1. | [c] (车辆或机器的)故障,损坏an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working |
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. | [c][u] (关系)破裂;(讨论、系统)失败a failure of a relationship, discussion or system |
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. | [c][ususing] 数字细目;分类detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures |
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. | [u] 分解the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made |
the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system 蛋白质在消化系统中的分解 |