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

• ( There is also no broken-down car, also useful for excuses.)
  （另外也找不到趴窝的汽车，那应该也是个好用的借口。）
• I do seem to be a broken-down monarch of some kind.
  我倒有点儿象个落魄的王孙。
• 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。
• I'm calling about my broken-down car.
  我打来是询问我出了毛病的车子。
• Realize the automatic alarm when the server is broken-down.
  服务器运行出现故障时，可以实现故障的自动报警。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was13, doing my homework in front of my family's broken-down television, when I felt strangely compelled to look up at the screen.
  在我13岁的时候，有一次正在家里一台破旧电视前写作业，这时候，一个奇怪的冲动让我抬起头看了看电视屏幕。
• 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 broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry. The carts draw easily.
  一辆卡车拉着一辆坏了的汽车。这些车辆拉起来很轻便。