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（關系的）破裂；（計劃、討論等的）失敗，結束
The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
例句
...the breakdown of talks between the US and EU officials.
美國和歐盟官員間談判的破裂
...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage...
無法挽回的婚姻破裂
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神經衰弱；精神崩潰
If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life.
例句
My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown...
我個人的生活一團糟。母親去世了，幾年后我又患上了神經衰弱。
They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.
他們經常顯得很沮喪，精神瀕于崩潰的邊緣。
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（汽車或機器的）故障，損壞
If a car or a piece of machinery has a breakdown, it stops working.
例句
Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns...
她的舊車老不聽使喚，一路上總是出故障。
If you stop on the hard shoulder, wait for the police or breakdown service.
如果你的車壞在路肩上了，就得等警察或修理站來幫忙。
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分類；細目列表
A breakdown of something is a list of its separate parts.
例句
The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.
向組織者提供了一份開支細目。