| 单词 | break down |
| 释义 | break down 1. phrasal verb B1+ If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. Their car broke down. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. Talks with business leaders broke down last night. [VERB PARTICLE] Paola's marriage broke down. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb B2 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. The report breaks down the results region by region. [VERB PARTICLE noun] These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases. [be V-ed P + into] 4. phrasal verb B2 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. Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids. [VERB PARTICLE] The oil is attacked by naturally occurring microbes which break it down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. phrasal verb B2 If someone breaks down, they lose control of themselves and start crying. Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried. [VERB PARTICLE] The young woman broke down in tears. [VERB PARTICLE] 6. phrasal verb B2 If you break down a door or barrier, you hit it so hard that it falls to the ground. An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Firefighters were called after his father failed to break the door down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 7. phrasal verb 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. [approval] His early experience enabled him to break down barriers between Scottish Catholics and Protestants. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 8. See also breakdown, broken-down See full dictionary entry for break Translations: Chinese: 坏掉了 Japanese: 故障する |
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