foibles and weaknesses.
...人的癖好和弱点。
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
同义词： idiosyncrasy / mannerism
the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
... fob v.（用诡计）欺骗 foible n.弱点；小缺点 foment v.煽动；助长 ...
... dictum n.格言、声明 若是标题中含有“*”，则它的意思和DOS命令里的通配符是一个意思。例： foible n.小缺点，小毛病 fumble v.摸索，搜寻 ...
... fodder n.粗饲料；饲养 foible n.缺点；弱点 foil n.烘托；衬托 ...
起绒面 foible n. 弱点；小缺点；癖好 trophy n. 奖品；战利品；纪念品 vt.
My grandfather always carries his watch in his pocket, it's a foible of his.
我的祖父总是把手表放在口袋里，这是他的一种怪习性。
I shall never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误，以图减轻自己的缺点。
I should never attempt to palliate my own foible by expose the error of another.
我从不想暴露别人的错误，以图减轻自己的缺点。
Maybe her supporters should stop defending her every foible and help her with her education instead.
Will Petraeus be thought of, in time, as a hero guilty of no more than a distracting foible?
The Republican Party all but abandoned Robinson after he laid out his entire, foible-laced personal history on the Internet.