| 单词 | break down |
| 释义 | break down 1．destroy；reduce sth．to pieces 毁掉；打破 *The police broke the door down．警察破门而入。 2．crush；defeat镇压；制服 *They broke down all opposition．他们压倒了所有的对手。 3．stop functioning（generally of motors and similar mechanical objects）坏了；出毛病（尤指发动机、机器等） *The car broke down on the way to the airport．车子在去机场的路上抛锚了。 *The lift broke down，so we had to walk up the stairs．电梯坏了，我们只好走上楼去。 4．fail to carry out（plans，negotiations，etc．）；come to nothing失败（指无结果中断计划、谈判等）；坚持不下去 *The plan was good，but it broke down，because people were unwilling to cooperate．计划是好的，但由于人们不愿合作，还是失败了。 *I expect the negotiations to break down soon．我预料谈判不久就会中断。 5．burst into tears；lose control 禁不住痛哭；（身体、精神）垮了 *When he heard his sentence，the man broke dewn．听到判决，那人不禁号啕大哭。 *Your health will break down if you work too hard．太劳累的话，你身体会垮的。 *He tried to cope with the everincreasing burden of his work，but finally he broke down and had to take a complete rest．他设法应付日益加重的工作负担，但最后身体垮了，不得不全休。 6．separate into parts；take apart；analyse 分解；分析 *Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen．水可以分解为氢和氧。 *I want you to break this data down．我想请你分析一下这个资料。 |
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