failings
n．缺点，不足之处：指个人或事物的性格、能力、品质等方面的不足或弱点。
例句
She is aware of her own failings.
她了解自己的弱点。
《牛津词典》
All he could do was recite a list of government failings.
他所有能做的就是逐一说出政府的过失。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes.
民主党人准备要抓住共和党人的瑕疵或错误不放。
