单词 | imperfect |
释义 | imperfect (ɪmpɜːʳfɪkt ) 1. adjective Something that is imperfect has faults and is not exactly as you would like it to be. [formal] We live in an imperfect world. They have a huge selection of perfect and slightly imperfect cookers, fridges and so on. ...a child's imperfect understanding of what is going on between their parents. Synonyms: flawed, impaired, faulty, broken imperfectly adverb [usu ADV -ed/adj] This effect was imperfectly understood by designers at that time. ...in a country whose language she spoke imperfectly. 2. singular noun In grammar, the imperfect or the imperfect tense of a verb is used to describe continuous situations or repeated actions in the past. Examples are 'I was reading' and 'they were eating'. Collocations: imperfect information A second strategy emphasizes imperfect information as the source of less than perfect market outcomes. The Times Literary Supplement They have had to grapple with a new disease on the basis of imperfect information, in the process implementing measures that had previously seemed unimaginable. Times,Sunday Times But politicians, like everyone else, have imperfect information and make mistakes. Times, Sunday Times In collecting vast amounts of imperfect information we have a hugely powerful tool for decision-making. Times, Sunday Times In this nascent field, conscious consumers must contend with, at best, imperfect information about where and how their clothes are made. Times, Sunday Times They will have to be taken, as ever, with imperfect knowledge and the impossibility of accurate foresight. Times, Sunday Times The book traces an imperialism defined by private initiatives, incoherence and imperfect knowledge accumulated through haphazard and random processes. The Times Literary Supplement The need for analytic confidence ratings arise from analysts' imperfect knowledge of a conceptual model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He underscored what he viewed as distinctive from that mainstream: economic subjectivism, imperfect knowledge, the heterogeneity of capital, the business cycle, methodological individualism, alternative cost and market process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's just another imperfect solution to an insoluble problem. Times, Sunday Times Generally, most creativity techniques use associations between the goal (or the problem), the current state (which may be an imperfect solution to the problem), and some stimulus (possibly selected randomly). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We must reject despair and listen patiently to each other's hopes and fears, and with goodwill go forward, knowing we have only imperfect solutions, imperfect repentance, imperfect people, imperfect love. Christianity Today We need to feel more comfortable with ambiguity, choosing between imperfect solutions, and we also need to waste less food. The Times Literary Supplement It's not a perfect system but it's the best imperfect system we have. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The report said that young people were being'left to flounder in an imperfect system '. Times, Sunday Times (2012) As in all walks of life, there are a number of unscrupulous companies willing to take advantage of an imperfect system. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In the 18th century ours was a very imperfect system. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But it was an imperfect system. The Sun (2016) It is impossible to have a portfolio where you are not investing in companies with ethical issues because it is an imperfect world. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Moreover, this book reminds me that we live in an imperfect world. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The income is as close to guaranteed as it can be in an imperfect world and the dividend is equally assured. Times, Sunday Times (2013) So we just need to find the skills to get them through this imperfect world. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We live in an imperfect world and there are no political systems which will make a difference. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 不完美的 Japanese: 不完全な |
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