break down(MACHINE)

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

the fact of not being successful
failureFailure is not an option.
breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity.
meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale.
collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters.
failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail.
The breakdown in negotiations will be seen as a step backwards.谈判破裂将被看成是倒退了一步。
Some children were well brought up, despite family breakdown, he admitted.
An immediate effect of the war was a breakdown of law and order.
He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society.他警告说，家庭单位的解体会导致社会的衰败。
the trauma of marriage breakdown婚姻破裂带来的心理创伤

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Failures
another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
basket case
bloodbath
brain freeze
busted flush
car crash
false dawn
fiasco
flameout
flop
foul (something) up
hash
lemon
loser
omnishambles
parody
post-crash
pratfall
reversal
slim pickings

breakdownnoun (DIVISION)

C2[ C or U ]
a division of something into smaller parts: 细目；分类
We asked for a breakdown of the accident figures into day time and night time.我们要白天和夜间事故统计数字的分列明细表。
The rate of breakdown of muscle protein was assessed.肌肉蛋白质的分类比率测定统计出来了。

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Separating and dividing
apheresis
atomize
bifurcate
bifurcation
bisect
dismemberment
dissociable
dissociate
dissociate yourself from something
dissociation
non-dialyzable
parcel something out
partible
periodization
periodize
unforked
ungraded
unjoined
unmix
unmixable

breakdownnoun (ILLNESS)

B2[ C ]
a nervous breakdown神经失常;神经衰弱

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Mental illnesses
ad
adjustment disorder
age-associated memory impairment
anhedonia
anorectic
exhibitionistic
exhibitionistically
false memory
firebug
generalized anxiety disorder
melancholia
mental handicap
neurotic
postnatal psychosis
postpartum depression
postpartum psychosis
PPD
progressive simultanagnosia
schizophrenic
seasonal affective disorder

breakdownnoun (RUGBY)

[ C ]
in rugby, the short time when the two teams are competing for the ball after a player has been tackled(= brought to the ground by a player from the other team):
Most fouls in rugby are committed at the breakdown.
He was most effective at the breakdown, securing possession and thwarting counterattacks.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rugby
22 metre drop-out
advantage rule
All Blacks
ankle tap
attacking half
blind side
fifteen
hooker
hospital pass
jumper
knock
knock (something) on
loose forward
loosehead
set scrum
shirt pad
shoulder charge
Six Nations
squad rotation
turnover

breakdown | American Dictionary

breakdown
noun[ C ]
us/ˈbreɪkˌdɑʊn/

breakdownnoun[C] (FAILURE)

a mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship:
There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report.
Their car trip was a disaster – they had frequent breakdowns and never reached their destination.

breakdownnoun[C] (DIVISION)

a division of information into parts that belong together:
We need a breakdown of the statistics into age groups.

breakdownnoun[C] (ANXIETY)

a condition in which you are unable to control thoughts or feelings that prevent you from living and working as you usually do:
It's about a middle-aged New York cop who is having a nervous breakdown.

breakdown | Business English

breakdown
noun
uk /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/us
[ C or U ]
a failure to work correctly or to be successful:
The city is losing millions of dollars in lost productivity because of all of the mechanical breakdowns and system failures.
Each side blamed the other for the breakdown of the negotiations.
breakdown in sthThere has been a breakdown in communication between management and staff.
(USalsobreakout)
a division of something into its parts, so that you can see all the details:
I asked for a full breakdown of the costs involved in setting up a new website.