单词 | malfunction |
释义 | malfunction (mælfʌŋkʃən ) Word forms: malfunctions , malfunctioning , malfunctioned verb If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly. [formal] The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction. [VERB] Early physicians removed the malfunctioning organs. [VERB-ing] Malfunction is also a noun. There must have been a computer malfunction. Collocations: engine malfunction The delay had been caused by an engine malfunction. Times, Sunday Times When it was time to come home, the engine malfunction lights came on along with a message to stop as the car was overheating. The Sun An engine malfunction in 1995 forced an emergency landing. Houston Chronicle The results of the fire was traced to an oil leak and an engine malfunction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lubricating oils were unsuitable for these temperatures, leading to engine malfunction and misfires. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of the startled concert-goers thought they were hearing fireworks or perhaps some kind of sound equipment malfunction. Times, Sunday Times It was the first official confirmation that the authorities had known since the submarine dis-appeared that it was facing an equipment malfunction. Times, Sunday Times Oxygen toxicity has now become a rare occurrence other than when caused by equipment malfunction and human error. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Prior to the show, an equipment malfunction caused damage to the top of the stage and some of the lighting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Process safety involves, for example, the prevention of leaks, spills, equipment malfunction, over-pressures, over-temperatures, corrosion, metal fatigue and other similar conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An electronic or mechanical malfunction was another potential cause. Times, Sunday Times The accident was caused by a mechanical malfunction in the nose wheel doors preventing them from closing during landing on water, resulting in the aircraft sinking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Along the way mechanical malfunctions, mutinous confrontations and supernatural sabotage threaten to bring the mission to a fiery, self-destructive close. Times, Sunday Times According to its report, 'a post-accident examination of the helicopter revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation'. Times, Sunday Times Airport situations drawn from real life were addressed, such as protesting demonstrators, mechanical malfunctions, and similar problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An official blamed a technical malfunction. Times, Sunday Times The agency concluded that a technical malfunction had confused the pilots. Times, Sunday Times The investigation further revealed that there was no technical malfunction on the aircraft prior to touchdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It detected the true target, but a technical malfunction reportedly prevented it from maneuvering to strike it, leading to a suspension of testing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The investigation team began surveying the mission to establish whether the failure was due to a technical malfunction or a solar flare. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 出故障 Japanese: うまく機能しない |
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