be broken down

基本解释

Some people experience shyness as a barrier to communication, but this can be broken down gradually.
有些人觉得羞怯成为交际上的障碍，但这是可以逐渐克服的。
In its most basic form, this architecture can be broken down into three tiers: front, mid, and database.
按照最基本的形式，这个体系结构可以分为三层：前端层、中间层和数据库层。
If, as some researchers suggest, romantic love can be broken down into electrical impulses in the brain, then why not train the mind to simulate those signals while looking at an inanimate character?
如果和某些研究人员所说的那样，浪漫爱情的刺激可以分解为大脑中的电子脉冲，那么何不训练头脑在观看无生命的人物时模拟出刺激信号呢？

"When those products are at the end of their useful life, how are they going to be broken down?
And the social emotions can be broken down into two categories.
社会情感可分为两类。
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Because I felt it had to be broken down. I felt it would be broken.

More fundamentally, fun and games allow for the barriers between departments to be broken down.
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