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By then the gate was being broken down.

那时候大门快要被砸开了。

The locomotive has broken down.

火头坏了。

The car broke down halfway to the camp.

子在去营地半路上抛锚了。

The car broke down halfway to the destination.

汽在到达目地中途抛锚了。

The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.

这本新出版小册子分成三部分。

The newly-published chronicle breaks down into eight major parts.

这部新出版年史分成八大部分。

What if the car breaks down?

汽要是抛锚了怎么办呢？

The robbers broke the door down.

强盗们把门砸开了。

My car overheated and broke down.

我汽变得过热, 出了故障。

John broke down the washing machine.

约翰拆开了洗衣机。

Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.

我们汽在市郊出了故障。

Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.

人体中化学元素把食物分解成有用物质。

Their opposition broke down.

他们反对意见打消了。

By helpful kindness the teacher broke down the new boy’s shyness.

老师和蔼可亲态度减轻了这个新来孩子羞怯。

The furnace broke down and the entire office building has no heat.

锅炉坏了, 整栋办公大楼没有暖气。

The elevator broke down and we had to walk up the tenth floor.

电梯坏了, 我们只好走到十层。

That car is always breaking down! It’s the bane of my life.

这老是拋锚！真是我祸根。

Our new policies are designed to break down artificial barriers to women’s advancement.

我们新政策是要打破对女性晋升人为设置障碍。

If your car breaks down on the motorway, sit tight and wait for the police.

如果汽在高速公路上出了故障，守在那里别动等警察来。

She came an hour late and spun him a yarn about her car breaking down.

她晚到了一小时，对他谎说自己汽坏了。