broken

UK:  ['brəʊkən]

US:  ['broʊkən]

adj.

1.(线条)虚线的,断续的;零碎的,七零八落的,拆散了的;被打断的

2.破裂的,打碎了的,弄破了的;(腿、臂等)已骨折的

3.破了产的,倒闭的;(家庭等)遭破坏的;(诺言等)被违背的

4.(方向)不断改变的

5.(马等)养驯了的,有训练的

6.〔口语〕降了级的

7.(语言等)拙劣的,不合标准[语法]的,乱七八糟的

8.(地面等)起伏不平的;(天气)忽阴忽晴的

9.灰了心的,已失望的,沮丧的,唉声叹气的;(身体)变衰弱的;【植物;植物学】(花)染上碎斑病的

10.【印刷】不足一令(500张)的

1 . If he had not broken his tooth, he would not be in the hospital now.
如果没有把牙齿弄坏，他就不会现在在医院了。

2 . It's very badly swollen. It's probably just bruise, but it could be broken. So I'm going to ask you to the hospital for an X-Ray.
这儿肿的厉害，可能只是擦伤，也可能骨折了，所以我打算让你去医院照个X光片。

3 . They found a dying old man lying on the ground when the door was broken.
当门被打开时，他们发现一位奄奄一息的老人躺在地上。

4 . Talks at the White House to try to break the deadlock over the US national debt have broken up without agreement.
美国白宫就试图打破国债僵局问题所举行的会谈没有达成一致意见。

5 . Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
因为他不想施恩，却逼迫困苦穷乏的，和伤心的人，要把他们治死。