break down
(of a machine or motor vehicle) suddenly cease to function
出故障,抛锚
his van broke down.
他的货车抛锚了。
■(of a person) experience a sudden failure of function in the vehicle they are driving.
突遇车辆抛锚
she broke down on the motorway.
她的车在高速公路上突然抛锚了。
■(of a relationship, agreement, or process) cease to continue; collapse.
(关系、协议、过程)决裂,中断;崩溃
pay negotiations with management broke down.
同资方的有关薪金的谈判破裂了。
■lose control of one's emotions when in a state of distress.
(感情)失去控制
the old woman broke down in tears.
这位老妇人控制不住感情,哭了。
■(of a person's health or emotional control) fail or collapse.
(人的健康或情感)垮掉
undergo chemical decomposition
化学分解
waste products which break down into low-level toxic materials.
分解成低毒物质的报废产品。
break up
disintegrate; disperse
分散,分裂
the grey clouds had begun to break up.
乌云已开始散去。
■(of a gathering) disband; end.
(集会)结束,解散
■(Brit.)end the school term.
(英)(学校)开始放假
we broke up for the summer.
我们放暑假了。
■(of a couple in a relationship) part company.
(恋爱或婚姻中的男女)分手
■start laughing uncontrollably.
爆发大笑
the whole cast broke up.
全体演员哄堂大笑。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)become emotionally upset.
(主 北美)变得心烦
break out
(of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly
(战争,战斗或类似的不受欢迎的事件)突然爆发
forest fires have broken out across Indonesia.
印度尼西亚爆发了全国性的森林火灾。
■(of a physical discomfort) suddenly manifest itself.
(身体不适)突然发作
prickles of sweat had broken out along her backbone.
密密的汗珠沿着她的脊梁沁出来。
break in
force entry to a building
强行闯入
[with direct speech]interject
插话
‘I don't want to interfere’ , Mrs Hendry broke in.
亨得利夫人插嘴说:“我不想干涉”。