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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryde·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 century1. 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 lattice2. [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 15961. to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology2. 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\ nounEnglish Etymologydefect 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-OALD7defectde·fect noun / 5di:fekt; di5fekt / 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 verb/ di5fekt / [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 nounOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishdefect 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 Editionn. 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, fostern. 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: excessWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedde·fectI. \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 do1. : 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, blemishII. \də̇ˈfekt, dēˈ- sometimes ˈdēˌf-\ intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin defectus, past participle1. obsolete : to become deficient : fail2. : 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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