break-down

By then the gate was being broken down.

那时候大门快要被砸开。

The car broke down halfway to the camp.

车子在去营地半路上抛。

The car broke down halfway to the destination.

汽车在到达目地途抛。

The newly published booklet breaks down into three parts.

本新出版小册子分成三部分。

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

部新出版编史分成八大部分。

Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.

我们汽车在市郊出故障。

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

人化学元素把食物分解成有用物质。

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

老师和蔼可亲态度减轻个新来孩子羞怯。

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

锅炉坏, 整栋办公大楼没有暖气。

What if the car breaks down?

汽车要是抛怎么办呢？

The robbers broke the door down.

强盗们把门砸开。

My car overheated and broke down.

我汽车变得过热, 出故障。

John broke down the washing machine.

约翰拆开洗衣机。

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

电梯坏, 我们只好走到十层。

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

车老是拋！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.

如果汽车在高速公路上出故障，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.

她晚到一小时，对他编谎说自己汽车坏。

Their opposition broke down.

他们反对意见打消。

The locomotive has broken down.

火车头坏。