broken-down

英 [ˌbrəʊkən ˈdaʊn]

美 [ˌbroʊkən ˈdaʊn]

adj.  状况很差的; 出故障的; 衰弱的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 状况很差的；出故障的；衰弱的
  in a very bad condition; not working correctly; very tired and sick
  1. a broken-down old car/horse
     出了毛病的旧车；衰老的马

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （车辆或机器）出故障的，坏掉的
  Abroken-downvehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
  1. ...a broken-down car.
     出故障的汽车

英英释义

adj

• in deplorable condition
  1. a street of bedraggled tenements
  2. a broken-down fence
  3. a ramshackle old pier
  4. a tumble-down shack
  Synonym:bedraggledderelictdilapidatedramshackletatterdemaliontumble-down
• not in working order
  1. had to push the broken-down car
  2. a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on

双语例句

• He was late for work yesterday because the inter-city transportation was broken-down by the shnowstrom.
  他昨天上班迟到是因为市内交通被暴风雪所阻断。
• I do seem to be a broken-down monarch of some kind.
  我倒有点儿象个落魄的王孙。
• I saw a team of oxen hitched to a broken-down wagon.
  我看到几头牛套在一辆破车上。
• ( There is also no broken-down car, also useful for excuses.)
  （另外也找不到趴窝的汽车，那应该也是个好用的借口。）
• There's a broken-up girl for every broken-down boy.
  每一个失意的男孩后面都会有一个伤心的女孩。
• I was13, doing my homework in front of my family's broken-down television, when I felt strangely compelled to look up at the screen.
  在我13岁的时候，有一次正在家里一台破旧电视前写作业，这时候，一个奇怪的冲动让我抬起头看了看电视屏幕。
• After what seemed like hours they reached the rock, where Uncle Vernon, slipping and sliding, led the way to the broken-down house.
  大概过了几小时他们才到达那片岩石，弗农姨父深一脚浅一脚在前面带路，向那间破旧得几乎要垮掉的破房子走去。
• Research on probability model of vehicle quality based on the broken-down number per thousand cars
  基于千车故障数的汽车质量概率模型研究
• Two men pushing a broken-down car.
  推着一辆抛锚汽车的两个男人。
• Their broken-down vehicles and lack of speed mean they must make longer trips for lower payment.
  他们的车破，跑得慢，所以得多走路，少要钱。