existing only in part; incomplete
部分的;不完全的
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a question to which we have only partial answers .一个我们只知道部分答案的问题。
favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased
偏袒的,不公平的
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the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation .这份报纸对局势的看法不仅歪曲而且非常片面。
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癖好的,偏爱的
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you know I'm very partial to bacon and eggs .你知道我对熏肉和鸡蛋情有独钟。
【乐】 分音;泛音。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘inclined to favour one party in a cause’): from Old French