partial

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈpɑːʃl/

/ˈpɑːrʃl/

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not complete or whole
- It was only a partial solution to the problem.
- a partial eclipse of the sun
Extra Examples
- His efforts met with only partial success.
- Our success was only partial.
- They received partial compensation of £5 000.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
adverb
- only
- somewhat
- necessarily
- …
See full entry
[not before noun] partial to somebody/something (old-fashioned) liking somebody/something very much
- I'm not partial to mushrooms.
Extra Examples
- He's very partial to ice cream.
- I'm especially partial to Latin American music.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
adverb
- very
- especially
- somewhat
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
[not usually before noun] partial (towards somebody/something) (disapproving) showing or feeling too much support for one person, team, idea, etc., in a way that is unfair
- The resulting assessment is necessarily partial and subjective.
synonym biased opposite impartial

Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French parcial (sense (3)), French partiel (sense (1)), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’.

单词	partial
释义	partial adjective OPAL W /ˈpɑːʃl/ /ˈpɑːrʃl/ jump to other results not complete or whole It was only a partial solution to the problem. a partial eclipse of the sun Extra Examples His efforts met with only partial success. Our success was only partial. They received partial compensation of £5 000. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain adverb only somewhat necessarily … See full entry [not before noun] partial to somebody/something (old-fashioned) liking somebody/something very much I'm not partial to mushrooms. Extra Examples He's very partial to ice cream. I'm especially partial to Latin American music. Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb very especially somewhat … preposition to See full entry [not usually before noun] partial (towards somebody/something) (disapproving) showing or feeling too much support for one person, team, idea, etc., in a way that is unfair The resulting assessment is necessarily partial and subjective. synonym biased opposite impartial Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old French parcial (sense (3)), French partiel (sense (1)), from late Latin partialis, from pars, part- ‘part’.
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