breakdown
Từ điển Collocation
breakdown noun
1 mechanical failure
ADJ. electrical, mechanical
BREAKDOWN + VERB occur
BREAKDOWN + NOUN organization, service The national breakdown organizations are on hand to help motorists 24 hours a day. | crane, lorry, vehicle
2 failure/end of sth
ADJ. serious | complete, irretrievable The only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. | communication, family, marital, marriage, relationship
VERB + BREAKDOWN cause, lead to
PREP. ~ in/of a breakdown in negotiations
3 collapse of mental health
ADJ. emotional, mental, nervous, psychological
VERB + BREAKDOWN have, suffer
4 list of the details of sth
ADJ. detailed, full | cost
VERB + BREAKDOWN prepare I have prepared a detailed cost breakdown for the project. | give sb, provide (sb with)
PREP. ~ by, ~ of Please provide us with a breakdown of expenditure by department.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; dislocation
the social dislocations resulting from government policies
his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
- a mental or physical breakdown; crack-up
- a cessation of normal operation; equipment failure
there was a power breakdown
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; partitioning
English Slang Dictionary
a shotgun
English Idioms Dictionary
sudden health failure, fall apart After his breakdown, he found an occupation with less stress.
Investopedia Financial Terms
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