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broken

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bro·ken1 /ˈbrəʊkən $ ˈbroʊ/ verb  
x-refthe past participle of break break的过去分词
Examples from the Corpus
broken• But your partner has just broken a leg and is recovering at home.• The shed windows were broken and stood out black and jagged by the reflected light of the moon.• Vacuum cleaners were broken before they made the first one.• Of course, my friend has already broken his resolution.• His neck was broken when Sigsworth hit him with a fire extinguisher.• Only at this point can we begin healing ourselves and our broken world.• Simon had broken yesterday's confidences?
ldoce_063_fbroken2 ●●● S3 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  broken.jpg PIECE OF EQUIPMENTBROKENpiece of equipment 设备 not working properly 坏的，不能使用的
 The CD player’s broken again.
激光唱机又坏了。
 Do you know how the phone got broken (=became broken)?
你知道电话是怎么坏掉的吗？
2  OBJECTBROKENobject 物体 in small pieces because it has been hit, dropped etc 破的；破碎的；损坏的；断裂的
 Mind the broken glass.
当心碎玻璃。
 Wrap it up well so it doesn’t get broken (=become broken) in the mail.
把它包装好，免得在邮寄过程中打碎。
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3  BONEBROKENbone 骨头 cracked because you have had an accident 折断的，骨折的
 a badly broken leg
严重骨折的腿
 Gibbs had an X-ray, which revealed no broken bones.
吉布斯拍了X光片，显示没有骨折。
4  INTERRUPTEDLINEnot continuous 不连续的 interrupted and not continuous 被打断的；断断续续的
 a broken white line
一条断断续续的白线
 a long noisy night of broken sleep
时醒时睡的吵闹长夜
5  PERSONWEAKperson 人 extremely weak mentally or physically because you have suffered a lot 〔精神或身体〕垮掉的；衰弱的；颓丧的
 He returned from the war a broken man.
他从战场上回来，整个人都垮了。
6. broken English/French etc SPEAK A LANGUAGEif you speak in broken English, French etc, you speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because you know only a little of the language 蹩脚[不流利]的英语/法语等
7  broken home SSFDIVORCEa family that no longer lives together because the parents have divorced 〔夫妻离异造成的〕破裂家庭
 The majority of offenders do not come from broken homes.
大多数犯罪者并非来自破裂家庭。
Examples from the Corpus
broken home• J., the product of a broken home.• Vitro knows all about being dirt poor in the rural South and growing up in a broken home.• The majority of offenders do not come from disturbed or broken homes, and many broken homes do not produce delinquents.• He was the product of a broken home and therefore a single-parent child.• They came from broken homes and were desperate to help struggling mums.• Helen knew plenty about broken homes, because she came from one.• Over 28 years I've had two broken marriages and broken homes, family and friends.
8. broken marriage SSFDIVORCEa marriage that has ended because the husband and wife do not live together anymore 破裂的婚姻
Examples from the Corpus
broken marriage• a broken marriage• And I've seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages.• Like Kathy, she had found great spiritual consolation at Holy Trinity in the wake of a broken marriage.• That and alcoholism and broken marriages.• The Isle of Skye promises to be a good spot to escape the rigors of work and a broken marriage.• This new reality helped engender a more sensitive ecclesial approach to the plight of Catholics in broken marriages.• The two broken marriages and then the obvious fact that he didn't think much of her.• Cathy was a too-real story about inner-city squalor, broken marriages, homelessness and a shot-to-hell welfare system.• Childless men, especially those with a broken marriage, were more likely to be ambitious, highly educated professionals.
9  a broken heart SAD/UNHAPPYa feeling of extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died or left you 破碎的心
 I reckon she died of a broken heart.
我估计她是伤心过度而死的。
Examples from the Corpus
a broken heart• Harald died three months later, I believe of a broken heart.• It was part sadness, like a broken heart.• It was the universal panacea for a broken heart.• Sindham dies and then Ana dies of a broken heart.• This was after David had split up with Hermione and was nursing a broken heart.• He has to find a way to heal a broken heart and help hold his family together.• According to legend, anyone who ever fired the weapon died of a broken heart or cardiac arrest.• The system caused many a broken heart over the generations.
