1N-COUNT [usually singular](关系的)破裂;(计划、讨论等的)失败,结束 The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending. (关系的)破裂;(计划、讨论等的)失败,结束 [Also + in]
...the breakdown of talks between the US and EU officials.
美国和欧盟官员间谈判的破裂
...the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. [+ of]
无法挽回的婚姻破裂
He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market.
2N-COUNT [usually singular, oft adjective NOUN]神经衰弱;精神崩溃 If you have a breakdown, you become very depressed, so that you are unable to cope with your life. 神经衰弱;精神崩溃
My personal life was terrible. My mother had died, and a couple of years later I had a breakdown.
我个人的生活一团糟。母亲去世了,几年后我又患上了神经衰弱。
They often seem depressed and close to emotional breakdown.