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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
break down
ˌbreak ˈdown derived
1. (of a machine or vehicle)to stop working because of a fault
• The telephone system has broken down.
• We (= the car) broke down on the freeway.
related noun ↑breakdown
2. to fail
• Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
related noun ↑breakdown
3. to become very bad
• Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
see also ↑nervous breakdown
4. to lose control of your feelings and start crying
• He broke down and wept when he heard the news.
5. to divide into parts to be analysed
• Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages $10m, plant $4m, raw materials $5m.
related noun ↑breakdown
Main entry: ↑breakderived
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