1 N-COUNT [usually singular] （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. （关系的）破裂；（计划、讨论等的）失败，结束 [Also + in]
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...the breakdown of talks between the US and EU officials.
美国和欧盟官员间谈判的破裂
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...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. [+ of]
无法挽回的婚姻破裂
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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。
SYN failure, collapse, foundering, downfall
2 N-COUNT [usually singular, oft adjective NOUN] 神经衰弱；精神崩溃 If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. 神经衰弱；精神崩溃
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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。
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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。
SYN collapse, nervous breakdown, crackup [informal]
3See also:nervous breakdown
4 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. （汽车或机器的）故障，损坏
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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。
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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。
SYN hitch, disturbance, disruption, interruption
5 N-COUNT 分类；细目列表 A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts. 分类；细目列表
SYN analysis, classification, dissection, categorization
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