| 词汇 | break-down |
| 释义 | break downphrasal verb with breakverbuk /breɪk/ us /breɪk/broke | broken (MACHINE)B2 If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working: （机器或车辆）出故障 Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.我们的汽车抛锚了，我们只好把它推到路旁。 to break down break downThe lift has broken down again. stop workingI don’t understand it - my phone just stopped working. crashWhen a computer crashes, you reboot. failThe train’s brakes failed, causing it to derail. The school bus broke down and had to be towed to the nearest garage. Oh no - has your washing machine broken down again? I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.我担心他的车坏了，或者，更糟的是，他出了事故。 If the central heating breaks down again, I will refuse to pay the repair bill. Our dishwasher broke down just a month after the guarantee had expired. Machines - not functioning act up balky blooey broken brokenness brownout cut something out downtime fail flat malfunction outage seize seize up short circuit shot shudder shut shut (something) down whack (SYSTEM, RELATIONSHIP)If a system, relationship, or discussion breaks down, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.（系统或关系）崩溃，瓦解;（讨论）失败 Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom cure halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom knock lay lid lift snap stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch stem (CRY)to be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry: （情绪）崩溃;忍不住哭了起来 When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.当我们告诉她这个坏消息时，她忍不住哭了起来。 to cry cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry. weepMy lady, why do you weep? cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way. sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out. cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending. bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize. Weeping and crying bawl blubber boohoo bucket burst out laughing/cryingidiom close to tears crier grizzle have a sookidiom lachrymose lachrymosely mewl mewling tear something up tear-stained tear-streaked teardrop tearful tearfully waterworks break something downphrasal verb with breakverbuk /breɪk/ us /breɪk/broke | broken to remove something from its place by force: He threatened to break the door down. Some of the campers had broken down fences and lit fires that caused a lot of damage. Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly erosion erosional erosionally erosive extirpate saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred self-destruct sink wipe break down | American Dictionarybreak downphrasal verb with breakverbus/breɪk/ (STOP WORKING)to stop working or not be successful: Our car broke down on the thruway. break downphrasal verb with breakverbus/breɪk/ (BECOME UPSET)to become very upset: The girl broke down and cried when she got a bad grade. break down somethingphrasal verb with breakverbus/breɪk/ (DIVIDE)to divide something into smaller parts: It’s easier to handle the job if you break it down into several specific assignments. break down | Business Englishbreak downphrasal verb with breakverb[ T ]uk /breɪk/usbroke | broken [ I or T ] to separate, or to separate something, into smaller parts: Can you break down our expenses by month and by region? The data breaks down into three main categories. [ I ] if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working: Production has been slow because the equipment keeps breaking down. [ I ] if a system, relationship, or discussion breaks down, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement: Negotiations with management broke down. |
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