英汉词典

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2. （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.

    e.g. A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
           蓝色虚线代表无水流过的山谷。

3. （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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of 18.
           破裂家庭里的孩子在18岁之前离家的可能性更大。

4. （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.

    e.g. Eric could only respond in broken English.
           埃里克只能用蹩脚的英语回答。