break down

phrasal verb

break down

(of a machine or vehicle机器或车辆) to stop working because of a fault出故障；坏掉
- The telephone system has broken down.电话系统瘫痪了。
- We (= the car) broke down on the freeway.我们的车在高速公路上抛锚了。
related noun breakdownTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Engineeringb1
to fail失败
- Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.双方谈判失败了。
- Their marriage had broken down irretrievably.他们的婚姻已破裂，不可挽回。
related noun breakdownTopics Difficulty and failurec1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- irretrievably
- eventually
- …
to become very bad被搞垮；垮掉
- Her health broke down under the pressure of work.她因工作压力身体垮掉了。
see also nervous breakdown
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- irretrievably
- eventually
- …
to lose control of your feelings and start crying情不自禁地哭起来
- He broke down and wept when he heard the news.听到这个消息，他不禁失声痛哭。
- She broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters.她向记者诉说时，忍不住哭了起来。
Collocations Dictionary
phrases
- break down and cry
- break down in tears
to divide into parts to be analysed划分（以便分析）
- Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages $10m, plant $4m, raw materials $5m.这项工程的支出费用分项列明如下：工资 1 000 万美元，设备 400 万美元，原料 500 万美元。
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break something down

to make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard打倒，砸破（某物）
- Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside.消防队员不得不破门而入，解救困在里面的人。
to destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has破坏，消除（尤指某种感情或态度）
- to break down resistance/opposition瓦解抵抗／反对
- to break down somebody’s reserve/shyness驱除某人的矜持／胆怯
- Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.必须设法消除造成这两个团体不和的恐惧和敌意。
to divide something into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do把…分类；划分
- Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other.把支出费用按账单、食物及其他分类列明。
- Each lesson is broken down into several units.每一课都分成几个单元。
related noun breakdown
to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process使分解（为）；使变化（成）
- Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.糖和淀粉在胃里被分解。

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词汇	break down
释义	break down phrasal verb break down (of a machine or vehicle机器或车辆) to stop working because of a fault出故障；坏掉 The telephone system has broken down.电话系统瘫痪了。 We (= the car) broke down on the freeway.我们的车在高速公路上抛锚了。 related noun breakdownTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Engineeringb1 to fail失败 Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.双方谈判失败了。 Their marriage had broken down irretrievably.他们的婚姻已破裂，不可挽回。 related noun breakdownTopics Difficulty and failurec1 Collocations Dictionaryadverb completely irretrievably eventually … to become very bad被搞垮；垮掉 Her health broke down under the pressure of work.她因工作压力身体垮掉了。 see also nervous breakdown Collocations Dictionaryadverb completely irretrievably eventually … to lose control of your feelings and start crying情不自禁地哭起来 He broke down and wept when he heard the news.听到这个消息，他不禁失声痛哭。 She broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters.她向记者诉说时，忍不住哭了起来。 Collocations Dictionaryphrases break down and cry break down in tears to divide into parts to be analysed划分（以便分析） Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages $10m, plant $4m, raw materials $5m.这项工程的支出费用分项列明如下：工资 1 000 万美元，设备 400 万美元，原料 500 万美元。 related noun breakdown break something down to make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard打倒，砸破（某物） Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside.消防队员不得不破门而入，解救困在里面的人。 to destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has破坏，消除（尤指某种感情或态度） to break down resistance/opposition瓦解抵抗／反对 to break down somebody’s reserve/shyness驱除某人的矜持／胆怯 Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.必须设法消除造成这两个团体不和的恐惧和敌意。 to divide something into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do把…分类；划分 Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other.把支出费用按账单、食物及其他分类列明。 Each lesson is broken down into several units.每一课都分成几个单元。 related noun breakdown to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process使分解（为）；使变化（成） Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.糖和淀粉在胃里被分解。 related noun breakdown
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