breakdown /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/ CET6

• 1. 

  N-COUNT The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending. (关系、计划、讨论等的) 失败; 结束

  例：

  ...the breakdown of talks between the U.S. and E.U. officials.

  …美国与欧盟官员会谈的失败。

  例：

  ...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage.

  …无法挽回的一场婚姻的破裂。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. 精神崩溃

  例：

  My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown.

  我的个人生活糟透了。母亲去世了,几年后我精神崩溃了。

• 3. 

  → see also nervous breakdown

• 4. 

  N-COUNT If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working. 故障

  例：

  Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.

  她的旧车性能不可靠,所以旅途被故障所困扰。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts. 细目列表

  例：

  The organizers were given a breakdown of the costs.

  组织者们被给了一份花销细目。