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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
break something down
ˌbreak sthˈdown derived
1. to make sth fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard
•Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside.
2. to destroy sth or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that sb has
•to break down resistance/opposition
•to break down sb's reserve/shyness
•Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.
3. to divide sth into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do
•Break your expenditure down into bills, food and other.
•Each lesson is broken down into several units.
related noun ↑breakdown
4. to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process
•Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.
related noun ↑breakdown
Main entry: ↑breakderived
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