defective
英 [d?'fekt?v]
美[d?'f?kt?v]
- adj. 有缺陷的；不完美的
- n. 有缺陷的人；不完全变化词
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词态变化
副词:?defectively;名词:?defectiveness;
英文词源
- defective (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Middle French défectif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin defectivus, from defect-, past participle stem of deficere (see deficient). A euphemism for "mentally ill" from 1898 to c. 1935. Related: Defectively; defectiveness.
双语例句
- 1. A manufacturer negligently made and marketed a car with defective brakes.
- 某厂家由于疏忽，制造并销售了一款刹车系统存在缺陷的汽车。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Retailers can return defective merchandise.
- 零售商可以退回有缺陷的商品。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her sight was becoming defective.
- 她的视力开始出现问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
- 经检查，她的听力有点缺陷。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The building was destroyed when the defective boiler exploded.
- 那个有毛病的锅炉爆炸时,那座楼被炸毁了.
来自《简明英汉词典》