breakage

/ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrā-kij/ (ame, mw)

breakage — 名詞

  • breakagesingular
  • breakagesplural

1. the amount of items that get broken in a shop, shipment, factory, or other situa

1.名詞B2
釋義

破損量

一定情況下損壞的數量

the amount of items that get broken in a shop, shipment, factory, or other situation

例句

The bakery cut breakage by moving the cake boxes away from the sink.

麵包店把蛋糕盒移離水槽後，破損量就降低了。

collocation: cut breakage

Staff record daily breakage before opening the gift shop each morning.

員工每天早上在禮品店開門前，都會記錄每日破損量。

pattern: record daily breakage

同義詞
  • damage

    broader word that includes bending, denting, or staining, not only things that snap or crack

  • loss

    focuses on what is missing or wasted, not specifically on items being broken

  • spoilage

    used mainly for food or goods that go bad rather than physically break

文法句型

reduce breakage

record breakage

breakage during transport

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable noun when people measure how many goods are being damaged. It is especially common in reports about packing, storage, shipping, and busy workplaces.

2. the event or process of something snapping, cracking, or being broken

2.名詞B2
釋義

斷裂；破裂

東西折斷或裂開的情況

the event or process of something snapping, cracking, or being broken

例句

The breakage of the old cable stopped the lift halfway up.

舊鋼纜的斷裂讓升降梯卡在半空中。

pattern: breakage of + object

Doctors checked for breakage after Nicholas fell hard on his wrist.

Nicholas 重重跌到手腕後，醫生檢查是否有骨頭斷裂。

medical pattern: check for breakage

同義詞
  • fracture

    often used for bones or hard materials, and sounds more technical

  • rupture

    suggests bursting or splitting open, especially under pressure

  • snapping

    emphasises a sudden, quick break rather than the general event

文法句型

breakage of + noun

check for breakage

用法筆記

This sense often appears with 'of' plus the thing that snapped, cracked, or split. It is common in medical, technical, and accident-report contexts where the moment or process matters.

3. a broken item, or the pieces left from it after it breaks

3.名詞C1
釋義

碎片；破損物

壞掉後留下的物品或碎片

a broken item, or the pieces left from it after it breaks

例句

The kitchen worker swept yesterday's breakages from the hotel kitchen floor.

廚房員工把昨天的破損物從飯店廚房地板上掃走。

pattern: sweep breakages from + place

Devika carried a tray of breakages to the recycling bin behind the cafe.

Devika 把一盤破損物拿到咖啡館後方的回收桶。

pattern: tray of breakages

同義詞
  • fragments

    general word for small broken parts, without implying whole damaged items

  • shards

    used mostly for sharp pieces of glass or pottery

  • debris

    broader word for scattered remains after damage or destruction

文法句型

a breakage

tray of breakages

sweep up breakages

用法筆記

This countable sense is more often seen in the plural, especially when people mean several damaged items or loose pieces after an accident or busy shift.