单词 | defect |
释义 | defect defect /dɪˈfekt/ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for defect ► F0 to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one: » When the national hockey team visited America, half the players defected.» The British spy, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union/defected from Britain in 1963.Thesaurus+: ↑Running away and escapingdefector /dɪˈfek.tər/ aep /-tɚ/ noun [C]► F0» She was one of many Communist Party defectors.Thesaurus+: ↑Runaways and refugees defect /ˈdiː.fekt/ noun [C] C1 a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils them or causes them not to work correctly: » All R45 aircraft have been grounded, after a defect in the engine cooling system was discovered.» There are so many defects in our education system.» It's a character defect in her that she can't ever accept that she's in the wrong.Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesF0 a physical condition in which something is wrong with a part of someone's body: » She suffers from a heart/sight/speech defect.» The drug has been shown to cause birth defects.» Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical irregularities |
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