broken
adj. 破损的; 伤残的; 不连贯的; 中断的; 中止的; 破裂的; 未履行的; 衰弱的; 筋疲力尽的; 不流利的; 凹凸不平的; 坎坷的
Broken is the past participle of break .
A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it.
A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。
You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing.
She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage...
她首度谈起婚姻破裂带来的精神创伤。
Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of 18.
破裂家庭里的孩子在18岁之前离家的可能性更大。
If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well.
Eric could only respond in broken English.
埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语回答。
1. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;
2. not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly;
3. subdued or brought low in condition or status;
4. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;
5. tamed or trained to obey;
6. topographically very uneven;
7. imperfectly spoken or written;
8. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;
9. weakened and infirm;
10. destroyed financially;
11. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');
12. discontinuous;
13. lacking a part or parts;
Pieces of broken glass were still raining down long after it exploded.
爆炸后很久,碎玻璃片还一个劲地往下落.
He had broken into a trot.
他突然小跑起来.
Mind where you put your feet; you could step on some broken glass.
注意脚底下, 你可能会踩在碎玻璃上.
It'serves him right , he shouldn't have broken the rules.
该, 谁叫他不守纪律.
John has broken off his engagement to Mary.
约翰已和玛丽解除了婚约.