学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3509 malfunction

 今天我们要学的词是 malfunction¹.

 

malfunction 的意思是发生故障，失灵。 Manhattan's Metro² Transportation Authority has announced that more than 300 subway cars were being pulled from service due to malfunctions³, which raised questions about how the MTA is spending the hundreds of millions of dollars paid by taxpayers⁴. 曼哈顿地铁运输管理局宣布，有300多辆地铁由于故障停运，引发人们质疑该机构是如何使用纳税人数亿美元资金的。

 

Dozens of 737 MAX jets are being held at the Boeing facility as the FAA continues to keep the model grounded due to malfunctions leading to two crashes, which killed a combined 346 people. 数十架波音737 MAX型飞机被停放在波音工厂，美国联邦航空局仍限制这个机种升空，原因是飞机故障导致两起坠机事故，造成一共346人丧生。

1 malfunction   

vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常

参考例句：

• There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
• Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。

2 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

3 malfunctions   

n.故障，功能障碍（malfunction的复数形式）vi.失灵（malfunction的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• The mood of defeat was as pervasive as the odor of malfunctions and decay. 失败的情绪就象损坏腐烂的臭味一样弥漫全艇。 来自辞典例句
• Possibility of engine malfunctions due to moisture, are lessened. 发动机故障的可能性，由于水分，也将减少。 来自互联网

4 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。