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break down
He tried to wink, a bad try, and I broke down and laughed.
my question is,
S1: We could say break down and cry.
S2: Could we say break down and laugh?
Does break down in S2 mean nearly the same as the one in S1?
29 giu 2019 05:27
Risposte · 1
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Yes.
"break down" means to change emotion, expression, stop maintaining an outward impression.
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He looked serious for a moment, then broke into a laugh.
29 giugno 2019
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XiaoDeng
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Cinese (altro), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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