| 词汇 | break down |
| 释义 | break down 1. destroy; reduce sth. to pieces 毁掉；打破 * The police broke the door down. 警察破门而入。 2. crush; defeat 镇压；制服 * They broke down all opposition. 他们压倒了所有的对手。 3. stop functioning (generally of motors and similar mechanical objects) 坏了；出毛病（尤指发动机、机器等） * The car broke down on the way to the airport. 车子在去机场的路上抛锚了。 * The lift broke down, so we had to walk up the stairs. 电梯坏了，我们只好走上楼去。 4. fail to carry out (plans, negotiations, etc.); come to nothing 失败（指无结果中断计划、谈判等）；坚持不下去 * The plan was good, but it broke down, because people were unwilling to cooperate. 计划是好的，但由于人们不愿合作，还是失败了。 * I expect the negotiations to break down soon. 我预料谈判不久就会中断。 5. burst into tears; lose control 禁不住痛哭；（身体、精神）垮了 * When he heard his sentence, the man broke dewn. 听到判决，那人不禁号啕大哭。 * Your health will break down if you work too hard. 太劳累的话，你身体会垮的。 * He tried to cope with the everincreasing burden of his work, but finally he broke down and had to take a complete rest. 他设法应付日益加重的工作负担，但最后身体垮了，不得不全休。 6. separate into parts; take apart; analyse 分解；分析 * Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可以分解为氢和氧。 * I want you to break this data down. 我想请你分析一下这个资料。 |
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