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defect

UK //ˈdiːfekt//US //ˈdiːfekt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'defectus',意为'失败'或'不足',由 'de-'(表示'离开')和 'facere'(意为'做')组成。

noun

❶ 指物品或系统中的缺点、瑕疵或不足之处,通常指影响功能或外观的问题。

“The car was recalled due to a manufacturing defect.”

(这辆车因制造缺陷被召回。)

“There is a small defect in the fabric of this shirt.”

(这件衬衫的布料上有个小瑕疵。)

同义词:flaw, fault, imperfection

verb

❶ 指叛逃或脱离某个组织、国家或团体,通常出于政治或道德原因。

“He defected to the neighboring country seeking asylum.”

(他叛逃到邻国寻求庇护。)

“Several soldiers defected during the war.”

(战争期间有几名士兵叛逃了。)

同义词:desert, abandon, betray

常见短语

birth defect — 指出生时存在的身体或生理上的缺陷或异常,通常由遗传或环境因素导致。

“The baby was born with a heart birth defect.”

(这个婴儿出生时有心脏缺陷。)