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Defective Return Make Work Mentally 英 Dɪ'Fektɪv] 美 Dɪ'Fektɪv

英语单词 defective
英美音标 英 [dɪ'fektɪv] 美 [dɪ'fektɪv]
中文释义 adj.有缺陷的;[语]不完全变化的
n.有缺陷的人
英语例句 (1) He is mentally defective.
(2) She has a defective utterance.
(3) Please return defective merchandise in three days.
(4) We decided to make all the defective sheet up.
(5) Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease.
中文例句 (1) 他智力不健全。
(2) 她发音有缺陷。
(3) 请于三日内退还缺陷的商品。
(4) 我们决定全部重印有缺陷的页码。
(5) 越来越多的证据表明该疾病是由一种有缺陷的基因引起的。
vocabulary简明 Something that's defective doesn't work quite right, because it's damaged in some way. Your defective car probably won't make it all the way to California from New York.
vocabulary扩展 Defective things are broken or flawed. A defective blender won't mix your morning smoothie the way you want it to, and a defective law doesn't serve the people it's meant to protect. A very old-fashioned meaning of defective, which is considered quite offensive today, is "mentally ill" or "mentally handicapped." The Late Latin root is defectivus, "to fail, revolt, or desert."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有缺点的;有缺陷的;有毛病的 If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
  • Her sight was becoming defective...

    她的视力开始出现问题。

  • Retailers can return defective merchandise.

    零售商可以退回有缺陷的商品。

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