喜樂美語
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    nB2

    /mælˈfʌŋkʃən/

    A fault in the way a machine, system, or part of the body works.

    故障；失靈

    複數 malfunctions

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Picture a machine that is still running but not doing its job properly — the lift stops between floors, the sensor reports the wrong temperature. It is not switched off and not smashed: it is working . That in-between state is what the word names, which is why reports prefer it to 'broken'.

可以想成：一台還在運轉、但沒有正確做事的機器——電梯停在樓層之間、感測器回報錯誤的溫度。它沒有關機，也沒有摔壞，而是…更多收起可以想成：一台還在運轉、但沒有正確做事的機器——電梯停在樓層之間、感測器回報錯誤的溫度。它沒有關機，也沒有摔壞，而是「運作得不對」。這個介於中間的狀態就是這個字要說的，所以報告和新聞偏好用它，而不是簡單的 broken。字首 mal- 表示「不良、錯誤」，像 malpractice 也是同一組。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

malfunctionnoun/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

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    Faulty functioning.

    • This weekend, as videos of robotaxi malfunctions began appearing on social media, opponents say they are seeing their fears realized.
    • A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June 2023, killing all five people on board.
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    Failure to function.

malfunctionverb/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

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    To function improperly.

    • She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.
    • Due to a communications error, according to gaming officials, the slot machine malfunctioned and didn’t notify Taylor or casino personnel that he was a winner.
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    To fail to function.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。