broken
英 ['br??k(?)n]
美['brok?n]
- adj. 破碎的；壞掉的
- v. 折斷；打碎；損壞（break的過去分詞）
英英釋意
- 1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;
- "a broken mirror"
- "a broken tooth"
- "a broken leg"
- "his neck is broken"
- "children from broken homes"
- "a broken marriage"
- "a broken heart"
- 2. 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"
- 3. subdued or brought low in condition or status;
- "brought low"
- "a broken man"
- "his broken spirit"
- 4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;
- "broken (or unkept) promises"
- "broken contracts"
- 5. tamed or trained to obey;
- "a horse broken to the saddle"
- "this old nag is well broken in"
- 6. topographically very uneven;
- "broken terrain"
- "rugged ground"
- 7. imperfectly spoken or written;
- "broken English"
- 8. 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"
- 9. weakened and infirm;
- "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
- 10. destroyed financially;
- "the broken fortunes of the family"
- 11. 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"
- 12. discontinuous;
- "broken clouds"
- "broken sunshine"
- 13. lacking a part or parts;
- "a broken set of encyclopedia"
