英语词组“break down”的意思是“崩溃;出故障;分解;分解成”。读音为:英 [breɪk daʊn] 美 [breɪk daʊn]。例句有:
1. Roads and telephone cables are frequently damaged, often resulting in lengthy interruptions of supply, damage and/or break down. 供水管路和电话线经常遭损坏,从而经常造成长期供电中断,受损以及(机械)损坏和/或机件故障。
2. Both buses in their delivery trucks fell silent as he arrived. But his electric bike wouldn't start. He realized his bike had broken down. 他到了,两辆运货的巴士都停止了引擎。可他的电动车却怎么也发动不起来,他知道自己的电动车出故障了。
3. When you get there, break down your roadmap into steps. 当你到达目的地时,把路图分解成几个步骤。
4. When you start to feel tired, take a break and let your body break down. 当你感到疲劳时,休息一下,让身体放松一下。
5. The car broke down on the motorway. 汽车在高速公路上出了故障。
6. The car had broken down and we were stuck in traffic. 车子出了故障,我们被堵在路上。
7. The truck hit a pothole and broke down. 卡车驶过坑洞时撞了一下,车子就坏了。
8. He's so exhausted that he can't think straight; he's going to break down any minute now. 他累得无法思考清楚,他随时都会崩溃的。
9. It was only when the light changed and he broke into a run that he realized he had left his keys in the car. 直到绿灯亮起,他才开始奔跑,这才意识到他把钥匙落在车里了。
10. His nerves were stretched to the limit and he was starting to break down when the telephone rang. 电话铃响了,他的神经绷到了极限,眼看就要崩溃了。