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incomplete

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incomplete /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ adjective
incomplete
/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/
adjective
Learner's definition of INCOMPLETE
[more incomplete; most incomplete] : lacking some part : not finished : not complete不完整的;未完成的;不完全的
American football, of a forward pass : not caught by the player the ball was thrown to(向前)传球不成功的

— incompletely

adverb

— incompleteness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 7055 COCA: 6938

incomplete

adjective

in·​com·​plete ˌin-kəm-ˈplēt How to pronounce incomplete (audio)
1
: not complete : unfinished: such as
a
: lacking a usually necessary part, element, or step
spoke in incomplete sentences
an incomplete set of golf clubs
an incomplete diet
b
of protein : deficient in one or more essential amino acids
People used to think you needed to eat incomplete proteins together in the same meal to make up a complete protein, but that view has been debunked; simply eat a variety of plant-based protein sources throughout the day and you'll be fine. Katherine Hobson
c
: lacking one or more sets of floral organs
an incomplete flower without stamens
2
of a football pass : not legally caught
3
of insect metamorphosis : characterized by the absence of a pupal stage between the immature stages and the adult of an insect in which the young usually resemble the adult compare complete sense 6
incompletely adverb
incompleteness noun

Example Sentences

an incomplete set of encyclopedias She handed in an incomplete assignment.
Recent Examples on the Web Tagovailoa threw deep and incomplete to fullback Alec Ingold. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 These important disclosures are still often overlooked or incomplete. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Still, a potential shortcoming of the NWF map is it’s broad and incomplete, Diboll pointed out. Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 This requires a quick — and therefore possibly incomplete or incorrect — assessment of your fellow diners. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 But the chronology of events makes clear that the search took place only after other options to recover classified documents from the home had been incomplete or unsuccessful. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 But their data was haphazard and incomplete, largely relying on an anonymous Twitter account called @gundeaths that tweeted local news stories of gun violence. Eric Levenson, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 Carvalho acknowledged recently that academic achievement is lagging as students are challenged by what experts call unfinished or incomplete learning from the pandemic years. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 But to make these discoveries, the researchers have sequenced full-length RNA genomes; defective or incomplete viral genomes can complicate analyses, so they are typically ignored or discarded. John Yin, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English incompleet, from Late Latin incompletus, from Latin in- + completus complete

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of incomplete was in the 14th century
BNC: 7055 COCA: 6938
incomplete

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe不完整remain依然不完整Her collection remained incomplete.她的收藏還是不全。leave sth讓⋯處於未完成狀態The building was left incomplete.那幢樓沒建完就停工了。ADVERBseriously, very, woefully極不完整;非常不完整Any view of Shostakovich is seriously incomplete without knowledge of these recordings.如果不瞭解這些唱片,關於肖斯塔科維奇的任何觀點都是極不全面的。somewhat不太完整inevitably, necessarily不可避免地不全面;必然不完整We begin with a brief and necessarily incomplete review of UK statistics.我們先簡要地回顧一下英國的統計數字,當然並不全面。

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