复数： foibles

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A penchant for rich desserts is her only foible .

嗜吃油腻的甜点是她唯一的小缺点。

Whenever a local foible or tradition grabbed his interest , such as the country 's idiosyncratic waterway laws , he would research it exhaustively .

当地任何一种怪癖或者习俗（比如该国另类的水路交通法），他只要感兴趣，不管怎样都要查个究竟。

I shall never attempt to palliate my own foible by exposing the error of another .

我从不想暴露别人的错误，以图掩饰自己的缺点。

" Science is his forte , and omniscience his foible " ( sydney smith ) .

“科学是他的长处，而无所不知则是他的小缺点”（西德尼史密斯）。

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。