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●ˌbreak sth↔ˈdown🔑 to make sth fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard 打倒，砸破（某物）◆Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. 消防队员不得不破门而入，解救困在里面的人。to destroy sth or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that sb has 破坏，消除（尤指某种感情或态度）◆to break down resistance/opposition 瓦解抵抗/反对◆to break down sb's reserve/shyness 驱除某人的矜持/胆怯◆Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities. 必须设法消除造成这两个团体不和的恐惧和敌意。to divide sth into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do 把…分类；划分◆Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other. 把支出费用按账单、食物及其他分类列明。◆Each lesson is broken down into several units. 每一课都分成几个单元。 ➡ related noun breakdown (3) to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process 使分解（为）；使变化（成）◆Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach. 糖和淀粉在胃里被分解。 ➡ related noun breakdown (4) See also break |