Meaning
設備故障或損壞： 當機器、車輛或任何其他設備停止運作時，可以使用「break down」。例如，「車子在高速公路上拋錨了」可以說成「The car broke down on the highway」。
分析或分解： 當需要將複雜的概念或問題分解成更簡單的部分時，可以使用「break down」。例如，「這份報告被分解成幾個章節」可以說成「The report is broken down into several sections」。
情緒崩潰： 當人因情緒過於激動而崩潰時，也可以使用「break down」。例如，「聽到壞消息後，她崩潰了」可以說成「She broke down after hearing the bad news」。
理解「break down」的多重用法可以幫助學習者更靈活地運用這個片語於不同情境中。Today's Sentences
01
My car broke down again.
Situation
You’re late!
What happened?
發生了什麼事？
Don’t even ask.
My car broke down again on the way here.
我來這裡的路上車又拋錨了
Seriously?
That’s like the third time this month.
這已經是這個月第三次了。
I know.
At this point, I feel like this car is such a burden.
現在，我覺得這輛車真是個負擔。
02
I broke down in laughter when I saw the photos.
Situation
So how was your high school reunion?
Hilarious!
I broke down when I saw the photos.
當我看到那些照片時，我忍不住笑了出來。
Really?
Was it that bad?
有那麼糟糕嗎？
Let’s just say funny haircuts and questionable fashion choices.
But some of the best memories were from high school!
但一些最好的回憶來自高中！
Writer's Note
"Break down" is an intransitive, transitive, separable and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive - Does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example 1: The food broke down in the digestive system.
Example 2: Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down.
Example 3: She broke down in tears during the speech. - Transitive - Requires a direct object to receive the action.
Example 1: Let me break down the costs for you.
Example 2: Firefighters broke down the wall to reach the child.
Example 3: Can you break this process down step by step? - Separable - When an object can be placed between the particle "break" and the verb "down" can be separated.
Example 1: Let me break this problem down into smaller steps.
Example 2: They had to break the door down to rescue the dog.
Example 3: Can you break the data down by category? - Inseparable - When the particle and verb cannot be separated. The particle must stay directly next to the verb.
Example 1: She broke down in tears during the movie.
Example 2: My truck broke down on the way home.
Example 3: This plastic will break down over time.
例子 1：食物在消化系統中break down。
例子 2：塑膠可能需要數百年才能break down。
例子 3：她在演講中break down哭了出來。
Example 1: Let me break down the costs for you.
Example 2: Firefighters broke down the wall to reach the child.
Example 3: Can you break this process down step by step?
例子 1：讓我將這個問題「break」成更小的步驟「down」。
例子 2：他們必須把門「break」開「down」來救狗。
例子 3：你能否按類別將數據「break」成更小的部分「down」？
範例 1: She broke down in tears during the movie.
範例 2: My truck broke down on the way home.
範例 3: This plastic will break down over time.
Related Words: Analyze, collapse, crumble, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, divide, explain, fail, malfunction, partition, separate, simplify, stop working, unravel
