noun
1 mechanical failure
ADJECTIVE
▪ mechanical
BREAKDOWN + VERB
▪ occur
BREAKDOWN + NOUN
▪ service ( BrE )
▪
Most ~ services give priority to women travelling alone.
▪ truck , vehicle (both BrE )
▪ lane ( AmE )
2 failure/end of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious
▪ complete , irretrievable , total
▪
the irretrievable ~ of the marriage
▪ communication , family , marital , marriage , relationship , social
VERB + BREAKDOWN
▪ cause , lead to
▪ prevent
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in , ~ of
▪
a ~ in negotiations
3 collapse of mental health
ADJECTIVE
▪ emotional , mental , nervous , psychological
▪ complete , serious
VERB + BREAKDOWN
▪ have , suffer
PHRASES
▪ the brink of a nervous ~ , the edge of a nervous ~ , the verge of a nervous ~
▪
The stress of her job had brought her to the brink of a nervous ~.
4 list of the details of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ detailed , full
▪ cost
▪ statistical
VERB + BREAKDOWN
▪ prepare
▪
I have prepared a detailed cost ~ for the project.
▪ give sb , provide (sb with)
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by , ~ of
▪
Please provide us with a ~ of expenditure by department.