breakdown
noun /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
- [countable] an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working
（车辆或机器的）故障，损坏 - a breakdown on the motorway
在高速公路上出的故障 - a breakdown recovery service
车辆抢修服务 - Most breakdown services give priority to women travelling alone.
大多数故障救险组织优先救援独自旅行的女性。 - The national breakdown organizations are on hand to help motorists 24 hours a day.
全国维修故障机构全天24小时为驾车者服务。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mechanical
- occur
- service
- truck
- vehicle
- …
- a breakdown on the motorway
- [countable, uncountable] a failure of a relationship, discussion or system
（关系）破裂；（讨论、系统）失败 - The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
离婚的唯一理由是婚姻破裂，不可挽回。 - marriage breakdown
婚姻破裂 - There has obviously been a breakdown in communications between the two sides.
双方的交流明显中断了。 - The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.
谈判的失败是预料之中的事。 - the breakdown of law and order
治安陷入瘫痪
Topics Difficulty and failurec1- A growing proportion of children are affected by family breakdown.
越来越多的孩子受到家庭破裂的影响。 - Marital breakdown can be followed by debt problems.
婚姻破裂之后可能会出现债务问题。 - There seems to be a complete breakdown in law and order.
治安似乎完全陷入瘫痪。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- complete
- irretrievable
- …
- cause
- lead to
- prevent
- …
- breakdown in
- breakdown of
- The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
- [countable, usually singular] detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures
数字细目；分类 - First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs.
我们首先看一下成本的详细数字。 - Please provide us with a breakdown of expenditure by department.
请给我们一份各部门开支的明细表。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- full
- cost
- …
- prepare
- give somebody
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- breakdown by
- breakdown of
- First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs.
- [uncountable] (specialist) the process of a substance breaking into the parts of which it is made
分解 - the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system
蛋白质在消化系统中的分解
- the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system
- [countable] (also nervous breakdown)a period of mental illness in which somebody becomes very depressed, anxious and tired, and cannot deal with normal life
精神崩溃 - She's still recovering from her breakdown.
她精神崩溃后还在恢复中。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- mental
- nervous
- …
- have
- suffer
- the brink of a nervous breakdown
- the edge of a nervous breakdown
- the verge of a nervous breakdown
- …
- She's still recovering from her breakdown.