breakdown

noun

1. （车辆或机器的）故障，损坏
   an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working
   1. a breakdown on the motorway
      在高速公路上出的故障
   2. a breakdown recovery service
      车辆抢修服务
2. （关系的）破裂；（讨论、系统的）失败
   a failure of a relationship, discussion or system
   1. the breakdown of a marriage
      婚姻破裂
   2. marriage breakdown
      婚姻破裂
   3. a breakdown in communications
      通信中断
   4. The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.
      谈判的失败是预料之中的事。
   5. the breakdown of law and order
      治安陷入瘫痪
3. 数字细目；分类
   detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures
   1. 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. 分解
   the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made
   1. She's still recovering from her breakdown.
      她精神崩溃后还在恢复中。
5. 分解
   the breaking of a substance into the parts of which it is made
   1. She's still recovering from her breakdown.
      她精神崩溃后还在恢复中。

1. N-COUNT （关系的）破裂；（计划、讨论等的）失败，结束
   The breakdown of something 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。
2. 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
3. N-COUNT （汽车或机器的）故障，损坏
   If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, 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。
4. N-COUNT 分类；细目列表
   A breakdown of something 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。

1. She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.
   她身体不舒服，简直要崩溃了。
2. Ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule
   凯丽女士似乎将她的精神崩溃归咎于百代唱片公司高度紧张的工作日程安排。
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。
4. My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown
   我个人的生活一团糟。母亲去世了，几年后我又患上了神经衰弱。
5. They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.
   他们经常显得很沮丧，精神濒于崩溃的边缘。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.
   向组织者提供了一份开支细目。
9. Individualism, and the breakdown of social harmony, had a constructive purpose. But they also carried a price.
   个人主义以及社会和谐的崩溃具有一定的建设意义，然而这也是有代价的。
10. I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.
    我曾经有过一次精神崩溃，好像天塌了一样。
11. Susan had a mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia
    苏珊精神崩溃，被诊断为得了精神分裂症。
12. He managed to evade capture because of the breakdown of a police computer.
    因为警方一台电脑瘫痪，他成功地躲避了抓捕。
13. If there were a breakdown of law and order, the army might be tempted to intervene.
    如果法治被践踏，军队可能会介入。
14. It didn't come as a shock to learn that the fuel and cooling systems are the most common causes of breakdown
    燃油和冷却系统是造成故障的最常见的原因，这一点不奇怪。
15. His wife would not be able to cope and might suffer a nervous breakdown.
    他的妻子将无法接受，也许会精神崩溃。
16. It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown
    他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。
17. The breakdown of law and order could result in killing on a massive scale
    法治一旦崩溃可能导致大肆杀戮。
18. She had a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she has been very shy
    几年前她得了神经衰弱，自那以后就变得十分腼腆。
19. After news of this new court case Ford broke down again, though he blamed the breakdown on his work
    福特听到这一场新官司的消息后再次精神崩溃，尽管他说自己是因为工作才这样的。
20. I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was a traumatic experience
    我曾经神经崩溃过。那是一次痛苦的经历。
21. Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.
    我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
22. Her mother suffered a nervous breakdown.
    她母亲患神经衰弱。
23. Catalase catalyes the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.
    过氧化氢酶催化过氧化氢的分解。
24. In the case of dielectric breakdown, a different type of acceleration occurs.
    在介质击穿的情况下，出现了一种不同类型的加速。
25. His remarks led to the breakdown of talks between the staff and the management.
    他的话导致了劳资谈判的破裂。
26. I'd like a breakdown of these figures, please.
    请给我这些数字的细目。
27. I was near the point of breakdown.
    我已经到了精神崩溃的边缘了。
28. I think I'm about to have a nervous breakdown.
    我认为我将要精神崩溃了。
29. This led to the financial breakdown.
    而这样做导致了金融崩溃。
30. This paper presents a new method for breakdown location on power cable insulation.
    本文介绍了一种电力电缆绝缘击穿点定位的新方法。

noun

1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
   1. the social dislocations resulting from government policies
   2. his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London

   Synonym:    dislocation

2. an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

   Synonym:    partitioning

3. a cessation of normal operation
   1. there was a power breakdown

   Synonym:    equipment failure

4. a mental or physical breakdown

   Synonym:    crack-up