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inbuilt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·built /ˈɪnbɪlt/ adjective [only before noun] British English  CHARACTER OF somethingan inbuilt quality, feature etc is part of the nature of someone or something 内在的;本质的 plants with inbuilt resistance to disease 天生能抵抗病害的植物 History has an inbuilt tendency to repeat itself. 历史本身往往会重演。
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inbuiltIncludes an inbuilt conditioning formula to protect hair during perming.I had an inbuilt Dash Riprock decoding device.They do have an inbuilt desire to lay down dominance over one another.Some modern projectors have an inbuilt device for quickly switching to a new bulb.Unlike some singers, she has an inbuilt discipline.Where the guillotine improved on the Halifax design was the inbuilt facility to position the victim accurately and quickly in the machine.The privatised boards have given themselves an inbuilt incentive to exploit their monopoly position.What I now faced was a small town with a strongly macho bias and an inbuilt resistance to change.
in·built adjectiveChineseSyllable
an is quality, part of Corpus etc inbuilt feature


inbuilt
inbuilt /ˈɪnbɪlt/ adjective [only before noun] British English
an inbuilt quality, feature etc is part of the nature of someone or something:
    plants with inbuilt resistance to disease
    History has an inbuilt tendency to repeat itself.


in·builtBrE /ˈɪnbɪlt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪnbɪlt/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] an inbuilt quality exists as an essential part of sth/sb 内在的;本质的;天生的His height gives him an inbuilt advantage over his opponent. 他的身高成为他相对于对手的先天优势。🔊🔊   compare built-in