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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, part of her anger was the ignominy of being carried back to the compound in the shuttle by three Battloids, like some kind of broken-down commuter craft.
  当然了，她的愤怒有一部分来自被三个战斗机器人背回穿梭艇舱内的耻辱，而穿梭艇已成了一辆破破烂烂的通勤班车。
• Road works along the Beijing-Tibet Expressway have been exacerbated by traffic accidents and broken-down cars and traffic has backed up from the outskirts of Beijing all the way into Inner Mongolia.
  京藏高速公路沿线的道路施工状况已经因交通事故和毁损车辆而恶化。从北京外围地区到内蒙古的全程交通陷入瘫痪。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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'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。
• 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。