2ADJ [ADJ n](线条)不连贯的,断续的,中断的 A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. (线条)不连贯的,断续的,中断的
A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。
3ADJ [ADJ n](婚姻)破裂的 You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. (婚姻)破裂的 [disapproval]
She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage.
她首度谈起婚姻破裂带来的精神创伤。
Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of 18.
4ADJ [ADJ n](语言)蹩脚的,不流利的 If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well. (语言)蹩脚的,不流利的