break down

vt.打破, 减轻, 把 ... 分解
vi.彻底失败, 崩溃, 停止运转, 坍塌, (数据、观点等)站不住脚

词形变化

名词: break dancer | 动词: break-dance |

词义辨析

同义参见:

demoralize  collapse  founder  canvass  

英英释义

名词 break down:

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

同义词：dislocation, breakdown

a mental or physical breakdown

同义词：breakdown, crack-up

a cessation of normal operation

同义词：breakdown, equipment failure

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

同义词：breakdown, partitioning

动词 break down:

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

同义词：analyze, analyse, dissect, take apart

make ineffective

同义词：crush

lose control of one's emotions

同义词：lose it, snap

stop operating or functioning

同义词：fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break

separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

同义词：decompose, break up

fall apart

同义词：crumble, crumple, tumble, collapse

cause to fall or collapse

collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

同义词：collapse

补充

break downbreak down1.损坏, 发生故障Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage.我们的车坏了, 不得不把它拖到修车厂去。Her telephone had broken down.她的电话故障了。By then the gate was being broken down.那时候大门快要被砸开了。2.拆散; 分类John broke down the washing machine.约翰拆开了洗衣机。The firemen broke down the wall in order to gain quick access to the building on fire.为了很快地进入着火的房子, 消防队员拆了那面墙。The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.这本新出版的小册子分成三部分。Let's break down the project into smaller parts in order to deal with them one by one.我们把这个计划分成几个小项逐一进行。3.衰弱下来His health has broken down completely.他的身体已完全垮了。4.失败, 破产Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East.中东和平谈判失败了。Our plans have broken down.我们的计划失败了。5.粉碎, 压倒They broke down all opposition.他们镇压了一切反对行动。The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

例句

1. The data is broken down into manageable units.这些数据被分成可处理的细目。 2. The car broke down.这辆车抛锚了。 3. The talks broke down over differences on doctrine.因为原则上存在分歧, 谈判破裂了。 4. He broke down and cried.他抑制不住感情失声痛哭。 5. It breaks down into its constituent parts.它分解成了零七碎八的部件。 6. The car broke down汽车坏了。 7. The bridge broke down in last earthquake.那座桥在上次地震中坍塌了。 8. Talks have broken down over the disputed territory.对有争议的领土问题的谈判破裂了 。 9. She broke down and wept at the sad news.她控制不住感情，为此噩耗而哭泣。 10. to break down in tears放声哭 11. His health has broken down because of working too hard.他因工作过度劳累，身体垮下来了。 12. Some people experience shyness as a barrier to communication, but this can be broken down gradually.有些人觉得羞怯成为交际上的障碍，但这是可以逐渐克服的 。 13. to break down a beef carcass into basis cuts把牛肉畜体分切成几大块 14. to break down a substance into its components把某种物质分解成各种成分 15. to break down a hotel bill into daily charges把旅馆账单归入日常费用类 16. I had to break the door down because I lost the key.因我丢了钥匙，不得不把门打破。 17. Akram's car broke down on the way to work this morning.今早阿克拉姆的车子在上班途中抛了锚。 18. Talks between the two countries have completely broken down.两国之间的谈判完全破裂。 19. He broke down in tears when he heard the news.他听到这个消息就禁不住哭了起来。 20. Our car broke down on the highway.我们的汽车在公路上抛锚了。 21. This old motorcycle is constantly breaking down.这辆旧摩托车老是出毛病。 22. Negotiations have broken down. [=collapsed]谈判已经破裂。 23. The government's argument broke down completely when new evidence came to light.新证据一经曝光，政府的辩解就完全站不住脚了。 24. "Their marriage had broken down [=failed], and there was nothing to do about it."他们的婚姻已经破裂，无法挽救了。 25. She broke down and started to cry. = She broke down in tears.她无法自抑地哭起来。 26. The prisoner finally broke down under intensive questioning.在强大的审问攻势下，囚犯的精神防线终于崩溃了。 27. She finally broke down and got a cell phone. [=she bought a cell phone after resisting the desire to buy one for a long time]她最终禁不住诱惑，还是买了一部手机。 28. Intensive questioning finally broke the prisoner down.强大的审问攻势最终使囚犯精神防线崩溃。 29. The foods you eat break down in the body's digestive system.吃下去的食物在消化系统中分解。 30. The body's digestive system breaks food down.身体的消化系统分解食物。 31. Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis. = Water can break down into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis.通过电解作用，水会被分解为氢气和氧气。 32. The report breaks down into three sections. = The report is broken down into three sections. [=the report has three sections]报告分为三个部分。 33. The author has broken down the nation's history into three distinct periods.作者把这个国家的历史分为三个不同的时期。 34. break a door down把门拆除 35. break down a barrier清除障碍 36. They are working to break down legal barriers to integration.他们正致力于消除一体化进程中的法律障碍。