1、break down

（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、exception

例外;除外

Few guitarists can sing as well as they can play; Eddie, however, is an exception.

很少有吉他手唱歌像弹吉他那么好，然而埃迪是个例外。

There were no floral offerings at the ceremony, with the exception of a single red rose.

除了一朵红色玫瑰花外，仪式上没有任何献花。

除…之外；不包括…在内

Yesterday was a day off for everybody, with the exception of Lawrence.

昨天所有人都放一天假，劳伦斯除外。

In virtually every sport, with the possible exception of women's gymnastics, the players are now bigger and stronger than before.

几乎在所有体育运动中，可能除女子体操外，现在的运动员都要比过去更加高大强壮。