breakdowns

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending. (關(guān)系、計劃、討論等的) 失敗; 結(jié)束
...the breakdown of talks between the U.S. and E.U. officials. …美國與歐盟官員會談的失敗。
...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. …無法挽廻的一場婚姻的破裂。
2. N-COUNT If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. 精神崩潰
My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown. 我的個人生活糟透了。母親去世了,幾年後我精神崩潰了。
3. →see also nervous breakdown
4. N-COUNT If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working. 故障
Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns. 她的舊車性能不可靠,所以旅途被故障所睏擾。
5. N-COUNT A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts. 細目列表
The organizers were given a breakdown of the costs. 組織者們被給了一份花銷細目。