broken
UK ['brəʊ.kən] US ['broʊ-] verb past participle of
■break 打碎
UK ['brəʊ.kən] US ['broʊ-] adjective
DAMAGED 损坏的
ESSENTIAL
■damaged, no longer able to work 损坏的，破损的；出了毛病的•He attacked the man with a broken bottle.他用一个破酒瓶袭击了那人。 •My watch is broken.我的表坏了。 •Careful - there's broken glass on the floor.小心，地板上有碎玻璃。 [before noun]
■suffering emotional pain so great that it changes the way you live, usually as a result of an unpleasant event 颓废的，心灰意冷的•He was a broken man after his wife died.妻子死后他成了个颓废的人。
UK ['brəʊ.kən] US ['broʊ-] adjective
INTERRUPTED 被打断的
■interrupted or not continuous 被打断的，不完整的•He tried to explain what had happened in broken (= not spoken easily and stopping a lot) English.他英语讲得结结巴巴，拼命想解释清楚发生了甚么。
UK ['brəʊ.kən] US ['broʊ-] adjective
ENDED 结束的
■destroyed or ended 破坏了的；结束了的•a broken engagement解除了的婚约 •She comes from a broken home (= one where the parents have separated).她来自一个破碎家庭。
UK ['brəʊ.kən] US ['broʊ-] adjective
NOT KEPT 违背的
■(of a law, rule or promise) not obeyed or not kept （法律、规章或承诺）违背的，未遵守的•a broken promise背弃的诺言 |