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| /ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn/ |
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| 1 | C/U a situation in which something has failed or is beginning to fail 失败；损坏 |
| +of She moved to London after the breakdown of her marriage. 她婚姻破裂后搬到伦敦。 |
| +in They blamed the confusion on a breakdown in communication between departments. 他们把混乱归咎于部门之间缺乏沟通。 |
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| 2 | C a situation in which a machine or vehicle stops working （机器或车辆的）故障，停止运转 |
| a car breakdown service 维修汽车故障的业务 |
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| 3 | C a nervous breakdown |
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| 4 | C information that has been separated into different groups 分类信息；分析 |
| We’ ll need to see a breakdown of these figures before we sign the contract. 我们必须看一下这些数据的分析才能签合同。 |
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