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dysfunctional adj.机能失调的；功能障碍的 Dys- means "bad," and function means "proper purpose," so when something's working badly, it's dysfunctional. For example, your toaster that always burns the toast is dysfunctional. The word dysfunctional is often used to describe relationships or even whole families whose ways of relating to one another are mentally harmful or are so complicated that nothing feels easy or natural about them.

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英 [dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl] 美 [dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl] Dysfunctional describes something that doesn't work the way it should. If you know all the printers at the school computer lab are dysfunctional, it's better to print your book report at home. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](关系、行为等)出现障碍的，不正常的 Dysfunctional is used to describe relationships or behaviour which are different from what is considered to be normal.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the characteristics that typically occur in a dysfunctional family.出现在缺陷家庭中的典型特征

英语单词	dysfunctional
英美音标	英 [dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl] 美 [dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl]
中文释义	adj.机能失调的；功能障碍的
vocabulary简明	Dysfunctional describes something that doesn't work the way it should. If you know all the printers at the school computer lab are dysfunctional, it's better to print your book report at home.
vocabulary扩展	Dys- means "bad," and function means "proper purpose," so when something's working badly, it's dysfunctional. For example, your toaster that always burns the toast is dysfunctional. The word dysfunctional is often used to describe relationships or even whole families whose ways of relating to one another are mentally harmful or are so complicated that nothing feels easy or natural about them.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](关系、行为等)出现障碍的，不正常的 Dysfunctional is used to describe relationships or behaviour which are different from what is considered to be normal. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the characteristics that typically occur in a dysfunctional family. 出现在缺陷家庭中的典型特征

Dysfunctional Means Describe Relationships 英 Dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl] 美 Dɪs'fʌŋkʃənl Adj.机能失调的；功能障碍的