breakdown

['breikdaun]

n.崩溃, 故障, 衰弱, 分类, 跺脚曳步舞

n.[C]

1. (机器等的)故障, 损坏

Our car had a breakdown on the road.

我们的汽车在路上抛锚了。

2. 垮台, 崩溃; 破裂

There has been a complete breakdown of law and order.

法律与秩序已荡然无存。

3. (精神、体力等的)衰弱, 衰竭

She has had a nervous breakdown.

她神经崩溃了。

4. 分类; 分析

The accountant gave a breakdown of the expenses.

会计交出一份开支明细帐。

5. 【化】分解

6. 跺脚曳步舞(一种喧闹活泼的美国土风舞)

词形变化

名词复数：breakdowns

词义辨析

同义:

n.倒塌

collapse  foundering  toppling down  cavein  malfunction  wearing out  conking out  nervous breakdown  failure  short circuit  disruption

n.分析

analysis  sorting out  division  organization  anatomization  rundown  review  summary  list  categorization  itemization  

同义参见:

loss  crack-up  

英英释义

名词 breakdown:

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

同义词：dislocation

a mental or physical breakdown

同义词：crack-up

a cessation of normal operation

同义词：equipment failure

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

同义词：partitioning

补充

breakdownbreakdown英:[ˈbreikdaun] 美:[ˈbrekˌdaʊn]n.1.损坏, 故障Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。2.垮台, 破裂His remarks led to the breakdown of talks between the staff and the management.他的话导致了劳资谈判的破裂。3.衰竭, 衰弱She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。4.统计分析I'd like a breakdown of these figures, please.请给我这些数字的细目。

例句

1. Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.她那辆旧车老不听使唤, 一路上总是出故障。 2. I had a breakdown on the M25.我的车在M25号高速公路上抛锚了。 3. the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage他们婚姻无法挽回的破裂 4. She stepped in just as the negotiations seemed to be headed for breakdown.就在谈判似乎要走向破裂时她参与了进来。 5. He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market.他认为司法体系的不健全导致了黑市的出现。 6. They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.他们经常显得情绪低落, 精神濒于崩溃的边缘。 7. If you don't slow down you're going to have a breakdown.你如果不放慢节奏会神经衰弱的。 8. He prepared a breakdown of the report.他写了一篇文章分析这一报道。 9. differences in language can lead to a breakdown in communication.语言不通可能导致沟通失败。 10. [mass noun]some of these women will have experienced marital breakdown.这些女人中的一部分将要经历婚姻的破裂。 11. a breakdown in military discipline.军纪败坏。 12. the breakdown of ammonia to nitrites.把氨水分解为亚硝酸根。 13. a detailed cost break-down.一个详细的成本分析。 14. The breakdown of the talks means that a strike is likely.谈判破裂意味可能发生罢工。 15. I would like a full breakdown of how the money was spent.我要一份完整的支出细目。 16. We had a breakdown on the highway. [=our car broke down on the highway; our car stopped working on the highway]我们的车在公路上抛锚了。 17. The factory has had frequent equipment breakdowns.这家工厂的设备故障频出。 18. Frequent equipment breakdown [=(more commonly) failure] has been a problem at the factory.设备故障频出一直是这家工厂面临的难题。 19. There has been a breakdown of/in negotiations. [=negotiations have broken down; negotiations have failed]谈判已经破裂。 20. Both sides are to blame for the breakdown in communication.沟通失败，双方都有责任。 21. The irretrievable breakdown of a marriage can be grounds for divorce.婚姻关系破裂至无可挽回，可以成为离婚的理由。 22. trying to prevent a breakdown of the health-care system尽力防止医疗保健体系陷于瘫痪 23. trying to prevent breakdown of the health-care system尽力防止医疗保健体系陷于瘫痪 24. Analysts predict that the country is headed for economic breakdown. [=meltdown]分析家预测这个国家正在走向经济崩溃。 25. He suffered/had a breakdown after his wife died.妻子死后，他崩溃了。 26. a total physical/mental breakdown [=collapse]身体/精神的彻底崩溃 27. Doing/Providing a breakdown of the statistics into categories will take time.把这些统计数据进行分门别类需要一些时间。 28. I want a detailed breakdown of the statistics into categories.我需要对这些统计数据进行详细的分门别类。 29. "The library's database enables breakdown by title, author, and genre."图书馆的数据库可以通过书名、作者和体裁分类信息来查询。 30. the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen水分解成氢气和氧气的过程 31. observing cell/tissue/protein breakdown观察细胞/组织/蛋白质的分解 32. a substance that resists breakdown抗分解物质