broken

英 [ˈbrəʊkən]

美 [ˈbroʊkən]

adj. 破损的; 伤残的; 残缺的; 出了毛病的; 中止了的; 破坏了的; 被违背的; 未履行的
v. (使)破，裂，碎; 弄坏; 损坏; 坏掉; 弄破; 使流血
break的过去分词

过去分词：broken　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.2747 / COCA.2694

牛津词典

adj.

受损 damaged

关系 relationship

诺言；协定 promise/agreement

不连续 not continuous

人 person

衰弱的；精疲力竭的
made weak and tired by illness or difficulties
1. He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
  生意失败后他变得心灰意懒。

语言 language

说得结结巴巴的；不流利的
spoken slowly and with a lot of mistakes; not fluent
1. to speak in broken English
  说着一口结结巴巴的英语

地面 ground

Brokenis the past participle ofbreak.
ADJ （线条）不连贯的，断续的，中断的
Abrokenline is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it.
1. A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
  蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。
ADJ （婚姻）破裂的
You can usebrokento describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing.
1. She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage...
  她首度谈起婚姻破裂带来的精神创伤。
2. Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of 18.
  破裂家庭里的孩子在18岁之前离家的可能性更大。
ADJ （语言）蹩脚的，不流利的
If someone talks inbrokenEnglish, for example, or inbrokenFrench, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well.
1. Eric could only respond in broken English.
  埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语回答。

adj

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
1. a broken mirror
2. a broken tooth
3. a broken leg
4. his neck is broken
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
1. broken (or unkept) promises
2. broken contracts
Synonym:unkept
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
1. broken lines of defense
2. a broken cable transmission
3. broken sleep
4. tear off the stub above the broken line
5. a broken note
6. broken sobs
lacking a part or parts
1. a broken set of encyclopedia
discontinuous
1. broken clouds
2. broken sunshine
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
1. a broken washing machine
2. the coke machine is broken
3. the coke machine is busted
Synonym:busted
destroyed financially
1. the broken fortunes of the family
Synonym:wiped out(p)impoverished
weakened and infirm
1. broken health resulting from alcoholism
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
1. troops fleeing in broken ranks
2. a confused mass of papers on the desk
3. the small disordered room
4. with everything so upset
Synonym:confuseddisorderedupset
imperfectly spoken or written
1. broken English
subdued or brought low in condition or status
1. brought low
2. a broken man
3. his broken spirit
Synonym:crushedhumbledhumiliatedlow
topographically very uneven
1. broken terrain
2. rugged ground
Synonym:rugged
tamed or trained to obey
1. a horse broken to the saddle
2. this old nag is well broken in
Synonym:broken in

Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down
罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。
If something is broken, we get it fixed.
如果什么东西坏了，我们就找人来修理。
Their marriage has broken up.
他们的婚姻关系破裂了。
The main spring of the alarm clock is broken.
闹钟的簧断了。
She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage
她首度谈起婚姻破裂带来的精神创伤。
Several people were treated for broken bones.
数人接受了断骨治疗。
He dropped a bottle in the kitchen and nicked himself on broken glass.
他在厨房不小心打碎了一个瓶子，被碎玻璃片划伤了。
The engine had a broken crankshaft.
发动机的曲轴断了。
Eric could only respond in broken English.
埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语回答。
One lace had broken and been tied in a knot.
一条带子已经断了，打了个结。