| 单词 | thesaurus/break-down |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofbreak downin Englishbreak downThesaurus>to break down>break down These are words and phrases related tobreak down. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of break down. TO BREAK DOWNThe lift has broken down again. Synonyms and examples stop working I don’t understand it - my phone just stopped working. crash When a computer crashes, you reboot. fail The train’s brakes failed, causing it to derail. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofbreak down. See also break fracture bustinformal shatter smash snap chip crack split fall apart breakable fragile delicate brittle weak broken dead defunct bustedmainlyUSinformal out of order have had itinformal kaputinformal on the blinkinformal on the fritzUSinformal Learn moreIf somethingbreaks, or if you break something, it is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition. If something iseasily broken, it is easy to damage that thing. If a machine or a vehiclebreaks down, it stops working. If something is damaged so that it no longer works or is no longer in perfect condition, it isbroken. TO CRYThe witness broke down on the stand. Synonyms and examples cry She skinned her knee and began to cry. weepliterary My lady, why do you weep? cry your eyes out Our children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way. sob your heart out She waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out. cry bucketsinformal Every time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending. bawl I bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize. sob He started to sob when he heard his friend had died. blubberinformaldisapproving Stop blubbering and pull yourself together! grizzleUKdisapproving The poor baby grizzled every time I put her to bed. burst into tears Upon hearing the news, she burst into tears. curst out crying When I proposed to him, he said yes then burst out crying. dissolve into tears When I confronted her about not finishing her homework before going out, she dissolved into tears. lose itinformal She made it all the way through the funeral and then lost it on the car ride home. tear upmainlyUS I teared up when I heard I had won the contest. mist over/up He might have misted up a bit when the choir sang his favorite hymn. choke up He got all choked up while trying to give the toast at his son's wedding. getinformal The end of that story is so sad - it really gets me! snivel Instead of defending himself, he became a snivelling, shaking mess. turn on the waterworksold-fashioneddisapproving She gave me some story about losing her wallet and turned on the waterworks, but I wasn't fooled. Antonym and example dry your eyes Dry your eyes - I'm sure it will all turn out for the best. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofbreak down. Learn moreIf youcry, you produce tears because of a strong emotion. |
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