n.故障；失靈
v.發(fā)生故障；不起作用
The pilot was forced to bail out due to technical malfunction. 由于技術(shù)故障飛行員被迫跳傘。
Every compartment had some minor breakage or malfunction to report. 每間艙房總有些小毛病或機件失靈的事故上報。
Practice shows us that traditional tools work, especially considering that financial engineering can malfunction. 實踐表明，傳統(tǒng)的手段往往奏效，尤其是考慮到金融工程學(xué)有可能失靈。
用作動詞 (v.)If a computer malfunctions, it fails to work properly. 如果計算機發(fā)生故障，它就不能正常工作。
A warning light seems to have malfunctioned. 警示燈似乎失靈了。
