defective
gb/dɪfˈɛktɪv/ us/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
B1
Ingles
~ 2500
hibás, károsodott, fogyatékossággal élő, rendellenes
B1
1
hibás
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'defective' with 'deficient'. 'Deficient' means lacking something important, not necessarily broken.
Kahulugan
Not functioning properly
Mga kolokasyon
defective product
|defective equipment
|defective part
|defective design
|defective item
Mga kasingkahulugan
faulty (Slightly more informal; often used for everyday objects.)
|
malfunctioning (Emphasizes that something is currently failing to work.)
Mga kasalungat
functional (Means working normally and as intended.)
|
perfect (Means without any faults or defects.)
Mga tema
daily life
|manufacturing
|technology
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Not working right or having something wrong with it.
Not working correctly, having a fault, or not made correctly.
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may use 'defective' in this sense casually, which can be offensive when describing people; modern English prefers 'with a disability' or 'impaired'.
Kahulugan
Having a physical or mental impairment
Mga kolokasyon
defective vision
|defective hearing
|genetically defective
|mentally defective
Mga kasingkahulugan
impaired (More neutral and widely accepted in modern usage.)
Mga kasalungat
healthy (Free from illness or abnormality.)
Mga tema
medicine
|law
|health
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
defective
IPA
GB/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
US/dɪfˈɛktɪv/
Mga pantig at diin
de - fect - ive (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fect)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: defective
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
defect
noun B1
Related words
defectively
adverb
Advanced or less common
defectiveness
noun
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Customers can return any defective product within 30 days.
- The company was sued for selling a defective product.