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broken

英 ['brəʊk(ə)n] 美['brokən]
  • adj. 破碎的;坏掉的
  • v. 折断;打碎;损坏(break的过去分词)

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"

双语例句


1. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤,但到后来,那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

2. His jaw was broken after he was hit on the head.
他的头部受重击之后下颌骨折了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Everything breakable had been broken and scattered chaotically about the room.
房间里能打碎的东西都打碎了,一片狼藉。

来自柯林斯例句

4. They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees.
他们拆掉了木栅栏,并砍去了一些树枝。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The landscape is broken only by a string of villages.
这片风景中只有一排村庄。

来自柯林斯例句