► 動詞
故障 [こしょう] [故障する] meaning: break rank: 2
☆ 車が故障した ⇨ My car broke down (☛ Machinery to break down)
► 名詞
故障 [こしょう] meaning: break rank: 2
☆ この機械は故障が多い ⇨ This machine experiences a lot of breakdowns (☛ Machinery to break down)
More examples:
- 車が出先で故障した ⇨ My car broke on the road
- 機械が故障で制御不能になった ⇨ The machine became impossible to control because of malfunction
- ボートのエンジンが故障して彼等は三日間漂流した ⇨ They drifted for 3 days when the engine of the boat had broken
- 旅客機はエンジンの一つが故障しても支障が無いように設計されている ⇨ The passenger planes are designed not to have a problem even if one engine fails
- 機械の故障が事故の原因とは考えにくい ⇨ It is hard to believe the failure of the machinery was the cause of the accident
- 田舎で車が故障して酷い目に遭った ⇨ I had a horrible time when my car broke down in the countryside
- 車の電気系統が故障した ⇨ The electrical system of the car broke down