broken
坏了,破损,破损的,破碎的
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Definitions
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- : past participle of break.
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- : reduced to fragments; fragmented.
- : ruptured; torn; fractured.
- : not functioning properly; out of working order.
- : Meteorology. being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds.Compare scattered.
- : changing direction abruptly: The fox ran in a broken line.
- : fragmentary or incomplete: a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
- : infringed or violated: A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
- : interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected: After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
- : weakened in strength, spirit, etc.: His broken health was due to alcoholism.
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Examples
It’s no longer neat and clean, but rather it’s a mess of obsolete content, 404 errors, broken links, and other online debris.
The ichthyosaur’s fossilized body and head, while well preserved, are detached from one another, hinting that the animal may have died of a broken neck.
A week and a half into what has become the most widespread protests against the existing political order, you don’t see broken windows or burned-out cars.
Tweed traveled to the state capital Tallahassee for a drive-around rally to protest the broken system.
Performances have resulted in torn Achilles tendons and broken backs.
His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.
How many husbands, wives, sons, and daughters have we lost to a broken system?
And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.