malfunction

/ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [mælfˈʌŋkʃən] /ˌmælˈfʌŋkʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [mælfˈʌŋkʃən] /ˌmal-ˈfəŋ(k)-shən How to pronounce malfunction (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · [mælfˈʌŋkʃən] /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ (ame, ipa)

malfunction — 動詞

  • malfunctionpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • malfunctionshe / she / it
  • malfunctionedpast simple
  • malfunctioning-ing form

1. to stop doing its job properly because part of a machine, system, or process has

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

失靈；故障

機器或系統無法正常運作

to stop doing its job properly because part of a machine, system, or process has gone wrong

例句

The kitchen scanner malfunctioned and printed every order twice before lunch.

廚房裡的掃描器失靈了，午餐前把每一筆訂單都印了兩次。

machine stops working correctly during normal use

Ramón's car malfunctioned on the bridge, so traffic slowed behind him.

Ramón 的車在橋上出故障了，所以後面的車流慢了下來。

同義詞
  • break down

    more common in everyday speech, especially for cars and machines

  • fail

    broader; can describe people, plans, or systems, not only technical problems

  • act up

    informal and often used for machines that behave badly for a short time

反義詞
  • work

    the everyday opposite when a machine does its job properly

  • run

    common for machines or systems operating normally

文法句型

malfunction + during + event

malfunction + after + change or damage

用法筆記

Subject is usually a machine, device, system, or body process. The verb is intransitive, so the thing with the problem comes before the verb.

常見錯誤

❌The old printer malfunctioned my report.
✅The old printer malfunctioned while printing my report.
💡'malfunction' is intransitive, so the machine goes wrong itself.

malfunction — 名詞