broken
pp of break1.
broken adj
1 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
not continuous; disturbed or interrupted 中斷的; 受打攪的; 受干擾的
broken sleep 斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的睡眠
broken sunshine 時(shí)隱時(shí)現(xiàn)的陽光.
2 [attrib 作定語]
(of a foreign language) spoken imperfectly; not fluent (指外語)蹩腳的, 不流利的
speak in broken English 英語說得不流利.
3 (of land) having an uneven surface; rough (指地面)凹凸不平的, 崎嶇的
an area of broken, rocky ground 凹凸不平的、多巖石的地面.
4 [attrib 作定語]
(of a person) weakened and exhausted by illness or misfortune (指人)因病或不幸而身心衰竭
He was a broken man after the failure of his business. 他生意失敗以後, 整個(gè)人一蹶不振.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) a broken `reed person who has become unreliable or ineffective 不再可靠的人; 效率變低的人.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['br?uk?n]a. 壞掉的, 打破的, 斷掉的break的過去分詞【機(jī)】 破碎的
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
silkn. 絲,蠶絲;絲綢,絲織物;(用于縫紉的)絲線;王室法律顧問;
vi. (玉米)處于長須的階段中;
adj. 絲的;絲綢的;絲制的;