The telephone system has broken down.

电话系统瘫痪了。

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Alex explained that his car had broken down.

亚历克斯解释说他的汽车出了毛病。

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Foods are broken down in the digestive tract.

食物在消化道内被分解。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

"When those products are at the end of their useful life, how are they going to be broken down?

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You got cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate here, broken down as fiber and sugars, and that's very helpful information to know.

这里还有胆固醇,钠及碳水化合物含量,碳水化合物又被细分为膳食纤维和糖,这也是很有用的信息

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And then, you can look at the nutrient broken down as a function of the percent daily values.

下面是各种营养成分的含量,及其所占每日建议摄取量的百分比

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Fitzgerald maintained that he happened to be at the scene because his car had broken down.

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More fundamentally, fun and games allow for the barriers between departments to be broken down.

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At the time the ferry had broken down for the second time in about two weeks.

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