breakdown

noun

/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

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[countable] an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working
- a breakdown on the motorway
- a breakdown recovery service
- Most breakdown services give priority to women travelling alone.
- The national breakdown organizations are on hand to help motorists 24 hours a day.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1, Engineeringc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mechanical
breakdown + verb
- occur
breakdown + noun
- service
- truck
- vehicle
- …
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[countable, uncountable] a failure of a relationship, discussion or system
- The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
- marriage breakdown
- There has obviously been a breakdown in communications between the two sides.
- The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected.
- the breakdown of law and order
Extra Examples
- A growing proportion of children are affected by family breakdown.
- Marital breakdown can be followed by debt problems.
- There seems to be a complete breakdown in law and order.
Topics Difficulty and failurec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- complete
- irretrievable
- …
verb + breakdown
- cause
- lead to
- prevent
- …
preposition
- breakdown in
- breakdown of
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[countable, usually singular] detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures
- First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs.
- Please provide us with a breakdown of expenditure by department.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- detailed
- full
- cost
- …
verb + breakdown
- prepare
- give somebody
- provide (somebody with)
- …
preposition
- breakdown by
- breakdown of
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[uncountable] (specialist) the process of a substance breaking into the parts of which it is made
- the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system
[countable]
(also nervous breakdown)
a period of mental illness in which somebody becomes very depressed, anxious and tired, and cannot deal with normal life
- She's still recovering from her breakdown.
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- emotional
- mental
- nervous
- …
verb + breakdown
- have
- suffer
phrases
- the brink of a nervous breakdown
- the edge of a nervous breakdown
- the verge of a nervous breakdown
- …
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单词	breakdown
释义	breakdown noun /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ jump to other results [countable] an occasion when a vehicle or machine stops working a breakdown on the motorway a breakdown recovery service Most breakdown services give priority to women travelling alone. The national breakdown organizations are on hand to help motorists 24 hours a day. Topics Transport by car or lorryc1, Engineeringc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective mechanical breakdown + verb occur breakdown + noun service truck vehicle … See full entry [countable, uncountable] a failure of a relationship, discussion or system The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. marriage breakdown There has obviously been a breakdown in communications between the two sides. The breakdown of the negotiations was not unexpected. the breakdown of law and order Extra Examples A growing proportion of children are affected by family breakdown. Marital breakdown can be followed by debt problems. There seems to be a complete breakdown in law and order. Topics Difficulty and failurec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious complete irretrievable … verb + breakdown cause lead to prevent … preposition breakdown in breakdown of See full entry [countable, usually singular] detailed information that you get by studying a set of figures First, let's look at a breakdown of the costs. Please provide us with a breakdown of expenditure by department. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective detailed full cost … verb + breakdown prepare give somebody provide (somebody with) … preposition breakdown by breakdown of See full entry [uncountable] (specialist) the process of a substance breaking into the parts of which it is made the breakdown of proteins in the digestive system [countable] (also nervous breakdown) a period of mental illness in which somebody becomes very depressed, anxious and tired, and cannot deal with normal life She's still recovering from her breakdown. Topics Illnessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective emotional mental nervous … verb + breakdown have suffer phrases the brink of a nervous breakdown the edge of a nervous breakdown the verge of a nervous breakdown … See full entry
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