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单词 brokenness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bro•ken /ˈbroʊkən/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. pp. of break.

adj. 
  1. reduced to small pieces:cut himself on the broken glass.
  2. ruptured;
    torn;
    fractured:His arm was broken in three places.
  3. not working or functioning;
    damaged:I think my watch is broken again.
  4. not kept;
    violated: a broken promise.
  5. interrupted or disconnected:a broken line.
  6. weakened in strength, etc.;
    crushed by bad experiences:a broken heart.
  7. [before a noun] (of language) imperfectly spoken: couldn't understand his broken English.
  8. spoken in a halting or hesitant manner, as under emotional strain:In a broken voice he begged for forgiveness.
  9. divided or disrupted, as by divorce:[before a noun]broken families.
  10. [before a noun] not smooth;
    rough or irregular: broken ground.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bro•ken  (brōkən),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. pp. of break. 

adj. 
  1. reduced to fragments;
    fragmented.
  2. ruptured;
    torn;
    fractured.
  3. not functioning properly;
    out of working order.
  4. Meteorology(of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds. Cf. scattered (def. 4).
  5. changing direction abruptly:The fox ran in a broken line.
  6. fragmentary or incomplete:a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
  7. infringed or violated:A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
  8. interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected:After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
  9. weakened in strength, spirit, etc.:His broken health was due to alcoholism.
  10. tamed, trained, or reduced to submission:The horse was broken to the saddle.
  11. imperfectly spoken, as language:She still speaks broken English.
  12. spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain:He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.
  13. disunited or divided:Divorce results in broken families.
  14. not smooth;
    rough or irregular:We left the plains and rode through broken country.
  15. ruined;
    bankrupt:the broken fortunes of his family.
  16. Printing[Papermaking, Print.]a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets.
broken•ly, adv. 
broken•ness, n. 

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