breakdown
noun uk/ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ us/ˈbreɪk.daʊn/
(FAILURE)
B2 [ C ]故障，毛病
a failure to work or be successful
I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road. 我的汽车在半路上抛锚了。
Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of talks. 双方都指责对方导致了谈判的破裂。
See also: break down (MACHINE)
- More examples
- The breakdown in negotiations will be seen as a step backwards.
- Some children were well brought up, despite family breakdown, he admitted.
- An immediate effect of the war was a breakdown of law and order.
- He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society.
- the trauma of marriage breakdown
(DIVISION)
C2 [ C or U ]细目；分类
a division of something into smaller parts
We asked for a breakdown of the accident figures into day time and night time. 我们要白天和夜间事故统计数字的分列明细表。
The rate of breakdown of muscle protein was assessed. 肌肉蛋白质的分类比率测定统计出来了。
(ILLNESS)
B2 [ C ]神经失常;神经衰弱
a nervous breakdown