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●ˌbreak ˈdown🔑 (of a machine or vehicle 机器或车辆) to stop working because of a fault 出故障;坏掉◆The telephone system has broken down. 电话系统瘫痪了。◆We (= the car) broke down on the freeway. 我们的车在高速公路上抛锚了。 ➡ related noun breakdown (1) 🔑 to fail 失败◆Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. 双方谈判失败了。 ➡ related noun breakdown (2) to become very bad 被搞垮;垮掉◆Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 她因工作压力身体垮掉了。 ➡ see also nervous breakdown 🔑 to lose control of your feelings and start crying 情不自禁地哭起来◆He broke down and wept when he heard the news. 听到这个消息,他不禁失声痛哭。to divide into parts to be analysed 划分(以便分析)◆Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages $10m, plant $4m, raw materials $5m. 这项工程的支出费用分项列明如下:工资 1 000 万美元,设备 400 万美元,原料 500 万美元。 ➡ related noun breakdown (3) illustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table 描述图或表- ◆This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period. 这个柱状图显示三个月期间人们乘坐公共交通往来的次数。
- ◆This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June. 这个表比较了四月至六月公交车、火车和出租车的使用情况。
- ◆The results are shown in the chart below. 结果显示在下面的图表中。
- ◆In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age. 在这个饼分图中,调查结果按年龄划分。
- ◆This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age. 这个饼分图按年龄对调查结果进行分类。
- ◆ As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people. 从结果可以看出,年轻人比老年人乘坐公交车的频率更高。
- ◆ According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use. 从这些数字看,乘坐公交车出行占公共交通使用率的 60%。
- ◆ From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport. 从上图的数据明显看出:公交车是公共交通中使用最广泛的类型。
➡ language bank at evidence, fall, increase, proportion, surprisingSee also break |