broken是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 past participle of break -- （break 的过去分词）

• 1 damaged, no longer able to work -- 损坏的，破损的；出了毛病的

  • He attacked the man with a broken bottle. 他用一个破酒瓶袭击了那人。

  • My watch is broken. 我的表坏了。

  • Careful - there's broken glass on the floor. 小心，地板上有碎玻璃。

  • He was a broken man after his wife died. 妻子死后他成了个颓废的人。

• 2 interrupted or not continuous -- 被打断的；不完整的

  • He tried to explain what had happened in broken English (= not spoken easily and stopping a lot) . 他英语讲得结结巴巴，拼命想解释清楚发生了什么。

• 3 destroyed or ended -- 破坏了的；结束了的

  • a broken engagement 解除了的婚约

  • She comes from a broken home (= one where the parents have separated). 她来自一个离异家庭。

• 4 (of a law, rule, or promise) not obeyed or not kept -- （法律、规章或承诺）违背的，未遵守的

  • a broken promise 背弃的诺言