defect
noun countable /ˈdiː.fekt/
■a fault, problem or lack (= something that is missing) in something or someone that spoils them or causes them not to work correctly 缺点；缺陷；瑕疵•All R45 aircraft have been grounded, after a defect in the engine cooling system was discovered.自从发现引擎冷却系统有缺陷之后，所有R45型飞机都已经停飞了。 •There are so many defects in our education system.我们的教育制度有太多缺陷了。 •It's a character defect in her that she can't ever accept that she's in the wrong.她在性格上有缺陷，因为她从来都不承认自己有责任。 ■a physical condition in which something is wrong with a part of someone's body 生理缺陷；生理障碍•She suffers from a heart/sight/speech defect.她的心脏／视力有缺陷／她有语言障碍。 •The drug has been shown to cause birth defects.那种药物已被证明可导致新生儿先天性缺陷。 •Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect.囊胞性纤维症是由基因缺损引起的。
verb intransitive /dɪˈfekt/
■to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one （尤指为加入敌对国家、政党等）脱离，退出，叛逃•When the national hockey team visited America, half the players defected.国家曲棍球队访问美国时，有一半队员都叛逃了。 •The British spy, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union/defected from Britain in 1963.英国间谍金‧菲尔比于1963年投奔到了苏联。 |