VERB
（机器）失灵，出故障；（人体器官）机能失常，出现功能障碍
If a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly.
例句
The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction...
辐射会损坏微处理器和电脑内存，使之失灵。
Early physicians removed the malfunctioning organs.
早年间的医生会把机能失常的器官摘除掉。