āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
break down
/bÉšËeÉĒk dËaĘn/
to break down
[phrase form: break]
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āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a machine or vehicle) to stop working as a result of a malfunction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old refrigerator broke down, and we had to replace it.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to lose control and start crying
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Witnessing the accident caused the bystander to break down.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something crumble and fall apart
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The earthquake caused the old bridge to break down.
āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
(of a relationship, negotiation, etc.) to fail to function properly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The relationship broke down under the pressure of constant arguments.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to lose control or suddenly collapse due to overwhelming emotions, exhaustion, or physical strain
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Witnessing the accident was too much for her, and she broke down, fainting at the scene.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ā§ āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to destroy a barrier by force
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In some situations, firefighters use an axe to break down doors during rescues.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(in mathematics, chemistry, or grammar) to break into smaller parts or components, especially for a detailed analysis or examination
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The researcher broke the theory down into its fundamental principles.
āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻāĻ¨
to turn a substance into smaller components through chemical reactions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The heat from the reaction helps break down the complex molecules.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to process food in the digestive system and transform it into nutrients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He ca n't break down lactose, so he avoids dairy products.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
