本期词汇: break • fail • break down • go wrong • crash • go down
These are all words that can be used when a machine stops working because of a fault.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► a video/watch breaks/goes wrong
► a washing machine breaks down/goes wrong
► an engine fails/breaks down
► a computer goes wrong/crashes
► a system fails/crashes/goes down
break [ I , T ]
(of a device or small machine) to stop working as a result of being damaged; to damage a device or small machine and stop it from working
I think I've broken the video.
fail [ I ]
(of a system, part of a machine or system, or part of the body) to stop working
The air-conditioning system failed on the hottest day of the year.
► failure noun [ U , C ]: A power failure plunged everything into darkness.
break down phrasal verb
(of a machine or vehicle) to stop working because of a fault
The washing machine has broken down again.
► breakdown / BrE ; AmE / noun : a breakdown on the motorway
go wrong phrase
to stop working correctly
The new television set will contain fewer components to go wrong.
Machines, devices and parts inside machines and vehicles can go wrong ; whole vehicles cannot : The car has gone wrong again.(wrong) If sth goes wrong , it may not stop working completely, as it does if it breaks or breaks down .
crash [ I , T ]
(of a computer or computer system) to stop working suddenly; to make a computer or computer system stop working suddenly
Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes.
► crash noun [ C ]: A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement.
go down phrasal verb [ I ]
(of a computer system) to stop working temporarily
The system is going down in ten minutes. NOTE crash or go down?
Individual computers or whole systems can crash and this is always sudden and unexpected; when a system goes down , it may have been turned off deliberately to prevent people from using it while work is carried out on it.
crash [ I , T ] 坠毁,碰撞,垮台
(of a computer or computer system) to stop working suddenly; to make a computer or computer system stop working suddenly
(一台计算机或计算机系统)突然地停止工作;使得一台计算机或计算机系统突然地停止工作
Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes.
如果系统突然崩溃,文件就有可能丢失。
► crash noun [ C ]: A systems crash in the morning and a bomb scare in the afternoon provided enough excitement.
□坠毁,名词;早晨的一次系统崩溃,和下午的一次炸弹恐吓提供了足够的兴奋。
go down phrasal verb [ I ]
go down 下降 动词短语
(of a computer system) to stop working temporarily
(一个计算机系统))暂时地停止工作
The system is going down in ten minutes.
该系统在10分钟内暂停工作。
NOTE crash or go down?
注意:crash或go down的区别?
Individual computers or whole systems can crash and this is always sudden and unexpected; when a system goes down , it may have been turned off deliberately to prevent people from using it while work is carried out on it.
个人电脑或整个系统会崩溃,这总是突然地和意外地发生;当一个系统暂时停止工作时,它可能已经被有意地关闭,以免在电脑上的工作被打断时以防止使用它的人的误操作。
1.break
[breik]
vt. & vi.
打破, 折断, 弄坏
vt.
a 破坏, 违反 b 终止, 中断 c 打破(纪录)
n.
a 裂口, 裂缝; 破裂 b 间歇, 中间休息
2.fail
vt. & vi.
在…中失败
vi.
不足, 短缺, 缺乏
vt.
忘记, 忽视, 未能
n.
考试不及格
3.break down
a 损坏, 发生故障 b 失败, 破产 c 粉碎, 压倒
4.go wrong v.
走错路,误入岐途,(机器等)发生故障