faulty

英 [ˈfɔːlti]

美 [ˈfɔːlti]

adj.  不完美的; 有错误的; 有缺陷的; 错误的

CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM4TEM8经济

BNC.8415 / COCA.9993

牛津词典

adj.

• 不完美的；有错误的；有缺陷的
  not perfect; not working or made correctly
  1. Ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.
     商品如有缺陷，可要求退款。
  2. faulty workmanship
     不完美的做工
  3. an accident caused by a faulty signal
     错误信号造成的事故
• 错误的；有错误的
  wrong or containing mistakes, often resulting in bad decisions
  1. faulty reasoning
     错误推理

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (设备等)有问题的，有毛病的,出故障的
  Afaultypiece of equipment has something wrong with it and is not working properly.
  1. The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.
     这笔钱将用来修理出故障的设备。
• ADJ (论证或推理)错误的，谬误的,不完善的
  If you describe someone's argument or reasoning asfaulty, you mean that it is wrong or contains mistakes, usually because they have not been thinking in a logical way.
  1. Their interpretation was faulty — they had misinterpreted things.
     他们的理解是错误的——他们将事情曲解了。

英英释义

adj

• characterized by errors
  1. he submitted a faulty report
  2. an incorrect transcription
  Synonym:incorrectwrong
• having a defect
  1. I returned the appliance because it was defective
  Synonym:defective

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