→4  See picture of 见图 broken
n10  a broken society a society which has many social and financial problems
 This report paints a depressing picture of Britain's broken society.
 THESAURUS
broken if something is broken, it does not work properly 破碎的，断裂的
5This suitcase is no good – the handle’s broken.
这个手提箱没用了，提手断了。
5The floor was covered in broken glass.
地板上满是碎玻璃。
nI think my watch is broken.
nThe camera got broken when we were on holiday.
nThe birds had gotten into the cabin through a broken window.
nIn the corner of the room were a broken chair and a rickety old desk.
out of order [not before noun] if a machine, especially one used by the public, is out of order, it is not working for a temporary period 〔尤指公共设备、机器等〕出故障，失灵
Every phone I tried was out of order.
我试的每个电话都出了故障。
The toilets were all out of order.
所有的抽水马桶都坏了。
down [not before noun] if a computer system is down, it is not working 〔计算机系统〕不能运行的，有故障的
The computer system was down all afternoon, so we went home.
电脑系统整个下午都无法运行，所以我们回家去了。
| go down (=stop working) 出故障
The network went down at 11:00 and we lost the whole morning’s work.
网络11点钟出了故障，我们一上午的工作全没了。
non the blink (also on the fritz American EnglishAmE) [not before noun] informal if a piece of electrical equipment is on the blink, it sometimes works and sometimes does not
My TV’s on the blink again.
| go on the blink/fritz
The car’s air conditioning went on the fritz just as we reached Dallas.
there’s something wrong with something used when saying that a car, machine etc does not work properly and you do not know why 〔汽车、机器等〕出了什么故障[问题]
There’s something wrong with my car; I think it might be the battery.
我的汽车出问题了，我觉得可能是电池故障。
nThere was something wrong with the photocopier, so we called in the service company.
| have something wrong with it
nIf the VCR has something wrong with it, take it back to the store.
something has had it informal used when saying that a car, machine etc is completely broken and cannot be repaired 〔汽车、机器等〕彻底坏了
I’m afraid the bike’s had it.
恐怕这辆自行车是完蛋了。
Examples from the Corpus
broken• "What's the time?" "I don't know, my watch is broken."• This suitcase is no good - the handle's broken.• I think my ankle's broken.• One little boy had a broken arm.• broken beer bottles• The accident left her with three broken bones in her wrist.• In the corner of the room were a broken chair and a rickety old desk.• He grew up oppressed by the sense of belonging to a broken culture, deprived of his inheritance.• a broken dishwasher• The two students, one Chinese, the other Greek, communicated in broken English.• Bits of broken glass sparkled in the sunlight.• The floor was covered in broken glass.• One side of his immaculate jacket was soaked through and spiked with broken glass.• They're covered in broken glass.• I think the doorbell must be broken - I didn't hear anything.• By 1947, Fred was a broken man addicted to alcohol and the treble chance.• Gary returned from the war a broken man.• We had months of broken sleep before the baby finally slept through the night.• The camera was broken, so none of my pictures turned out.• Half the space is taken up by a picture of a violin - ah yes, but one with a broken string.• Tossed between them like a broken toy fit only for the dustbin.• One of them was a doctor, a large, unhealthy looking specimen with a huge warty nose covered in broken veins.• The birds had gotten into the cabin through a broken window.
got broken• It got broken when I dropped everything last night.
get broken• How did the lawn mower get broken?• If you leave your toys on the floor, they'll get broken.• When her grandchildren visit, she puts away anything she doesn't want to get broken.• Pack the cookies carefully so they won't get broken in the mail.• It holds its shape very well since it doesn't get broken springs, lumps or bumps.• It got broken when I dropped everything last night.• A few of the cups got broken while we were moving house.
bro·ken1 verbbroken2 adjectiveadj →THESAURUS1
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