partial
adjective
uk/ˈpɑː.ʃəl/us/ˈpɑːr.ʃəl/partialadjective(NOT COMPLETE)
B2
notcomplete:
不完全的,部分的Thegeneralhasordereda partialwithdrawaloftroopsfrom thearea.将军已下令部队部分人员撤出该地区。
- OnWednesdaythere will be a partialeclipseof thesun.
- a partialmastectomy
- There has been a partialwithdrawalfromenemyterritory.
- Unfortunately, this is only a partialsolutionto theproblem.
- Theoperationwas only a partialsuccess.
Incomplete
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- broad brush
- demi-
- Eurocentric
- extent
- half
- imperfect
- imperfectly
- in a manner of speakingidiom
- incomplete
- incompletely
- incompleteness
- patchily
- patchiness
- patchy
- scratch/scrape the surfaceidiom
- semi
- superficial
- surface
partialadjective(UNFAIR)
influencedby thefactthat youpersonallypreferorapproveof something, so that you do notjudgefairly:
偏向一方的,偏袒的,偏心的Thereportingin thepapersisentirelypartial and makes noattemptto beobjective.报纸上的报道完全不客观,而且也没打算保持客观。
Opposite
impartial
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- ableist
- agism
- agist
- Anglocentric
- discriminate
- discrimination
- discriminatory
- elitism
- elitist
- one-sided
- one-sidedness
- one-way
- othering
- the old school tie
- unbalance
- unequal
- unequally
- uneven
- unevenly
partialadjective(LIKING)
[after verb]old-fashionedorformal
having alikingfor something:
偏爱…的,喜欢…的I'm not partialtofish.我并不特别爱吃鱼。
Liking
- adorkable
- affection
- appreciate
- attached
- be a glutton forsomethingidiom
- be a hit withsomeoneidiom
- dig
- gravitate towards/tosomething/someone
- grow onsomeone
- have a lot of time forsomeoneidiom
- have a thing aboutsomething/someoneidiom
- lickyourlipsidiom
- shook
- smile
- smile onsomething/someone
- smitten
- soft corner
- taste
- tight
- warm
partial
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɑː.ʃəl/us/ˈpɑːr.ʃəl/musicspecialized
onepartthat makes up acomplexmusicalnote(= one thatincludesdifferentsoundwaves); anovertoneor aharmonic:
theupperpartials of theharmonicseries
- Tuningforksgive at least theoctave, if not other partials.
- Thetimbreof avoiceorinstrumentdependson theprominenceorotherwiseof theseharmonics(orupperpartials) when thefundamentalnoteissounded.
- The "clanging"soundof abellresultsfrom thenumberandstrengthofupperpartials which are not concordant with thefundamental.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill