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*bro·ken¹ /`brokən; ˈbrəʊkən/
adj
1 damaged or in small pieces because of being hit, dropped etc 损坏的; 破碎的; 断裂的:
a broken leg 骨折了的腿
a broken plate 打碎的盘子
2 a broken machine or piece of equipment does not work 〔机器、设备〕出故障的，坏的:
a broken clock 出了毛病的钟
3 interrupted by spaces, not continuous中断的; 断断续续的，不连贯的:
a broken white line 白色的虚线
4 broken marriage a marriage that has ended, and the husband and wife no longer live together 破裂的婚姻
5 broken home a family in which the children's parents no longer live together 夫妻离异的家庭，破裂家庭:
Are children from broken homes more likely to do badly at school? 父母离了婚的孩子是否更可能在学校里表现得不好？
6 broken agreement/promise etc when someone did not do what they promised to 未被遵守的协议/承诺等
7 broken English/French etc English, French etc that is spoken slowly, with a lot of mistakes 蹩脚［不流利］的英语/法语等
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