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breakage

/brey-kij/US // ˈbreɪ kɪdʒ //UK // (ˈbreɪkɪdʒ) //

破损,断裂,破碎,破裂

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of breaking; state of being broken.
    • : the amount or quantity of things broken: There was a great deal of breakage in that shipment of glassware.
    • : an allowance or compensation for the loss or damage of articles broken in transit or in use.
    • : the money accrued by a racetrack from calculating the payoff to winning pari-mutuel bettors only in multiples of dimes for each dollar bet.

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Examples

  • That thickness may have been an adaptation to keep embryos safe in a hot and dry climate, or as a way to prevent breakage when the eggs were buried under mounds of wet soil.

  • However, a core breakage in multi-touch attribution or media mix modeling presents a far more complicated challenge for Google moving forward.

  • Not everyone who has low bone density will develop osteoporosis, but the condition does make bone breakage more likely and increases the risk for progression to osteoporosis.

  • When the hair is wet, it swells and becomes prone to breakage.

  • As with other types of ice picks, it’s important to pick a harder material like steel to ensure effectiveness and prevent breakage.

  • So raucous did the celebration get that City Tavern took the unusual step of sending along a bill for “breakage.”

  • It's not delirium tremors and chromosome breakage and only a small number of users would be seriously harmed.

  • Frequent straightening can damage black hair and cause breakage.

  • Thurstane took the lariat, inspected the breakage carefully, and scowled with helpless rage.

  • Never strike a fish hard with the fly, either on gut or hair, if the latter, a breakage is almost sure to follow a violent jerk.

  • It is excellent discipline, and as the tumblers are inexpensive the breakage really does not matter.

  • The blade is a frail instrument, and when too great a pressure is exerted it bends, and as a result a breakage follows.

  • The oil expenditure, the breakage of glass chimneys, the consumption of stores, the meteorological records—all must be noted.