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defective

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'fektɪv/🇺🇸 US/di'fektiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Having a fault, flaw, or imperfection; not working properly.

有缺陷的,有毛病的,不完善的

n.

A person or thing that has a defect or is considered faulty.

有缺陷的人或物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
fectmake, do
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=defective

Common Collocations

  • 1.defective product有缺陷的产品
  • 2.defective gene有缺陷的基因

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The defective products were immediately recalled by the manufacturer for safety reasons.

  • 2.

    The engineer discovered a defective circuit that caused the entire system malfunction.

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