英语词汇“broken”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

broken

/ˈbrəʊk(ə)n

verb

past participle of break¹.

adjective

1Having been broken: he had a broken arm...

There's no quick or easy way to clean up a broken bottle of maple syrup.
Everyone survived but the poor girl has her arm broken and several stitches.
Last month's dispatches from the olive groves report internationals with broken ribs, broken arms and other injuries.

Synonyms

smashed, shattered, burst, fragmented, splintered, shivered, crushed, snapped, rent, torn, ruptured, separated, severed, in bits, in pieces;

destroyed, wrecked, demolished, disintegrated;

cracked, split, chipped

informal in smithereens/smithers

fractured, damaged, injured, maimed, crippled, lame

1.1(Of a relationship) ended, typically through infidelity: a broken marriage...

Also, Frank's broken relationship with Brenda leaves something to be desired in the way of resolution.
Maggie is fleeing a broken relationship when she encounters a teenage girl on the train.
A broken relationship with a boyfriend dealt a serious blow to her confidence and again was made out to be a major catastrophe.

Synonyms

failed, ended

2(Of a person) having given up all hope; despairing: he went to his grave a broken man...

Johnny Bonner is one of the broken people of the world but he's kept alive by being part of a river of song, and he needs to share it.
But he then appeared quite a broken person as he was led away, didn't say any further words.
Mary was one of those broken people, a life thwarted from what it could be.

Synonyms

defeated, beaten, vanquished, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued;

demoralized, dispirited, discouraged, dejected, crushed, humbled, dishonoured, ruined, crippled

3Having breaks or gaps in continuity: a broken white line across the road...

Witness Mr Fogarty an engineer agreed with this, stating that it was not a good place to overtake and that the broken white line was misleading.
What is the point of painting double parallel, barred white lines down the middle of the road, when a single broken white line has told us for years where the middle of the road is?
If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so.

Synonyms

interrupted, disturbed, fitful, disrupted, disconnected, discontinuous, fragmentary, intermittent, unsettled, sporadic, spasmodic, erratic, troubled, incomplete

3.1(Of a language) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner: a young man talking in broken Italian...

He spoke in broken English and claimed to be Italian.
Han prefers to employ Asian males who can speak broken English.
In fact it might even pay to speak broken English, perhaps with a Norwegian accent, when striding around ex-British colonies.

Synonyms

halting, hesitating, disjointed, faltering, stumbling, stammering, stuttering, imperfect

4Having an uneven and rough surface: he pressed onwards over the broken ground...

Through a slick sheen of soft rain the broken surfaces of the pavement spread out before me.
Three hours later, we finally shake the sand off our boots onto the broken, rocky surface of Ice Valley.
Comfort for passengers was good at all times, even on the most broken surfaces, though the ride often feels quite firm.

Synonyms

uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy;

jagged, ragged, craggy, rutted, pitted, rutty

Derivatives

brokenly

/ˈbrəʊk(ə)nli

/ adverb ...

‘If only,’ he sobs brokenly, ‘if only I had taken him out more when I had the chance…‘
She covered her face with her hands and cried brokenly.
Apart from sign language, she kept struggling to express herself with her voice, though brokenly and unclearly.

brokenness

/ˈbrəʊk(ə)nnɪs/ noun ...

But years passed before he fully grasped the greatness of God's love, before he truly dealt with his brokenness and became the man, the husband and the father that God intended him to be.
A poor neighborhood is visually and fundamentally recognized by chaos, noise, dirt, brokenness and a lack of resources.
I want to live among the broken, because I too am broken, and I believe it's only in our brokenness that we find freedom and hope.

单词	broken
释义	broken /ˈbrəʊk(ə)n / verb past participle of break¹. adjective 1Having been broken: he had a broken arm... There's no quick or easy way to clean up a broken bottle of maple syrup. Everyone survived but the poor girl has her arm broken and several stitches. Last month's dispatches from the olive groves report internationals with broken ribs, broken arms and other injuries. Synonyms smashed, shattered, burst, fragmented, splintered, shivered, crushed, snapped, rent, torn, ruptured, separated, severed, in bits, in pieces; destroyed, wrecked, demolished, disintegrated; cracked, split, chipped informal in smithereens/smithers fractured, damaged, injured, maimed, crippled, lame 1.1(Of a relationship) ended, typically through infidelity: a broken marriage... Also, Frank's broken relationship with Brenda leaves something to be desired in the way of resolution. Maggie is fleeing a broken relationship when she encounters a teenage girl on the train. A broken relationship with a boyfriend dealt a serious blow to her confidence and again was made out to be a major catastrophe. Synonyms failed, ended 2(Of a person) having given up all hope; despairing: he went to his grave a broken man... Johnny Bonner is one of the broken people of the world but he's kept alive by being part of a river of song, and he needs to share it. But he then appeared quite a broken person as he was led away, didn't say any further words. Mary was one of those broken people, a life thwarted from what it could be. Synonyms defeated, beaten, vanquished, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued; demoralized, dispirited, discouraged, dejected, crushed, humbled, dishonoured, ruined, crippled 3Having breaks or gaps in continuity: a broken white line across the road... Witness Mr Fogarty an engineer agreed with this, stating that it was not a good place to overtake and that the broken white line was misleading. What is the point of painting double parallel, barred white lines down the middle of the road, when a single broken white line has told us for years where the middle of the road is? If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so. Synonyms interrupted, disturbed, fitful, disrupted, disconnected, discontinuous, fragmentary, intermittent, unsettled, sporadic, spasmodic, erratic, troubled, incomplete 3.1(Of a language) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner: a young man talking in broken Italian... He spoke in broken English and claimed to be Italian. Han prefers to employ Asian males who can speak broken English. In fact it might even pay to speak broken English, perhaps with a Norwegian accent, when striding around ex-British colonies. Synonyms halting, hesitating, disjointed, faltering, stumbling, stammering, stuttering, imperfect 4Having an uneven and rough surface: he pressed onwards over the broken ground... Through a slick sheen of soft rain the broken surfaces of the pavement spread out before me. Three hours later, we finally shake the sand off our boots onto the broken, rocky surface of Ice Valley. Comfort for passengers was good at all times, even on the most broken surfaces, though the ride often feels quite firm. Synonyms uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy; jagged, ragged, craggy, rutted, pitted, rutty Derivatives brokenly /ˈbrəʊk(ə)nli / adverb ... ‘If only,’ he sobs brokenly, ‘if only I had taken him out more when I had the chance…‘ She covered her face with her hands and cried brokenly. Apart from sign language, she kept struggling to express herself with her voice, though brokenly and unclearly. brokenness /ˈbrəʊk(ə)nnɪs/ noun ... But years passed before he fully grasped the greatness of God's love, before he truly dealt with his brokenness and became the man, the husband and the father that God intended him to be. A poor neighborhood is visually and fundamentally recognized by chaos, noise, dirt, brokenness and a lack of resources. I want to live among the broken, because I too am broken, and I believe it's only in our brokenness that we find freedom and hope. Rhymes awoken, bespoken, betoken, foretoken, oaken, outspoken, plain-spoken, ryokan, spoken, token, woken
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broken

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