1、break down

（机器或车辆）出毛病，损坏

Their car broke down.

他们的车子出故障了。

（讨论、关系或系统）失败，破裂，失灵

Talks with business leaders broke down last night.

昨晚与商界领导人的谈判破裂了。

Paola's marriage broke down.

葆拉的婚姻破裂了。

分解；将…分成若干部分

The report breaks down the results region by region.

报告将调查结果按地区分成若干部分。

These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases.

这些规则告诉我们一个句子是怎样分解成若干短语的。

（使）（物质）分解

Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids.

时间久了，蛋壳中的蛋白质就会分解为其构成成分氨基酸。

The oil is attacked by naturally occurring microbes which break it down.

原油受到了自然产生的分解油类物质的微生物的侵蚀。

2、stick

杖;棍;棒

He looks old and walks with a stick.

他看起来很老，走路时拄着一根拐棍。

Crowds armed with sticks and stones took to the streets.

人群手持棍棒和石块走上了街头。

严厉的批评;大肆的取笑

It's not motorists who give you the most stick, it's the general public.

对你批评最严厉的并不是驾车人，而是普通民众。

I get some stick from the lads because of my faith but I don't mind.

我由于自己的信仰遭到了伙伴们的取笑，但我不在乎。