broken-down

By then the gate was being broken down.

那时候要被砸开了。

The locomotive has broken down.

火头坏了。

The car broke down halfway to the camp.

子在去营地的半路上抛锚了。

The car broke down halfway to the destination.

汽在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。

The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.

本新出版的小册子成三。

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

新出版的编年史成八。

John broke down the washing machine.

约翰拆开了洗衣机。

The robbers broke the door down.

强盗们把砸开了。

What if the car breaks down?

汽要是抛锚了怎么办呢？

My car overheated and broke down.

我的汽变得过热, 出了故障。

Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.

我们的汽在市郊出了故障。

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

人体中的化学元素把食物解成有用的物质。

Their opposition broke down.

他们的反对意见打消了。

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

锅炉坏了, 整栋办公楼没有暖气。

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

老师和蔼可亲的态度减轻了个新来的孩子的羞怯。

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

老是拋锚！真是我的祸根。

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

电梯坏了, 我们只好走到十层。

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

我们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坏了。

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。