break down是什么意思

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Answer 1

break down
1 (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。
2 to fail
失败:
Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
双方谈判失败了。
3 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。
4 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。
5 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 万元，设备 400 万元，原料 500 万元。