violently separated into small pieces;damaged
interrupted
(of a language other than one's own) imperfectly spoken or written
"a broken mirror"
"a broken tooth"
"a broken leg"
"his neck is broken"
"broken lines of defense"
"a broken cable transmission"
"broken sleep"
"tear off the stub above the broken line"
"a broken note"
"broken sobs"
"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"
"broken (or unkept) promises"
"broken contracts"
"a horse broken to the saddle"
"this old nag is well broken in"
"broken terrain"
"rugged ground"
"broken English"
"troops fleeing in broken ranks"
"a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the small disordered room"
"with everything so upset"
"broken health resulting from alcoholism"
"the broken fortunes of the family"
"a broken washing machine"
"the coke machine is broken"
"the coke machine is busted"
"broken clouds"
"broken sunshine"
"a broken set of encyclopedia"
I am like a broken vessell.
出自:Bible (AV): Psalms
Broken fragments of rock.
出自: J. Tyndall
The table littered with broken-spined books.
出自: T. Pynchon