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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

失灵 [shīlíng]
  1. 1. verb not work

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

失灵 [shīlíng]
  1. 1. (of a machine, instrument, etc.) not work or not work properly; be out of order; fail
    他的听觉有点失灵了。
    His hearing is getting worse.
    开关失灵了。
    The switch is out of order.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

失灵 [shīlíng]
  1. 1. (机械、仪器、器官等)灵敏度减弱或失去应有的功能
    车子的刹车失灵
    这些药失灵了。

Examples

飞机引擎失灵,一个倒栽葱掉到海里了。
The engine failed and the plane fell headlong into the sea. 倒栽葱
开关失灵了。
The switch is out of order. 失灵
他的听觉有点失灵了。
His hearing is getting worse. 失灵
他的车刚装了预防刹车失灵的保险装置。
He has just installed a safety device for his car in case of break failure. 保险装置
这辆自行车的倒轮闸失灵了。
The back pedaling brake of the bike is out of order. 倒轮闸
船刚航行到江心, 舵盘忽然失灵了。
The steering wheel failed to work properly when the ship was in the middle of the river. 舵盘
那艘船的方向舵突然失灵了。
The rudder of that ship suddenly failed. 方向舵
鼓风机上的风量调节装置失灵了, 工人忙活了半天也没修好。
The wind regulator of the air-blower is broken and the workers have tried to fix it but failed. 风量
他鼠标的滚轴失灵了, 正在修呢。
The malfunctioned roller of his mouse is under repair. 滚轴
这架直升飞机失事的主要原因是升降舵失灵
The main reason that caused the accident of this plane was a malfunction of the elevator. 升降舵

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