defect
US: /ˈdifɛkt/, /dɪˈfɛkt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
defect /di'fekt/- danh từ
- thiếu sót, sai sót, nhược điểm; tật xấu, khuyết điểm
- to have the defects of one's qualities: trong ưu điểm có những nhược điểm
- (vật lý) sự hụt; độ hụt
- mass defect: độ hụt khối lượng
- (toán học) số khuyết, góc khuyết
- defect of a triangle: số khuyết của một tam giác
- thiếu sót, sai sót, nhược điểm; tật xấu, khuyết điểm
- nội động từ
- đào ngũ; bỏ đi theo địch; bỏ đảng; (tôn giáo) bỏ đạo, bội giáo
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
a fault in sth or in the way it has been made which means that it is not perfect: a speech defect + a defect in the glass
+ verb [V] ~ (from sth) (to sth) to leave a political party, country, etc. to join another that is considered to be an enemy: A number of writers and musicians defected from the Soviet Union to the West in the 1960s. + She defected from the party just days before the election.
defection noun [U, C] ~ (from sth) (to sth): There have been several defections from the ruling party.
defector noun
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 shortcoming, deficiency, lack, want, inadequacy, insufficiency, shortfall, failure, weakness, frailty, weak point, imperfection, irregularity, liability:
See the doctor about that hearing defect.
2 blemish, imperfection, failing, weakness, flaw, fault, mark, stain, irregularity, mistake, error:
The products should be inspected for defects before shipping.
v.
3 desert, change sides or loyalties, turn traitor, go over; escape:
Ropovich tried to defect, but the Albanians sent him back.
Collocation
ADJ.
fundamental, important, major, serious
a fundamental defect in the product
| minor, slight, small
Goods with slight defects are sold at half price.
| building, mechanical, structural | birth, congenital, genetic
All lambs are checked for birth defects when they are born.
| eye, heart, physical, sight, speech, visual | character
VERB + DEFECT
contain, have, suffer from
The book contains serious defects. He has a congenital heart defect.
| find
The inspector found defects in the aircraft's construction.
| correct, cure, remedy, repair
This is a physical defect that cannot be cured. The builders agreed to remedy the structural defects.
PREP.
~ in
major defects in the education system
| ~ of
a defect of her character
Concise dictionary
defects|defected|defecting'diːfektnoun
+an imperfection in a bodily system
+a failing or deficiency
+an imperfection in a device or machine
+a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
verb
+desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
