亚洲网紅露点

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broken

[ broh-kuhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of break none.


adjective

  1. reduced to fragments; fragmented.
  2. ruptured; torn; fractured.
  3. not functioning properly; out of working order.
  4. Meteorology. (of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds. Compare scattered ( def 4 ).
  5. changing direction abruptly:

    The fox ran in a broken line.

  6. fragmentary or incomplete:

    a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.

  7. infringed or violated:

    A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.

  8. interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected:

    After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.

  9. weakened in strength, spirit, etc.:

    His broken health was due to alcoholism.

  10. tamed, trained, or reduced to submission:

    The horse was broken to the saddle.

  11. imperfectly spoken, as language:

    She still speaks broken English.

  12. spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain:

    He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.

    1. (of a relationship) split apart; not intact:

      a broken marriage.

    2. (of a family) disunited or divided by the prolonged or permanent absence of a parent, usually due to divorce or desertion: broken families.

      a child from a broken home;

      broken families.

  13. not smooth; rough or irregular:

    We left the plains and rode through broken country.

  14. ruined; bankrupt:

    the broken fortunes of his family.

  15. Papermaking, Printing. a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets.

broken

/ 藞产谤蓹蕣办蓹苍 /

verb

  1. the past participle of break
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. fractured, smashed, or splintered

    a broken vase

  2. imperfect or incomplete; fragmentary

    a broken set of books

  3. interrupted; disturbed; disconnected

    broken sleep

  4. intermittent or discontinuous

    broken sunshine

  5. varying in direction or intensity, as of pitch

    a broken run

    a broken note

  6. not functioning

    a broken radio

  7. spoilt or ruined by divorce (esp in the phrases broken home , broken marriage )
  8. (of a trust, promise, contract, etc) violated; infringed
  9. overcome with grief or disappointment

    a broken heart

  10. (of the speech of a foreigner) imperfect in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation

    broken English

  11. Alsobroken-in made tame or disciplined by training

    a broken recruit

    a broken horse

  12. exhausted or weakened as through ill-health or misfortune
  13. confused or disorganized

    broken ranks of soldiers

  14. breached or opened

    broken defensive lines

  15. irregular or rough; uneven

    broken ground

  16. bankrupt or out of money

    a broken industry

  17. (of colour) having a multicoloured decorative effect, as by stippling paint onto a surface
  18. informal.
    drunk
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞产谤辞办别苍濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 产谤辞顎僰别苍路濒测 adverb
  • 产谤辞顎僰别苍路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 丑补濒蹿顎-产谤辞顎僰别苍 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-产谤辞顎僰别苍 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of broken1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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The attacking phase can be broken down into three stages: the build-up, the construction and the finishing.

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"The biggest victory is a broken globalist media that finds itself too frayed to cover our assault on the institutions of America's oppression."

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"Our hearts are broken beyond repair. We now only have memories that we'll hold tight forever," she said in a statement via police.

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As Tommy鈥檚 eyes well up and he runs a wet cloth against Joel鈥檚 skin, we get a close-up of Joel鈥檚 arm and the old, broken military watch on his wrist.

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Many jewels were reportedly melted or broken up and sold.

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