今天我們要學的詞是 malfunction.

malfunction 的意思是發生故障，失靈。 Manhattan's Metro Transportation Authority has announced that more than 300 subway cars were being pulled from service due to malfunctions, which raised questions about how the MTA is spending the hundreds of millions of dollars paid by taxpayers. 曼哈頓地鐵運輸管理局宣布，有300多輛地鐵由于故障停運，引發人們質疑該機構是如何使用納稅人數億美元資金的。

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. 數十架波音737 MAX型飛機被停放在波音工廠，美國聯邦航空局仍限制這個機種升空，原因是飛機故障導致兩起墜機事故，造成一共346人喪生。