defective

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de·fec·tive /dɪˈfektɪv/ adjectiveadj

BROKENnot made properly, or not working properly 有问题的，有毛病的，有缺陷的 SYN faulty

The disease is caused by a defective gene.

这种疾病是由缺陷基因引起的。

defective products

残次品

Examples from the Corpus

defective• The seed was defective and the resulting crop was little better than useless.• This is a rare familial disorder in which conjugated bilirubin levels are increased due to defective excretion of bilirubin in the bile.• The biological truth is the opposite; all biologists know that males are defective females.• Merchants will give refunds on any damaged or defective merchandise.• These usually indicate the presence of steel tie-rods used to hold a defective structure together.

From Longman Business Dictionary

defectivede·fec·tive /dɪˈfektɪv/ adjectiveadj

if a product is defective, it has not been made properly or it is not working properly

It is the customer’s right to return defective goods.

—defectively adverbadv

The computer system was defectively designed.

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