先来看看最常用的 broken，这个词有时也可以用 out of order 替换。
The elevator was broken so we had to take the stairs.
= The elevator was out of order so we had to take the stairs.
电梯坏了，所以我们只好爬楼梯。
至于其他的「坏掉」该如何使用呢？一起看下去吧！
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汽车类
生活类
go bad/spoil 食物坏掉
go bad 直译就是坏掉；spoil 当动词时是破坏的意思，食物变质坏掉则可以说 The food is spoilt.
My boyfriend and I planned to cook at home but all the vegetable had gone bad so we ate out.
我和男友原本打算下厨却发现蔬菜都坏了，最后只好外食。
I think the soup is spoilt. It tastes funny.
我觉得这道汤坏掉了，吃起来怪怪的。
turn sour 食物酸掉
想明确表达食物「臭酸」了就可以用这个片语。
Lisa forgot to put the milk in the refrigerator so it turned sour.
Lisa 忘了把牛奶放进冰箱所以它酸掉了。
torn 衣服破掉
Eric didn’t realize that his t-shirt was torn. It was so embarrassing!
Eric 的衣服破了但他自己不知道，超尴尬的！
burn 灯泡烧掉
The lightbulb burned and suddenly the whole room was in complete darkness.
灯泡突然烧掉之后整个房间陷入黑暗。
电子用品类
crash 当机
电脑当机可别说 broken，这样别人会以为是电脑摔坏或破损！
My computer crashed in the middle of the video conference and my boss was not happy about it.
我的电脑在开视讯会议时当机了，老板对此很生气。
crash/quit unexpectedly 应用程式闪退
有时候手机容量不足或是和 app 不相容就会有「闪退」问题，此时可以用 crash，
quit unexpectedly 则是苹果公司的官方用法。
This schedule app keeps crashing. I cannot use it.
这个行事历 app 一直闪退，我没办法用。
skip 跳针
这个词用在 CD 、唱片等等一直跳针的情况。
The record Tom bought in the store kept skipping, so he asked for a return.
Tom 在这家店买的唱片会跳针，所以他要求退货。
汽车类
breakdown / break down 抛锚
Brandon’s car broke down when he was driving on the highway. All he could do was to wait for the tow truck.
Brandon 的车抛锚在高速公路上，所以他只能等待拖吊车救援。
have a flat tire / (tire) blow out
My tire blew out on my way to work, so I missed the presentation.
到公司的路上我的车子爆胎了，所以我错过了简报。
爆胎是件麻烦事，开车的人开进坑洞导致爆胎你会事后诸葛吗？一起来看看这部影片！
(brake) fail 刹车失灵
Always examine your car carefully to prevent any kind of malfunction, such as brake failure.
仔细检查你的车以避免任何故障，例如刹车失灵。
