Broken
['brəʊk(ə)n] or ['brokən]
解釋/意思:
(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' .
編輯:汤姆--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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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同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Shattered, rent, severed, separated.[2]. Weakened, impaired, feeble, shaken, spent, wasted, exhausted.[3]. Abrupt, craggy, steep, precipitous, rough.
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例句/造句/用法:
- As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The ice, you see, was broken between us--and I thought I would take care, on the next occasion, that Mr. Betteredge was out of the way. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The animal was not there at all, only the heavy, broken beauty. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- And you would find the habit was broken. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- His speech had been whispered, broken, and indistinct; but by a great effort he had made it plain enough to be unmistakeable. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- For Frederick had broken down now, and all his theories were of no use to him. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- I think they would, came from under the hat, in a grim tone, quite as touching as a broken one. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- But I will drop it in that gorge like a broken bird cage. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- The broken-spirited, old, maternal grandfather was likewise subject to the little tyrant. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He had a rather heavy, slack, broken beauty, white and firm. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He paused for a few seconds, and added in a voice broken by emotion, 'You have loved her from a child, my friend. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Gutenberg sat studying the broken block of wood. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- It is not a passionate quarrel that would have broken my heart; it is the steady opposition and persistence in going wrong that he has shown. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The plaster of the broken houses was gray and wet. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Thirdly, Account for that propensity, which this illusion gives, to unite these broken appearances by a continued existence. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- If I have not (Macbeth-like) broken up the feast with most admired disorder, Daisy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Some miles from New Carthage the levee to Bayou Vidal was broken in several places, overflowing the roads for the distance of two miles. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Another silence succeeded this short dialogue: which was again broken by the stranger. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- William's sally had quite broken and cast her down. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He did not care if in breaking Germany Europe was broken; his mind did not go far enough beyond the Rhine to understand that possibility. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I tried again to sleep; but my heart beat anxiously: my inward tranquillity was broken. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- She took a little clod of earth from the broken ground where he had stumbled, and threw it in. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Important interviews would be broken off to get in a visit to some old historical mansion. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- A great astonishment burst upon him, as if the air had broken. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Bitzer,' said Mr. Gradgrind, broken down, and miserably submissive to him, 'have you a heart? 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I had not realized it was so broken up. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Pride was broken down between these two. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- That was a slander; they were broken to the saddle when I got them and cost nearly twenty dollars. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- But there are not great estates that must be broken up? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- It would have been a much better transgression had I broken the bond of secrecy and told you every thing. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
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