malfunctioning
present participle ofmalfunction
| 单词 | malfunctioning |
| 释义 | malfunctioning present participle ofmalfunction malfunction verb[I] formaluk/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/tofailtoworkoroperatecorrectly Synonyms break(DAMAGE) break down(MACHINE) Opposites function work Machines - not functioning
Examplesofmalfunctioningmalfunctioning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They occur when the number of entities involved in amalfunctioningsystem is relatively large. From theCambridge English Corpus It may be that threat simulations are associated with increased cortical activation, leading to intensive motor imagery that breaks through themalfunctioninginhibitory mechanisms. From theCambridge English Corpus Due to unit-modularity, the redundant modules can replace themalfunctioningones, so the local failure will not affect the systemic working. From theCambridge English Corpus Loosely, this assumption states that following brain injury unaffected processes function normally - their functioning does not change to compensate for themalfunctioningof damaged processes. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the functioning andmalfunctioningof the system are dual21 and must be studied together to control each system variable (control and degradation variable). From theCambridge English Corpus In this model, older people are reduced to their bodies and theirmalfunctioning. From theCambridge English Corpus They described the unfortunate patient'smalfunctioningbrain as being the object of attention and interest neither to the medical man nor to the psychiatrist. From theCambridge English Corpus This is usually due to settings not set correctly, ormalfunctioningprinter par ts. From theCambridge English Corpus This argues that threat-avoidance programs of dreaming, if useful, may becomemalfunctioningin several ways: either too active or not active enough. From theCambridge English Corpus The state is also implicated when fragmentation is explained by weak,malfunctioning, or non-existent political and economic institutions. From theCambridge English Corpus The staff also enquired if the people noticed anymalfunctioningof the trap during the night. From theCambridge English Corpus A genetic test does provide precise information on the presence or not of amalfunctioninggene. From theCambridge English Corpus Two ways that amalfunctioningmood oscillator could cause depression: wrong phase or low amplitude. From theCambridge English Corpus The degradation identification represents the system'smalfunctioningstates from the property deviations of system flows identified through a monitoring process. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, ecological economics has provided us with much insight into the nature of those allocation failures that arise frommalfunctioningmarkets. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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