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that has been damaged or injured; no longer whole or working correctly 破损的;伤残的;残缺的;出了毛病的 a broken window/plate 破碎的窗玻璃/盘子 a broken leg/arm/bone 断腿/断臂/断骨 pieces of broken glass 玻璃碎片 How did this dish get broken? 这个盘子是怎么打破的? The TV's broken. 电视机坏了。 They opened the bag and found a broken bottle. 他们打开袋子,发现一个破瓶子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessa2The UN system is broken beyond repair. 联合国系统已经崩溃,无法修复。 His front tooth was broken in half. 他的门牙断成了两半。 One of her patients was a cat with a badly broken leg. 她的一个病人是一只腿严重骨折的猫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- get
- badly
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not kept 被违背的;未履行的 Voters are disillusioned with the government's broken promises. 选民们对政府失信的承诺不再抱有幻想。
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ended or destroyed 终止了的;破坏了的 a broken marriage/engagement 破裂的婚姻;解除了的婚约
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not continuous; interrupted or disturbed 不连续的;间断的;被打扰的 a night of broken sleep 睡得不踏实的一夜 a single broken white line across the road 横穿马路的一条断断续续的白线
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made weak and tired by illness or difficulties Topics Feelingsc1衰弱的;精疲力竭的 - [only before noun]
(of a language that is not your own )非母语 spoken slowly and with a lot of mistakes; not fluent 说得结结巴巴的;不流利的 to speak in broken English 说着一口结结巴巴的英语
having a rough surface 凹凸不平的;坎坷的 an area of broken, rocky ground 崎岖、多岩石的地区
damaged受损
promise/agreement诺言;协定
relationship关系
not continuous不连续
person人
language语言
ground地面
Idioms
like a broken record
(British English also like a stuck record)
in a way that keeps repeating a statement or opinion in an annoying way 被违背的;未履行的 I hate sounding like a broken record, but I have to say again, we must do more to help. 我讨厌听起来像一张破唱片,但我必须再说一遍,我们必须做更多的事情来帮助。