inoperative

劍橋詞典

(of a law , rule , etc.) not having effect or power , or (of a machine , system , etc.) not working or not able to work as usual
（法律、規(guī)章等）無效力的；（機器、系統(tǒng)等）不工作的，不能正常運轉(zhuǎn)的
The old regulations became inoperative when the new ones were issued . 新規(guī)則公布后，舊規(guī)則隨即失效。
There were guidelines about the procedure to follow if any of the voting machines became inoperative. 指南規(guī)定了在投票機不能工作時應(yīng)該遵守的程序。 返回 inoperative