1、condition
状况;状态
He remains in a critical condition in a California hospital.
他在加州的一家医院里,病情仍然十分危急
。I received several compliments on the condition of my skin.
好几个人夸我的皮肤保养得好
。(某事完成或发生的)环境,条件
This change has been timed under laboratory conditions.
在实验室条件下测得了这一变化所需的时间
。The mild winter has created the ideal conditions for an ant population explosion.
暖冬为蚁群数量激增创造了理想的条件
。(某一群人的)生活状况,境况;(尤指)艰难处境
The condition of the people could be elevated by a programme of social reform.
人们的生活状况可以通过社会改革方案得到改善
。The government has encouraged its people to better their condition.
政府鼓励人民改善生活状况
。2、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
。