TOEIC Vocabulary - product defects & damages & broken things
In this article, you will learn about TOEIC vocabulary words related to product defects & damages & broken things topic. A good command of English vocabulary is extremely important in scoring well on all sections of the TOEIC. We strongly recommend that you study these vocabulary words to prepare for the TOEIC exam. While studying vocabulary words, you should write the words in a notebook, say the words and sentences many times, and try to create your own setences using the words.
malfunction
/malˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/ play_circle_filledIf a machine or part of the body malfunctions, it fails to work properly. Malfunction can also be a noun.
- A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.
- The copy machine is malfunctioning.
- A female Tesla owner climbed on top of a car's roof at the Tesla booth to protest her car's brake malfunction at the Shanghai auto show Monday.
Malfunction as a noun
- Shortly before the crash, the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.
act up
/ækt/ /ʌp/ play_circle_filledIf something is acting up, it is not working properly.
- My sister's laptop has also been acting up recently even though she just bought it a year ago.
- If your car has been acting up recently, it is time to pay a mechanic a visit.
- The copy machine is acting up again.
- My car always acts up in cold weather.
- I'm not going to play basketball tomorrow. My shoulder has been acting up recently.
defective
/dɪˈfek.tɪv/ play_circle_filledIf something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- I bought a pair of headphones at the store yesterday, but they only play sound out of one ear, so they must be defective.
- I have a defective phone charger that will only charge my phone if I have it rest in a certain position.
- Our car brakes are defective, so we had them replaced.
- The plaintiffs allege that Google knowingly sold defective Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which had problems with the microphones that prevented users from calling or using voice assistant functionality.
- Samsung recalled around 3 million Galaxy Note 7 after multiple Galaxy Note 7 caught fire due to defective batteries that were prone to overheating.
- Xbox promised customers it would repair any defective systems and extend their warranties if their consoles malfunctioned in the future.
faulty
/ˈfɑːl.t̬i/ play_circle_filledA faulty piece of equipment has something wrong with it and is not working properly.
- You better fix the faulty wiring because it might be the cause of an accident.
- Telsa recalls 53,000 Model S and Model X electric cars due to a faulty seatbelt in the third-row seats.
- Samsung earlier this month recalled at least 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in 10 markets including South Korea due to a faulty battery causing the phones to catch fire.
- My toasts keep coming out burned. My toaster may be faulty.
- Please return the faulty projector to our repair center.
out of order
play_circle_filledIf a machine or piece of equipment is out of order, it is not working.
- The elevator's out of order again. We'll have to take the stairs.
- The sign on the vending machine says “out of order.”
- Hi, Edward! This is Jody from the Personnel Department. I just wanted to let you know that the projector in meeting room 5B is out of order.
- The toilet on the second floor is out of order again. The toilet is clogged and it won't flush.
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