"a collapse," 1832, from break (v.) + down (adv.). The verbal phrase is attested from late 14c. The noun, specifically of machinery, is from 1838; meaning "an analysis in detail" is from 1936. Nervous breakdown is from 1905.
雙語例句
1. She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.
她身體不舒服，簡直要崩潰了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.
向組織者提供了一份開支細(xì)目。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule.
凱麗女士似乎將她的精神崩潰歸咎于百代唱片公司高度緊張的工作日程安排。
來自柯林斯例句
4. I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was a traumatic experience.
我曾經(jīng)神經(jīng)崩潰過。那是一次痛苦的經(jīng)歷。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Susan had a mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia.