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

• Like everything else in this broken-down world, my heart by itself is a blind and confused mess;
  如同这个破碎世界的一切，我的心本身也是困惑迷盲的；
• In the billowing world of mortals, she is the most eternal scenery, though some broken-down.
  滚滚红尘中，她是最永恒的风景，尽管有些破旧。
• The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.
  一辆卡车撞了摩托车。一辆卡车拉着一辆坏了的汽车。
• You can't take a broken-down car you're trying to sell and put two new doors on it and expect people not to think it's a lousy deal.
  你不可能拿着一辆老破车，给它安上两扇新门来卖，就指望人们不会认为这是一笔糟糕的交易。
• Now in China, the electro-magnetizers by indirect water-cooling are often broken-down, which hinders the improvement of the quality and quantity of Nd-Fe-B.
  目前国内钕铁硼生产厂的间接水冷取向电磁铁经常出故障，影响钕铁硼产量和质量的提高。
• Two men pushing a broken-down car.
  推着一辆抛锚汽车的两个男人。
• Our first vehicle was an old broken-down bicycle.
  一辆破旧的自行车是我们全家的第一个交通工具。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 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。）