| 单词 | imperfect |
| 释义 | imperfect —imperfect /ɪmˈpɜː.fekt/ aep /-ˈpɝː-/ adjective (NOT PERFECT) ► C1 damaged, containing problems or not having something: » We're living in an imperfect world.» I explained as well as I was able, given my own imperfect understanding of the situation.Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesThesaurus+: ↑Incompleteimperfectly /-li/ adverbThesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesThesaurus+: ↑IncompleteWord Builder:–Nouns: perfection, imperfection, perfectionist–Adjectives: perfect, imperfect–Verbs: perfect–Adverbs: perfectly adjective SPECIALIZED (GRAMMAR) ► F0 the imperfect form of a verb describes an action in the past that was continuous or was not completed: » In the sentence 'He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road', the verb 'cross' is in the imperfect form.Thesaurus+: ↑Grammatical termsThesaurus+: ↑Verb forms, tenses and types of verbs• • • Extra Examples:» First, our French teacher showed us how to put the verb 'fermer' into the imperfect tense.» 'When I came in Jack was reading his book' is a sentence that uses the imperfect, i.e. 'was reading' .noun [S] the imperfect SPECIALIZED► F0 in some languages, the form of a verb that is used for an action that has not been completed in the past, used, for example, to refer to an action that was happening when it was suddenly interrupted, or to describe an existing situation at the beginning of a story: » In the sentence 'He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road', the verb 'cross' is in the imperfect.Thesaurus+: ↑Verb forms, tenses and types of verbsThesaurus+: ↑Grammatical terms |
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