Broken

['brəʊk(ə)n] or ['brokən]

解释:

(adj.) physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; 'a broken mirror'; 'a broken tooth'; 'a broken leg'; 'his neck is broken' .

(adj.) (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; 'broken (or unkept) promises'; 'broken contracts' .

(adj.) not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; 'broken lines of defense'; 'a broken cable transmission'; 'broken sleep'; 'tear off the stub above the broken line'; 'a broken note'; 'broken sobs' .

(adj.) lacking a part or parts; 'a broken set of encyclopedia' .

(adj.) discontinuous; 'broken clouds'; 'broken sunshine' .

(adj.) out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); 'a broken washing machine'; 'the coke machine is broken'; 'the coke machine is busted' .

(adj.) destroyed financially; 'the broken fortunes of the family' .

(adj.) weakened and infirm; 'broken health resulting from alcoholism' .

(adj.) thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; 'troops fleeing in broken ranks'; 'a confused mass of papers on the desk'; 'the small disordered room'; 'with everything so upset' .

(adj.) imperfectly spoken or written; 'broken English' .

(adj.) subdued or brought low in condition or status; 'brought low'; 'a broken man'; 'his broken spirit' .

(adj.) topographically very uneven; 'broken terrain'; 'rugged ground' .

(adj.) tamed or trained to obey; 'a horse broken to the saddle'; 'this old nag is well broken in' .

编辑:汤姆--From WordNet

解释:

(p. p.) of Break

(v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.

(v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.

(v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.

(v. t.) Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.

(v. t.) Subdued; humbled; contrite.

(v. t.) Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.

(v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.

(v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.

(v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.

(v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.

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同义词及近义词：

a. [1]. Shattered, rent, severed, separated.[2]. Weakened, impaired, feeble, shaken, spent, wasted, exhausted.[3]. Abrupt, craggy, steep, precipitous, rough.

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