n.[C]

1. （机器等的）故障，损坏
   Our car had a breakdown on the road.

   我们的汽车在路上抛锚了。

2. 垮台，崩溃；破裂
   There has been a complete breakdown of law and order.

   法律与秩序已荡然无存。

3. （精神、体力等的）衰弱，衰竭
   She has had a nervous breakdown.

   她神经崩溃了。

4. 分类；分析
   The accountant gave a breakdown of the expenses.

   会计交出一份开支明细帐。

5. 【化】分解
6. 跺脚曳步舞（一种喧闹活泼的美国土风舞）

n.

1. a failure or collapse.
   ▸a sudden collapse in mental health.
2. chemical or physical decomposition.
3. an explanatory analysis.