Imperfect
[ [im'pə:fikt] ]
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a. 不完美的, 不完整的, 减弱的, 未完成过去时的\\nn. 未完成体
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
imperfect
adj
1 faulty or defective; not perfect 有缺点的; 有瑕疵的; 残缺的; 不完美的: an imperfect copy 残本
imperfect knowledge, understanding, etc of sth 对某事物的不完备的知识、 不透彻的理解等.
2 [attrib 作定语]
(grammar) of the verb tense that expresses incomplete action in the past (more usually called continuous or progressive) 动词的过去未完成时态（通常多称过去进行时态）
the imperfect tenses in French 法语的过去未完成时态. imperfect, n the imperfect [sing]
(grammar) (verb in the) tense that expresses incomplete action in the past; continuous aspect （表示过去未完成行为的）过去未完成时态（的动词）; 进行体
`I was speaking' is in the imperfect. `I was speaking'是过去未完成时态.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm doing great.
我很好。
What will you do the day after on next?
后天你干什么？
Kunta knew it was the middle of the night, for through the small open window high in the wall he could see stars.
孔塔知道已经是半夜了，因为通过墙的上方开着的小窗，他能看到星星。