breakdowns

英 [ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz]

美 [ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz]

n.  (车辆或机器的)故障，损坏; (关系的)破裂; (讨论、系统的)失败; 数字细目; 分类
breakdown的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （关系的）破裂；（计划、讨论等的）失败，结束
  Thebreakdown ofsomething such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
  1. ...the breakdown of talks between the US and EU officials.
     美国和欧盟官员间谈判的破裂
  2. ...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage...
     无法挽回的婚姻破裂
  3. 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。
• See also:My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown...They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.nervous breakdown
• N-COUNT （汽车或机器的）故障，损坏
  If a car or a piece of machinery has abreakdown, it stops working.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 分类；细目列表
  Abreakdown ofsomething is a list of its separate parts.
  1. The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.
     向组织者提供了一份开支细目。

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