breakdown
n
1 mechanical failure 机械的故障
Our car/We had a breakdown on the motorway. 我们的汽车[我们]在高速公路上抛锚了.
2 collapse or failure 瓦解; 失败; 破裂
a breakdown of negotiations on disarmament 裁军谈判的破裂.
3 weakening or collapse of sb's (esp mental) health 身体(尤指精神)衰弱
The strain of his job led to the complete breakdown of his health. 他工作过度, 把身体完全累垮了.
She suffered a nervous breakdown. 她患神经衰弱.
4 statistical analysis 统计分析
a breakdown of expenditure 支出的统计分析.
🎯 考研助记
break断,down下落:又断又落--祸不单行--崩溃了
🔁 扩展释义
*['breikdaun]n. 崩溃, 故障【化】 事故; 击穿【经】 打破, 毁掉, 故障
📖 同为「博士」词汇
overheadadj. 上面的,高架的;头顶上的;(费用等)经常的,管理的;
n. 天花板;管理费用,经常费用;船舱的顶板;[体](网球等的)扣杀;
adv. 在头顶上;在空中;在楼上;向上;
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
任何事情都有好的时机,不要随意放过。
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.