新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

breakdown

英  [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • breakdowns

    1[C 可数名词] (关系、计划、讨论等的)失败 , 结束

    The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.

    近义词

    collapse

    双语例句

    例:

    the breakdown of talks between the U.S. and E.U. officials.

    美国与欧盟官员会谈的失败。

    例:

    the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage.

    无法挽回的一场婚姻的破裂。

    2[C 可数名词] 精神崩溃

    If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life.

    双语例句

    例:

    My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown.

    我的个人生活糟透了。母亲去世了,几年后我精神崩溃了。

    3[C 可数名词] 故障

    If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.

    她的旧车性能不可靠,所以旅途中故障连连。

    4[C 可数名词] 细目列表

    A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts.

    近义词

    analysis

    双语例句

    例:

    The organizers were given a breakdown of the costs.

    组织者们得到了一份花销细目。

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