broken down

故障した

特に機械や乗り物が、正常に動かなくなっている。

やさしい英語で： No longer working properly, especially when describing a machine or vehicle.

• That car is broken down.
• A broken-down bus blocked the road.
• We replaced the broken-down machine last week.

類義語： broken, nonfunctional

反対語： working, functional

よく使う表現： broken down car, broken down machinery

分解された、細分化された

調べたり運んだりしやすいよう、より小さい部分に分けられている。

やさしい英語で： Divided into smaller pieces or parts, often to make something easier to examine or move.

• The table is broken down into pieces.
• The costs were broken down by month.
• These results are broken down into age groups.

使い方： broken down into something (The figures are broken down into three groups.); broken down by something (The costs are broken down by department.)

類義語： divided, disassembled, decomposed

反対語： assembled

よく使う表現： broken down into parts, broken down by category

打ちのめされた、衰弱した

体力や、人柄のよいところを失ってしまった状態。

やさしい英語で： Having lost physical strength or good personal qualities.

• He seemed completely broken down.
• Years of illness left her broken down in body and spirit.
• The once proud soldier returned a broken-down man.

使い方： broken down by something (He was broken down by years of hardship.)

類義語： ruined, weakened, worn out

よく使う表現： broken down man, broken down by grief

使役できない、衰弱した

病気や衰弱のため、人を乗せたり働いたりできない馬。

やさしい英語で： Too ill or weak to carry riders or do work, when describing a horse.

• The horse was broken down.
• They let the broken-down mare rest in a quiet field.
• A broken-down horse cannot safely carry a rider.

類義語： unfit, unsound

反対語： sound, fit

よく使う表現： broken down horse, broken down mare