| 单词 | incomplete |
| 释义 | incomplete (once / 949 pages) adj Something incomplete is missing a part or unfinished. Incomplete things are not whole. A football pass that falls short is incomplete and so is an outfit without a shirt. A bridge to nowhere? Incomplete. Incomplete describes things that are missing something. A chess set with a lost piece is incomplete. Incomplete also means “unfinished,” like that incomplete bridge to nowhere. People often feel their lives are incomplete until they do something like have a family or make a certain amount of money. You might get an incomplete grade for a class if your teacher is going to let you make up work you missed. When something's incomplete, part of that thing is missing or undone WORD FAMILYincomplete: incompletely, incompleteness, incompleter, incompletest+/complete: completed, completely, completeness, completes, completest, completing, completion, incomplete, uncomplete/completed: uncompleted/completion: completions/incompleteness: incompletenesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe purpose of the press is to inform and educate, not mislead with incomplete information presented as facts. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) As with all stories, it contained elements of truth, and, as with all stories, it was incomplete. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Osweiler was sacked and threw incomplete on fourth down as Tennessee held on. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj not complete or total; not completed an incomplete account of his life political consequences of incomplete military success an incomplete forward pass Syn|Ant uncomplete fractional constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety brokenlacking a part or parts halfpartial neithernot either; not one or the other partialbeing or affecting only a part; not total rudimentarybeing in the earliest stages of development sketchy, unelaboratedgiving only major points; lacking completeness uncompletednot caught or not caught within bounds complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step wholeincluding all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheercomplete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers accomplished, completed, realised, realizedsuccessfully completed or brought to an end allcompletely given to or absorbed by all-or-none, all-or-nothingoccurring completely or not occurring at all all-out, full-scaleusing all available resources allovercovering the entire surface cleanthorough and without qualification completedcaught dead, uttercomplete exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoingperformed comprehensively and completely fleshed out, full-cladgiven substance or detail; completed full, totalcomplete in extent or degree and in every particular full-blownhaving or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness full-dresscomplete in every respect goodthorough heartywithout reservation self-containedconstituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself soundthorough stand-alonecapable of operating independently comprehensiveincluding all or everything 2adj not yet finished his thesis is still incomplete Syn uncompleted unfinished not brought to an end or conclusion |
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