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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
de·fect
I

 
 \\ˈdē-ˌfekt, di-ˈ\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Latin defectus lack, from deficere to desert, fail, from de- + facere to do — more at 
do
 DATE  15th century
1.
  a. an imperfection that impairs worth or utility : 
shortcoming
      the grave defects in our foreign policy
  b. an imperfection (as a vacancy or an unlike atom) in a crystal lattice
2. [Latin defectus: a lack of something necessary for completeness, adequacy, or perfection : 
deficiency
    a hearing defect

II

 \\di-ˈfekt\\ intransitive verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin defectus, past participle of deficere
 DATE  1596
1. to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology
2. to leave one situation (as a job) often to go over to a rival
    the reporter defected to another network
• de·fec·tor 
 \\-ˈfek-tər\\ noun
English Etymology
defect
  defect (n.) early 15c., from L. defectus "failure, revolt," from pp.of deficere "to fail, desert" (see deficient).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
defect
de·fect noun   / 5di:fektdi5fekt / a fault in sth or in the way it has been made which means that it is not perfect
   缺点;缺陷;毛病:
   a speech defect 
   言语缺陷 
   a defect in the glass 
   玻璃杯的缺陷 verbdi5fekt / 
   [V] ~ (from sth) (to sth) to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy
   背叛;叛变;投敌
 de·fec·tion di5fekFn / noun [U, C] ~ (from sth) (to sth) 
   There have been several defections from the ruling party. 
   执政党已有好几位党员倒戈。 
 de·fect·or noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


defect 
noun 
ADJ. fundamental, important, major, serious a fundamental defect in the product | minor, slight, small Goods with slight defects are sold at half price. | building, mechanical, structural | birth, congenital, genetic All lambs are checked for birth defects when they are born. | eye, heart, physical, sight, speech, visual | character 

VERB + DEFECT contain, have, suffer from The book contains serious defects. He has a congenital heart defect. | find The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction. | correct, cure, remedy, repair This is a physical defect that cannot be cured. The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects. 

PREP. ~ in major defects in the education system | ~ of a defect of her character 

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
n. 
Function: verb 

to desert a cause or party often in order to espouse another FF1C;he defected from the Communist partyFF1E; 
Synonyms: apostatize, desert, rat, renounce, repudiate, tergiversate, tergiverse, turn 
Related Words: abandon, forsake; back out, renege, withdraw; depart, go, leave, quit; reject, spurn 
Idioms: change sides, go back on, go over, turn one's coat, walk (or run) out on 
Contrasted Words: adhere (to), cling (to), hang on, stick (to orwith); cherish, cultivate, foster

n. Function: noun 

1 
Synonyms: 
BLEMISH
, flaw, vice 
Related Words: failing, fault, foible, frailty; infirmity, weakness; deficiency, imperfection, shortcoming 
Contrasted Words: excellence, faultlessness, impeccability; merit, perfection, virtue 
2 
Synonyms: 
ABSENCE
, dearth, default, lack, ||miss, privation, want 
Related Words: scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage 
Contrasted Words: overage, overplus, superfluity, surplus, surplusage 
Antonyms: excess
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
de·fect
I. \ˈdēˌfekt also də̇ˈf- or dēˈf-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English defaicte shortcoming, from Middle French defect, from Latin defectus lack, from defectus past participle of deficere to desert, fail, be wanting, from de- + -ficere (from facere to make, do) — more at 
do
1. : an irregularity in a surface or a structure that spoils the appearance or causes weakness or failure : 
fault
flaw
 < carefully examine a piece of timber for defects >
: 
shortcoming
 < a moral defect in his nature >
 < several defects can be found in this argument >
2. [Latin defectus: want or absence of something necessary for completeness, perfection, or adequacy in form or function :
deficiency
weakness
 — opposed to excess
 < laziness may be caused by a defect of health >
 < a defect in his hearing >
Synonyms: see 
absence
blemish
II. \də̇ˈfekt, dēˈ- sometimes ˈdēˌf-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin defectus, past participle
1. obsolete : to become deficient : 
fail
2. : to forsake or fall away from a cause or party especially in order to embrace another : 
desert
 < he defected to the West >

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