partial
adj
1 of or forming a part; not complete 部分的; 不完全的
a partial recovery, eg after an illness 部分复原
Our holiday was only a partial success. 我们的假日过得只能说是差强人意.
a partial eclipse of the sun 日偏食.
2 [usu pred 通常作表语]
~ (towards sb/sth) showing too much favour to one person or side; biased 偏心; 偏向; 偏袒
The referee was accused of being partial (towards the home team). 裁判受指责(对本地队)偏心. Cf 参看 impartial.
3 [pred 作表语]
~ to sb/sth having a strong liking for sb/sth 偏爱某人[某事物]的
He's (rather) partial to a glass of brandyafter dinner. 他(很)爱饭後喝一杯白兰地.
🎯 考研助记
part(部分)+i(我)+al(all):所有的只部分给我: 不公正的 偏心的
🔁 扩展释义
*['pɑ:ʃәl]a. 部分的, 偏袒的, 偏爱的n. 分音【医】 部分的【经】 部份的, 不完全的相关词组: be partial to
No, more, about 130 years ago. Most of the slave owners were rich farmers who lived in the south. They wanted to keep their slaves.
不,还要早,大约130年前。大多数奴隶主都是住在南方的富有的农场主。他们想保留自己的奴隶。
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;