de·fec·tive
adjective/dɪˈfektɪv/
/dɪˈfektɪv/
- having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete
有缺点的；有缺陷的；有毛病的 - If the goods are defective you should get a full refund.
如果货物有缺陷，您应该获得全额退款。
Extra Examples- The car was found to have defective brakes.
发现这部车制动有缺陷。 - If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation.
如果货品证明有缺陷，顾客有权索赔。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- highly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- If the goods are defective you should get a full refund.
- (sometimes offensive) having a physical problem with part of the body or the way that it works
身体的某个部位或其运作方式有问题 - Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
经检查，她的听力有点缺陷。
Extra Examples- His vision is severely defective.
他的视力有严重缺陷。 - She was born with defective hearing.
她天生有听力缺陷。 - Some defective organs can now be replaced.
现在可以更换一些有缺陷的器官。
- Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French defectif, -ive or late Latin defectivus, from deficere ‘fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.