de·fect
noun/ˈdiːfekt/
/ˈdiːfekt/
- a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect
缺点；缺陷；毛病 - a defect in the glass
玻璃杯的缺陷
Extra Examples- Goods with slight defects are sold at half price.
有轻微瑕疵的货品以半价出售。 - The photograph shows slight defects due to age.
这张照片因为年代久远而略有瑕疵。 - The book contains serious defects.
这本书有严重的缺陷。 - The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects.
建筑商答应纠正结构上的缺陷。 - A structural defect meant that the bridge could not be opened in time for the Millennium celebrations.
结构缺陷意味着这座桥无法在千禧年庆祝活动中及时开放。 - The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction.
检查员发现这架飞机在构造上有缺陷。 - a fundamental defect in the product
这种产品的根本缺陷 - This product is no longer on sale because of a manufacturing defect.
该产品因制造缺陷而不再销售。 - major defects in the education system
教育体制的重大缺陷 - a defect of her character
她性格上的缺陷 - Many people argue that the present system of voting has some serious defects.
许多人认为现行的投票制度存在一些严重缺陷。 - The manufacturer is responsible for any defects that may cause damage.
生产商对产品可能造成损坏的任何瑕疵都负有责任。 - Vulnerable people are going short of money because of defects in the payment system.
因为支付系统的缺陷，依赖支付系统的人渐感手头吃紧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fundamental
- major
- obvious
- …
- contain
- have
- suffer from
- …
- defect in
- defect of
- a defect in the glass
- (sometimes offensive) a physical problem with part of somebody’s body or the way that it works
某人身体的某个部位或其运作方式出现问题 - a speech defect
言语缺陷
Extra Examples- The child had a mild heart defect.
这个小孩有轻微的心脏缺陷。 - He has a congenital heart defect.
他有先天性心脏缺陷。 - Congenital defects occurred in 30% of babies born in areas where the weapons were used.
在使用武器的地区出生的婴儿中有 30% 存在先天缺陷。 - The drug is widely known to cause birth defects.
众所周知，这种药会导致胎儿先天缺陷。 - There is evidence that air pollution can cause birth defects.
有证据证明空气污染能导致出生缺陷。 - Over-breeding in pedigree dogs can cause major genetic defects in puppies.
纯种狗的过度繁殖可能会导致幼犬出现重大遗传缺陷。
- a speech defect
Word Originnoun late Middle English (as a noun, influenced by Old French defect ‘deficiency’): from Latin defectus, past participle of deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.