break down

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毁掉, 制服, 压倒, 倒塌, 垮掉, 分解 [化] 发生故障

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教材释义与例句

动词

分解;抛锚;分析;划分

动词

损坏;出故障;瓦解

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Misspelling of breakdown.

v.
  1. 1.

    To stop functioning.

    坏了

    出故障

    当机

    抛锚

    不及物 计算机 工程 数学

    I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.

  2. 2.

    To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure.

    倒塌

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To intentionally demolish; to pull down.

    拆除

    及物
  4. 4.

    To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.

    垮台

    不及物

    Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party.

    Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey.

  5. 5.

    To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender.

    停摆

    习语 不及物

    Is it worth taking it to a repair shop, or should I just break down and buy a new one?

  6. 6.

    To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

    崩溃

    比喻

    Near-synonym: come undone

    She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day.

    As to Ernest... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy.

  7. 7.

    To render or to become weak and ineffective.

    式微

    比喻

    His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.

  8. 8.

    To (cause to) decay, to decompose.

    衰败

    Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.

  9. 9.

    To separate into a number of parts.

    Near-synonyms: break apart, break up, take apart, tear down, tear up

  10. 10.

    To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.

    分解

    比喻

    Near-synonym: analyze

    If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.

  11. 11.

    To digest.

    消化

    Near-synonym: catabolize

    His stomach took a while to break down his food.

    His food took a while to break down in his stomach.

  12. 12.

    Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing.

    非正式

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