defective
gb/dɪfˈɛktɪv/ us/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
B1
Englisch
~ 2500
hibás, károsodott, fogyatékossággal élő, rendellenes
B1
1
hibás
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is defective
The company had to recall thousands of defective cars.
A cégnek több ezer hibás autót kellett visszahívnia.
This phone charger is defective and won't charge my device.
Ez a telefontöltő hibás, és nem tölti a készülékemet.
We received a defective batch of light bulbs from the supplier.
The engineer inspected the machine for any defective parts.
The camera was returned because it was defective.
Beispiele für Lernende
The toy is defective.
A játék hibás.
My computer is defective.
Hibás a számítógépem.
We sent back the defective shoes.
The machine is defective.
This watch is defective.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'defective' with 'deficient'. 'Deficient' means lacking something important, not necessarily broken.
Bedeutung
Not functioning properly
Wortverbindungen
defective product
|defective equipment
|defective part
|defective design
|defective item
Synonyme
faulty (Slightly more informal; often used for everyday objects.)
|
malfunctioning (Emphasizes that something is currently failing to work.)
Antonyme
functional (Means working normally and as intended.)
|
perfect (Means without any faults or defects.)
Themen
daily life
|manufacturing
|technology
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not working right or having something wrong with it.
Not working correctly, having a fault, or not made correctly.
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] is defective
The patient was born with defective heart valves.
A beteg rendellenes szívbillentyűkkel született.
Defective vision can be corrected with glasses.
A látáshiba szemüveggel korrigálható.
The law protects the rights of people with defective hearing.
Some plants are genetically defective and cannot reproduce.
The surgery aimed to repair the child's defective spine.
Beispiele für Lernende
He has defective hearing.
Halláskárosodása van.
She was born with a defective heart.
Szívhibával született.
My dog has a defective leg.
He has defective vision.
The baby has a defective spine.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may use 'defective' in this sense casually, which can be offensive when describing people; modern English prefers 'with a disability' or 'impaired'.
Bedeutung
Having a physical or mental impairment
Wortverbindungen
defective vision
|defective hearing
|genetically defective
|mentally defective
Synonyme
impaired (More neutral and widely accepted in modern usage.)
Antonyme
healthy (Free from illness or abnormality.)
Themen
medicine
|law
|health
Definition
Having a problem in the body or mind that makes it not work normally.
Having a physical or mental condition that is considered impaired or abnormal, often used in medical or legal contexts.
Grammatik
Grundform
defective
IPA
GB/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
US/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
Silben & Betonung
de - fect - ive (3 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fect)
Wortformen
Adjective
- Base: defective
Wortfamilie
Core family
defect
noun B1
Related words
defectively
adverb
Advanced or less common
defectiveness
noun
Ausdrücke
defective design
1/dɪfˈɛktɪv dɪzˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
A flawed design plan or layout
A plan for making something that has mistakes and does not work well.
Beispiele
- The bridge collapsed due to a defective design.
- The recall was issued because of a defective design in the car's brakes.
defective equipment
1/dɪfˈɛktɪv ɪkwˈɪpmənt/
fixed phrase
Tools or machines that are faulty
Tools or machines that do not work right.
Beispiele
- The workers refused to use the defective equipment.
- Defective equipment caused delays in the construction project.
defective product
1/dɪfˈɛktɪv pɹˈɑdʌkt/
fixed phrase
A product that has faults
A product that does not work right or has something wrong with it.
Beispiele
- Customers can return any defective product within 30 days.
- The company was sued for selling a defective product.