break-down

By then the gate was being broken down.

那时候大快要被砸开了。

The car broke down halfway to the camp.

车子在去营地的半路上抛锚了。

The car broke down halfway to the destination.

汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。

The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.

这本新出版的小册子分成三部分。

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

这部新出版的编史分成八大部分。

Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.

我的汽车在市郊出了障。

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

人体中的化学元素食物分解成有用的物质。

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

锅炉了, 整栋办公大楼没有暖气。

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

老师和蔼可亲的态度减轻了这个新来的孩子的羞怯。

John broke down the washing machine.

约翰拆开了洗衣机。

The robbers broke the door down.

强盗砸开了。

What if the car breaks down?

汽车要是抛锚了怎么办呢？

My car overheated and broke down.

我的汽车变得过热, 出了障。

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

这车老是拋锚！真是我的祸根。

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

电梯了, 我只好走到十层。

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

我的新政策是要打破对女性晋升人为设置的障碍。

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

她晚到了一小时，对他编谎说自己的汽车了。

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

如果汽车在高速公路上出了障，守在那里别动等警察来。

Their opposition broke down.

他的反对意见打消了。

The locomotive has broken down.

火车头了。