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| /ˈbrəʊkən/ |
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| 1 | a broken bone has a crack in it 骨裂的；骨折的 |
| He had several broken ribs and a suspected broken leg. 他的几根肋骨断了，还有一条腿被怀疑骨折。 |
| | 1a | a broken object has been damaged and is in two or more pieces 被打碎的；破碎的 | | Nearly all the houses had broken windows. 几乎所有的房子都有破窗户。 | | Be careful not to step on the broken glass. 小心别踩在碎玻璃上。 | | Fill the bottom of the dish with broken biscuits. 在盘底装满碎饼干。 | | a broken fingernail 裂开的手指甲 | |
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| 2 | if a machine is broken , it is not working correctly （机器）损坏的，出故障的 |
| You can’ t watch television – it’ s broken. 你看不了电视，电视坏了。 |
| He’ s mended that broken clock. 他修好了那个坏了的钟。 |
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| 3 | literary if your heart is broken , you feel extremely sad because a relationship with someone you love has ended or because someone has died 伤心的；悲伤的 |
| Her husband died, and she died soon afterwards of a broken heart. 她的丈夫死了，不久她因伤心而去世。 |
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| 4 | used for describing a situation in which you do not do what you promised, agreed , or hoped 背弃的；不被遵守的；破灭的 |
| He referred to his country as the land of broken dreams. 他把他的国家称为梦想破灭之地。 |
| a string of broken promises 一连串背弃的诺言 |
| | 4a | a broken relationship has failed （关系）破裂的 | | broken marriages I’ d had two broken marriages by the time I was 30. 我30岁时已经有过两次破裂的婚姻。 | | a broken engagement 破裂的婚约 | |
| | 4b | a family where the parents are divorced or do not live together , and the children suffer as a result 破裂的家庭 | | She works with children who come from broken homes. 她与来自破裂家庭的孩子们打交道。 | |
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| 5 | a broken pattern or sound has spaces in it （模式）不连贯的;（声音）断续的，中断的 |
| a broken line 虚线 |
| | 5a | if you have broken sleep or a broken night , you sleep badly , waking up often （睡眠）时断时续的 | |
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| 6 | literary very badly damaged physically （身体）严重受损的 |
| | 6a | having lost all hope and enthusiasm , because of bad experiences 绝望的；沮丧的 | |
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| - | broken English/French/German etc
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| if someone speaks in broken English etc, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well |
| 蹩脚的英语/法语/德语等 |
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