break down
vt. sep.
1. (smash) to break sth down or to break down sth
[+ door] 砸破；砸倒；打破
2. (destroy) to break sth down or to break down sth
[+ resistance] 破坏；摧毁；粉碎
3. (overcome) to break sth down or to break down sth
[+ barriers] 消除；破除
4. (analyse) to break sth down or to break down sth
[+ figures, results] 分析；把…分类
- The data is broken down into manageable units. 这些数据被分成可处理的细目。
5. 【化】 to break sth down or to break down sth
[+ substance, organic material] 分解
vi.
1. (cease to function) [car, machine +] 出故障；失灵；坏掉；抛锚
- The car broke down. 这辆车抛锚了。
2. (collapse) [relationship, talks +] 破裂；失败
- The talks broke down over differences on doctrine. 因为原则上存在分歧, 谈判破裂了。
3. (be overcome by emotion) [person +] 情绪失控；不能抑制感情
- He broke down and cried. 他抑制不住感情失声痛哭。
to break down in tears 不禁痛哭流涕
4. (rot) [substance, organic material +] 分解
- It breaks down into its constituent parts. 它分解成了零七碎八的部件。
break down
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- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
break down
v. (stress on down) (重读down)
1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. 捣毁；拆除；打破。
- The firemen broke down the door. 消防队员捣毁了门。
2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. 削弱；减轻；战胜；克服。
- By helpful kindness the teacher broke down the new boy's shyness. 教师通过亲切的帮助消除了新来男生的羞怯。
3. To separate into elements or parts; decay. 分解；分为（若干部分）；瓦解；腐烂。
- Water is readily broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可以很容易分解为氢和氧。
4. To become unusable because of breakage or other failure; lose power to work or go. 发生故障；出毛病；（身体）垮下来；失灵。
- The car broke down after half an hour's driving. 汽车开了半小时就抛锚了。
- His health broke down. 他的身体垮了。
v. (stress on down) (重读down)
1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. 捣毁；拆除；打破。
- The firemen broke down the door. 消防队员捣毁了门。
2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. 削弱；减轻；战胜；克服。
- By helpful kindness the teacher broke down the new boy's shyness. 教师通过亲切的帮助消除了新来男生的羞怯。
3. To separate into elements or parts; decay. 分解；分为（若干部分）；瓦解；腐烂。
- Water is readily broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可以很容易分解为氢和氧。
4. To become unusable because of breakage or other failure; lose power to work or go. 发生故障；出毛病；（身体）垮下来；失灵。
- The car broke down after half an hour's driving. 汽车开了半小时就抛锚了。
- His health broke down. 他的身体垮了。
- 英语>简体中文, 美国习语词典
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。
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。
- 英语>简体中文, 英语常用短语词典
break down
vt. 打破，减轻，坍塌
vt. 打破，减轻，坍塌
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
break down
击穿
击穿
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉计算机词汇
break down
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。
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。
衰弱下来
- His health has broken down completely. 他的身体已完全垮了。
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。
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。
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。
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。
衰弱下来
- His health has broken down completely. 他的身体已完全垮了。
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。
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。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
break down
破壞
破壞
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 美华军语辞典
break down
預鍛；分解
預鍛；分解
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 矿冶工程名词
break down
(breaking, broke, broken,breaks)
1. 动词词组 If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. (机器、车辆等) 出故障
- Their car broke down. 他们的车抛锚了。
2. 动词词组 If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. (讨论、关系) 失败; (系统) 瘫痪
- Talks with business leaders broke down last night. 与商界领导人的谈判于昨晚失败了。
3. 动词词组 To break down something such as an idea or statement means to separate it into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand or deal with. (对观点、陈述等) 分门别类
- The report breaks down the results region by region. 该报告将结果按地区一一分类。
4. 动词词组 When a substance breaks down or when something breaks it down, a biological or chemical process causes it to separate into the substances which make it up. 分解
- Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids. 随着时间的推移,蛋壳中的蛋白质分解成其构成成分氨基酸。
5. 动词词组 If someone breaks down, they lose control of themselves and start crying. 失控痛哭
- Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried. 因为他那时对我那般友善关心,我失控哭了起来。
6. 动词词组 If you break down a door or barrier, you hit it so hard that it falls to the ground. 砸倒 (门、障碍物)
- An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom. 一群无法无天的暴徒捣毁了警障冲进了法庭。
7. 动词词组 To break down barriers or prejudices that separate people or restrict their freedom means to change people's attitudes so that the barriers or prejudices no longer exist. 破除 (障碍、偏见等) [表赞许]
- Women's sports are breaking down the barriers in previously male-dominated domains. 女子体育运动正在打破障碍进入一些先前由男子占主导地位的领域。
8. → see also breakdown
(breaking, broke, broken,breaks)
1. 动词词组 If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. (机器、车辆等) 出故障
- Their car broke down. 他们的车抛锚了。
2. 动词词组 If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. (讨论、关系) 失败; (系统) 瘫痪
- Talks with business leaders broke down last night. 与商界领导人的谈判于昨晚失败了。
3. 动词词组 To break down something such as an idea or statement means to separate it into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand or deal with. (对观点、陈述等) 分门别类
- The report breaks down the results region by region. 该报告将结果按地区一一分类。
4. 动词词组 When a substance breaks down or when something breaks it down, a biological or chemical process causes it to separate into the substances which make it up. 分解
- Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids. 随着时间的推移,蛋壳中的蛋白质分解成其构成成分氨基酸。
5. 动词词组 If someone breaks down, they lose control of themselves and start crying. 失控痛哭
- Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried. 因为他那时对我那般友善关心,我失控哭了起来。
6. 动词词组 If you break down a door or barrier, you hit it so hard that it falls to the ground. 砸倒 (门、障碍物)
- An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom. 一群无法无天的暴徒捣毁了警障冲进了法庭。
7. 动词词组 To break down barriers or prejudices that separate people or restrict their freedom means to change people's attitudes so that the barriers or prejudices no longer exist. 破除 (障碍、偏见等) [表赞许]
- Women's sports are breaking down the barriers in previously male-dominated domains. 女子体育运动正在打破障碍进入一些先前由男子占主导地位的领域。
8. → see also breakdown
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