(TTS發音) 1. destroy；reduce sth. to pieces 毀掉；打破
The police broke the door down. 警察破門而入。
2. crush；defeat鎮壓；制服
They broke down all opposition. 他們壓倒了所有的對手。
3. stop functioning（generally of motors and similar mechanical objects）壞了；出毛病（尤指發動機、機器等）
The car broke down on the way to the airport. 車子在去機場的路上拋錨了。
The lift broke down，so we had to walk up the stairs. 電梯壞了，我們只好走上樓去。
4. fail to carry out（plans，negotiations，etc. ）；come to nothing失敗（指無結果中斷計劃、談判等）；堅持不下去
The plan was good，but it broke down，because people were unwilling to cooperate. 計劃是好的，但由于人們不願合作，還是失敗了。
I expect the negotiations to break down soon. 我預料談判不久就會中斷。
5. burst into tears；lose control 禁不住痛哭；（身體、精神）垮了
When he heard his sentence，the man broke dewn. 聽到判決，那人不禁號啕大哭。
Your health will break down if you work too hard. 太勞累的話，你身體會垮的。
He tried to cope with the everincreasing burden of his work，but finally he broke down and had to take a complete rest. 他設法應付日益加重的工作負擔，但最後身體垮了，不得不全休。
6. separate into parts；take apart；analyse 分解；分析
Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. 水可以分解為氫和氧。
I want you to break this data down. 我想請你分析一下這個資料。
