broken down

For what, anyway , did I move to this broken-down little room?

唉, 我搬到这破房子里来, 到底为的是什么 呢 ?

Don't excuse his late arrival by saying that his car had broken down.

不要为他来晚了找借口,说是由于车出了故障.

We had to move water by a chain pump because the electric pump had broken down.

抽水机坏了,只好用人工车水.

The broken-down old house was not fit for human habitation.

这栋破烂的老房子不适合人居住.

Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East.

中东和平谈判失败了.

By then the gate was being broken down.

那时候大门快要被砸开了.

The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.

那辆坏了的车由一辆货车拖着.

His health has broken down.

他身体坏了.

Her telephone had broken down.

她的电话故障了.

The washing machine seems to have broken down again.

洗衣机好像又坏了.

His health has broken down completely.

他的身体已完全垮了.

Foods are broken down in the digestive tract.

食物在消化道里分解。

The locomotive has broken down.

火车头坏了.

He has completely broken down ( in health ).

他的身体彻底垮了.

Mal's car had broken down en route and the AA patrolman had taken an hour to arrive.

马尔的车在路上抛了锚，AA巡视员1个小时后才到达。