Broken

(adj.) physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; 'a broken mirror'; 'a broken tooth'; 'a broken leg'; 'his neck is broken' .

(adj.) (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; 'broken (or unkept) promises'; 'broken contracts' .

(adj.) not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; 'broken lines of defense'; 'a broken cable transmission'; 'broken sleep'; 'tear off the stub above the broken line'; 'a broken note'; 'broken sobs' .

(adj.) lacking a part or parts; 'a broken set of encyclopedia' .

(adj.) discontinuous; 'broken clouds'; 'broken sunshine' .

(adj.) out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); 'a broken washing machine'; 'the coke machine is broken'; 'the coke machine is busted' .

(adj.) destroyed financially; 'the broken fortunes of the family' .

(adj.) weakened and infirm; 'broken health resulting from alcoholism' .

(adj.) thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; 'troops fleeing in broken ranks'; 'a confused mass of papers on the desk'; 'the small disordered room'; 'with everything so upset' .

(adj.) imperfectly spoken or written; 'broken English' .

(adj.) subdued or brought low in condition or status; 'brought low'; 'a broken man'; 'his broken spirit' .

(adj.) topographically very uneven; 'broken terrain'; 'rugged ground' .

(adj.) tamed or trained to obey; 'a horse broken to the saddle'; 'this old nag is well broken in' .

编辑:汤姆

• As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The ice, you see, was broken between us--and I thought I would take care, on the next occasion, that Mr. Betteredge was out of the way. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The animal was not there at all, only the heavy, broken beauty. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• And you would find the habit was broken. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• His speech had been whispered, broken, and indistinct; but by a great effort he had made it plain enough to be unmistakeable. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• For Frederick had broken down now, and all his theories were of no use to him. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I think they would, came from under the hat, in a grim tone, quite as touching as a broken one. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But I will drop it in that gorge like a broken bird cage. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The broken-spirited, old, maternal grandfather was likewise subject to the little tyrant. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He had a rather heavy, slack, broken beauty, white and firm. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He paused for a few seconds, and added in a voice broken by emotion, 'You have loved her from a child, my friend. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Gutenberg sat studying the broken block of wood. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• It is not a passionate quarrel that would have broken my heart; it is the steady opposition and persistence in going wrong that he has shown. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The plaster of the broken houses was gray and wet. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Thirdly, Account for that propensity, which this illusion gives, to unite these broken appearances by a continued existence. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• If I have not (Macbeth-like) broken up the feast with most admired disorder, Daisy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Some miles from New Carthage the levee to Bayou Vidal was broken in several places, overflowing the roads for the distance of two miles. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Another silence succeeded this short dialogue: which was again broken by the stranger. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• William's sally had quite broken and cast her down. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• He did not care if in breaking Germany Europe was broken; his mind did not go far enough beyond the Rhine to understand that possibility. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I tried again to sleep; but my heart beat anxiously: my inward tranquillity was broken. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She took a little clod of earth from the broken ground where he had stumbled, and threw it in. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Important interviews would be broken off to get in a visit to some old historical mansion. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• A great astonishment burst upon him, as if the air had broken. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Bitzer,' said Mr. Gradgrind, broken down, and miserably submissive to him, 'have you a heart? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I had not realized it was so broken up. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Pride was broken down between these two. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• That was a slander; they were broken to the saddle when I got them and cost nearly twenty dollars. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• But there are not great estates that must be broken up? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• It would have been a much better transgression had I broken the bond of secrecy and told you every thing. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.

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