[N-COUNT 可数名词](关系的)破裂;(计划、讨论等的)失败,结束 The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
[usu sing]
...the breakdown of talks between the US and EU officials.
美国和欧盟官员间谈判的破裂
...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage...
无法挽回的婚姻破裂
He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market.
他认为司法体系的不健全导致了黑市的出现。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
nervous breakdown
;神经衰弱;精神崩溃 If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life.
[usu sing]
My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown...
我个人的生活一团糟。母亲去世了,几年后我又患上了神经衰弱。
They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.
他们经常显得很沮丧,精神濒于崩溃的边缘。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](汽车或机器的)故障,损坏 If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working.
Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns...
她的旧车老不听使唤,一路上总是出故障。
If you stop on the hard shoulder, wait for the police or breakdown service.
如果你的车坏在路肩上了,就得等警察或修理站来帮忙。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]分类;细目列表 A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts.
[usu N of n]
The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.
向组织者提供了一份开支细目。
Oxford
break·down/ˈbreɪkdaʊn; NAmEˈbreɪkdaʊn/noun1[countable ]an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working (车辆或机器的)故障,损坏◆a breakdown on the motorway在高速公路上出的故障◆a breakdown recovery service车辆抢修服务2[countable , uncountable ]a failure of a relationship, discussion or system (关系)破裂;(讨论、系统)失败◆the breakdown of a marriage婚姻破裂◆marriage breakdown婚姻破裂◆a breakdown in communications通信中断◆The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.谈判的失败是预料之中的事。◆the breakdown of law and order治安陷入瘫痪3[countable , usually singular ]detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures 数字细目;分类◆First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs.我们首先看一下成本的详细数字。4[uncountable ]( technical 术语) the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made 分解◆the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system蛋白质在消化系统中的分解5[countable ]=
nervous breakdown
◆She's still recovering from her breakdown.她精神崩溃后还在恢复中。breakdownbreakdownsbreak·down/ˈbreɪkdaʊn; NAmEˈbreɪkdaʊn/
LDC
breakdownbreak‧down /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the failure of a relationship or systembreakdown of He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage. A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy.breakdown in There has been a serious breakdown in relations between the two countries.marriage/marital/family breakdown Family breakdown can lead to behavioural problems in children.2[countable] a serious medical condition in which someone becomes mentally ill and is unable to work or deal with ordinary situations in life: I was worried he might have a breakdown if he carried on working so hard. Two years ago he suffered a mental breakdown. She had already had one nervous breakdown.3[countable] an occasion when a car or a piece of machinery breaks and stops working: Always carry a phone with you in case you have a breakdown on the motorway.breakdown in a breakdown in the cooling system4[countable] a list of all the separate parts of somethingbreakdown of Can you give us a breakdown of the figures?5[singular] the changing of a substance into other substances: the breakdown of glucose in the body to release energy → break down
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COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakdownmarriage/marital breakdown· problems caused by the increase in marital breakdownfamily breakdown· A growing proportion of children are affected by family breakdown.communication breakdown (=when people do not talk or are unable to talk)· The misunderstanding was the result of a communication breakdown.complete/total breakdown· The disagreement finally led to a complete breakdown of their relationship.irretrievable breakdown formal (=one that is impossible to put right again)· The irretrievable breakdown of a marriage may be grounds for divorce.verbscause/lead to a breakdown· Money problems often cause marriage breakdown.
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