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imperfectly

🇬🇧 UK/ɪm'pɝfɪktli/🇺🇸 US/im'pә:fiktli/
A2

Definitions

adv.

In a faulty or incomplete manner; not fully or correctly

不完美地,有缺陷地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
perthrough, thoroughly
+
fectmake, do
+
lyin the manner of
=imperfectly

Common Collocations

  • 1.understand imperfectly不完全理解
  • 2.speak imperfectly说得不流畅

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The student understood the concept, though imperfectly.

  • 2.

    The old machine operated imperfectly due to wear and tear.

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