1 Broken is the past participle of break .
2 ADJ [ADJ n] (线条)不连贯的,断续的,中断的 A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. (线条)不连贯的,断续的,中断的
3 ADJ [ADJ n] (婚姻)破裂的 You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. (婚姻)破裂的 [disapproval]
SYN failed, ruined, wrecked, unsuccessful
4 ADJ [ADJ n] (语言)蹩脚的,不流利的 If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well. (语言)蹩脚的,不流利的
SYN imperfect, halting, hesitating, stammering
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