breakdown ['breɪk.daʊn] noun FAILURE 故障 ADVANCED countable ■a failure to work or be successful 故障,出毛病•I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road.我的汽车在半路上抛锚了。 •Both sides blamed each other for the breakdown of talks.双方都指责对方导致了谈判的破裂。 ⇒ See also break down at break ['breɪk.daʊn] noun DIVISION 细分 countable or uncountable ■a division of something into smaller parts 细目;分类•We asked for a breakdown of the accident figures into day time and night time.我们要白天和夜间事故的统计数字的分列明细表。 •The rate of breakdown of muscle protein was assessed.肌肉蛋白质的分类比率测定统计出来了。 ['breɪk.daʊn] noun ILLNESS 生病 countable ■a nervous breakdown |