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broken

英 ['brəʊk(ə)n] 美['brokən]

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adj. 破碎的；坏掉的
v. 折断；打碎；损坏（break的过去分词）

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英英释意

1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;: "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart"

2. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly;: "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"

3. subdued or brought low in condition or status;: "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;: "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

5. tamed or trained to obey;: "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

6. topographically very uneven;: "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

7. imperfectly spoken or written;: "broken English"

8. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;: "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"

9. weakened and infirm;: "broken health resulting from alcoholism"

10. destroyed financially;: "the broken fortunes of the family"

11. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');: "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

12. discontinuous;: "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"

13. lacking a part or parts;: "a broken set of encyclopedia"

英文词源

broken (adj.): late 14c., past participle adjective from break (v.). Broken record in reference to someone continually repeating the same thing is from 1944, in reference to scratches on records that cause the needle to jump back and repeat.
When Britain's Minister of State, Selwyn Lloyd[,] became bored with a speech by Russia's Andrei Vishinsky in UN debate, he borrowed a Dizzy Gillespie bebop expression and commented: "Dig that broken record." While most translators pondered the meaning, a man who takes English and puts it into Chinese gave this translation: "Recover the phonograph record which you have discarded." ["Jet," Oct. 15, 1953]

考试真题

The traditional textbook model is and has been broken for quite some time.

Thanks to men like Curtice, "the bonds of scarcity" had been broken and America was rolling "to an all-time high of prosperity"

So it's only when the economy is healthy again that we'll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.

psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping efficiently straight through the night.

I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes and reinforced stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA).

the consequence of a broken marriage

She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog.

He'll need to be jamming you at this point, as a broken window or opened door would normally release the alarm.

The most likely type of burglary by far is the unsophisticated crime of opportunity, usually involving a broken window or some forced entry.

It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved.

I have to get to Manchester today and my own car has broken down.

Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break

Most of them had broken with their sisters and brothers.

People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples.

People from broken homes often lack stable lives

The handle of the suitcase is broken.

Neither side wants its code broken by the other.

One very important code was never broken.

Approaching the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I've refused to buy winter tomatoes for years.

He couldn't return it when it was broken.

Hi, what will you do with your broken cellphone?

See, your computer has broken down again! It doesn't make sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars.

Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed.

Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up.

That framework has contributed mightily to our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it.

实用场景例句

a broken window/plate: 破碎的窗玻璃 / 盘子

a broken leg/arm: 断了的腿 / 臂

pieces of broken glass: 破玻璃碎片

How did this dish get broken ?: 这个盘子是怎么打破的？

The TV's broken.: 电视机坏了。

a broken marriage/engagement: 破裂的婚姻；解除了的婚约

a night of broken sleep: 睡得不踏实的一夜

a single broken white line across the road: 横穿马路的一条断断续续的白线

He was a broken man after the failure of his business.: 生意失败后他变得心灰意懒。

to speak in broken English: 说着一口结结巴巴的英语

an area of broken, rocky ground: 崎岖、多岩石的地区

A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.: 蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。

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。

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。

Eric could only respond in broken English.: 埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语回答。

Abigail: Fantastic. I heard a couple of the tracks on the radio yesterday. They were amazing.: 艾比盖尔: 好啊. 我昨天在收音机上听到其中几首歌, 非常好听.

Pieces of broken glass were still raining down long after it exploded.: 爆炸后很久,碎玻璃片还一个劲地往下落.

He had broken into a trot.: 他突然小跑起来.

Mind where you put your feet; you could step on some broken glass.: 注意脚底下, 你可能会踩在碎玻璃上.

It'serves him right , he shouldn't have broken the rules.: 该, 谁叫他不守纪律.

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