breakdown
n
1 mechanical failure 机械的故障
Our car/We had a breakdown on the motorway. 我们的汽车[我们]在高速公路上抛锚了.
2 collapse or failure 瓦解; 失败; 破裂
a breakdown of negotiations on disarmament 裁军谈判的破裂.
3 weakening or collapse of sb´s (esp mental) health 身体(尤指精神)衰弱
The strain of his job led to the complete breakdown of his health. 他工作过度, 把身体完全累垮了.
She suffered a nervous breakdown. 她患神经衰弱.
4 statistical analysis 统计分析
a breakdown of expenditure 支出的统计分析.