n.[C]

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

   我們的汽車在路上拋錨了。

2. 垮臺，崩潰；破裂
   There has been a complete breakdown of law and order.

   法律與秩序已蕩然無存。

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

   她神經崩潰了。

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

   會計交出一份開支明細帳。

5. 【化】分解
6. 跺腳曳步舞（一種喧鬧活潑的美國土風舞）

n.

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