nerv·ous break·down
noun/ˌnɜːvəs ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
/ˌnɜːrvəs ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
(also breakdown)
(old-fashioned)- a period of serious mental illness in which somebody is unable to deal with normal life
This term was used in the past to refer to a range of different mental illnesses including depression, anxiety and psychosis.严重精神疾病时期,某人无法处理正常生活 - to have/suffer a nervous breakdown
精神崩溃 - The stress of her job had brought her to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
工作的压力让她几乎精神崩溃。
- to have/suffer a nervous breakdown