bro·ken
adjective/ˈbrəʊkən/
/ˈbrəʊkən/
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破损的;伤残的;残缺的;出了毛病的 - a broken window/plate
破碎的窗玻璃/盘子 - a broken leg/arm/bone
断腿;断臂;断骨 - pieces of broken glass
玻璃碎片 - How did this dish get broken?
这个盘子是怎么打破的? - The TV's broken.
电视机坏了。 - They opened the bag and found a broken bottle.
他们打开袋子,发现一个破瓶子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsa2- The UN system is broken beyond repair.
联合国系统已无法修复。 - His front tooth was broken in half.
他的门牙断成了两半。 - One of her patients was a cat with a badly broken leg.
她的一位病人是一只腿严重骨折的猫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- badly
- a broken window/plate
被违背的;未履行的 - Voters are disillusioned with the government's broken promises.
政府言而无信,令选民大失所望。
- Voters are disillusioned with the government's broken promises.
终止了的;破坏了的 - a broken marriage/engagement
破裂的婚姻;解除了的婚约
- a broken marriage/engagement
不连续的;间断的;被打扰的 - a night of broken sleep
睡得不踏实的一夜 - a single broken white line across the road
横穿马路的一条断断续续的白线
- a night of broken sleep
- [only before noun] made weak and tired by illness or difficulties
衰弱的;精疲力竭的 - He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
生意失败后他变得心灰意懒。
- He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
- [only before noun] (of a language that is not your own) spoken slowly and with a lot of mistakes; not fluent
说得慢且有错的;不流利的 - to speak in broken English
说一口结结巴巴的英语
- to speak in broken English
- having a rough surface
表面粗糙的 - an area of broken, rocky ground
崎岖、多岩石的地区
- an area of broken, rocky ground
damaged
promise/agreement
relationship
not continuous
person
language
ground
Idioms
like a broken record
(British English also like a stuck record)
- in a way that keeps repeating a statement or opinion in an annoying way
卡住:以一种令人讨厌的方式不断重复发表声明或意见的方式 - I hate sounding like a broken record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help.
我讨厌听起来像是一张破唱片,但我不得不再说一遍,我们必须提供更多帮助。
- I hate sounding like a broken record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help.