break down

• Although talks have broken down , the door has been left open .
  谈判虽中断，但谈判的大门却未关。
• It must be broken down to urea, which consumes energy .
  它必须被分解成为尿素，这时也要消耗能量。
• At the onset of mitosis, prophase, the nucleolus breaks down .
  有丝分裂的开始称为前期，核仁消失。
• The machine broke down .
  机器发生故障。
• The machinery broke down .
  机器坏了。
• The arrangement for sending letters abroad seems to have broken down .
  向国外投寄信件的工作似已中断。
• The negotiation broke down because one side refused to play the game .
  因一方拒绝照章办事，谈判破裂了。
• The talks broke down .
  谈判中断。
• The negotiation broke down because one side refused to play the game .
  因一方拒绝按章办事，谈判破裂了。
• It'll break down .
  这事总会败露。