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

• Have you take a look at your old, broken-down car recently?
  最近有检查你那部坏掉的老轿车吗？
• 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。
• The stable was a broken-down hut with a leaking roof and a floor made of mud;
  马厩是间破旧不堪的茅草屋，屋顶是漏的，地是泥土地；
• Early in the second week he acquires a cart to transport several boxes of tomatoes at a time, but before a month is up he sells the cart to buy a broken-down pickup truck.
  第二周，他买了一辆手推车，这样每次就可以多运输几箱西红柿，但是不到一个月的时间，他把手推车卖了，换成了一辆破损的运输卡车。
• The road is completely blocked by a broken-down car.
  一辆汽车出了故障，整条路都被堵死了。
• In a dusty mab standard, a batch of new buildings will be based and up, yet there are a broken-down hut isolated support there.
  在某尘土飞扬的建筑工地上，一批新的建筑物将奠基而起，然而还有一间破旧的小屋孤立地支撑在那里。
• A street of bedraggled tenements; a broken-down fence; a ramshackle old pier; a tumble-down shack.
  满街破旧的房屋；破旧的篱笆；摇摇欲坠的老码头；摇摇欲坠的小木屋。
• 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。
• Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby.
  毁坏的，破旧的：因疏忽而失修或衰败的；残垣断壁的。
• 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。