| 单词 | breakdown | 
| 释义 | breakdown1 of 2noun  break·down  ˈbrāk-ˌdau̇n  1   : the action or result of breaking down: such as    a    : a failure to function  preventing a breakdown of the health-care system  b    : failure to progress or have effect : disintegration  a breakdown of negotiations  c   medicine   : a complete loss of physical, mental, or emotional vitality : a physical, mental, or nervous collapse    d    : the process of decomposing  the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen cellular breakdown  e    : division into categories  a statistical breakdown of data: classification  also : an account analyzed into categories   a budget breakdown  2   : a fast shuffling dance    also : music for such a dance  break down2 of 2 verb  broke down; broken down; breaking down; breaks down   transitive verb 1  a    : to cause to fall or collapse by breaking or shattering    b    : to make ineffective  break down legal barriers 2  a    : to divide into parts or categories    b    : to separate (something, such as a chemical compound) into simpler substances : decompose    c    : to take apart especially for storage or shipment and for later reassembling   intransitive verb 1  a    : to stop functioning because of breakage or wear    b    : to become inoperative or ineffective : fail  negotiations broke down  c    : to fail in strength or vitality  her health broke down  d    : to succumb to mental or emotional stress  broke down and cried  e    : to lose one's resolve : give in  finally broke down and bought a computer 2  of horses   : to severely injure the supporting ligament or bones of the fetlock joint   3  a    : to be susceptible to or undergo analysis or subdivision  the statistics break down like this  b    : to undergo decomposition   | 
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