(1) (破)碎的(split into smaller pieces)：a～window/vase破碎了的窗户/花瓶～glass/pieces 碎玻璃/碎片;

(2) (损)坏了的(damaged; spoilt; not functioning)：a～watch/TV set损坏了的手表/电视机;a～leg断腿;The clock/telephone is～.钟/电话坏了。

(3) 离异的(ruined; disunited or divided)：a～marriage/family破裂的婚姻/家庭;

(4) 高低不平的((of land surface)uneven; rough)：～fields/ground/paths坑凹不平的田地/地面/小路;The surface was～and uneven.表面坑凹不平。

(5) 违约(法)的((of agreements， laws， etc)not obeyed or kept)[作attrib]：a～law/promise/contract 没有遵守的法律/诺言/合同;

(6) 中断的(disturbed or interrupted rather than continuous)[作attrib]：～sleep/sunshine时睡时醒/时晴时阴;a～journey中断的旅行;～irregular screaming不规律地时断时续的尖叫;

(7) 颓唐的，憔悴的((of a person)weakened and exhausted by illness， sadness or misfortune)[作attrib]：a～man/spirit/heart/dream精神垮了的人/颓丧的精神/破碎的心/噩梦;～health垮了的身体;

(8) 蹩脚的((of a foreign language) spoken or written inperfectly; not fluent)[作attrib]：speak (in)～English讲蹩脚的英语;

← break v & n;

→′brokenly adv 间断地;′brokenness n 间断;͵broken-′down adj 垮了的，精疲力竭的; 破旧不堪的;͵broken-′hearted adj 心碎的