プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
こわれる【壊れる・▲毀れる】
❶〔ばらばらになる〕break, be broken；〔破壊される〕be destroyed；〔破損する〕be damaged
窓ガラスが粉々に壊れた
The windowpane 「broke into [was smashed to] pieces.
それは壊れやすい
It breaks easily.／It is fragile.
壊れやすい物
a fragile article
壊れた皿
a broken dish
機械が壊れてしまった
The machine broke down.
機械が壊れて直せそうもない
The machine is damaged beyond repair.
衝突で彼の車はめちゃめちゃに壊れた
His car 「was badly smashed up [《米》 was totaled] in the crash
地震で多くの家が壊れた
Many houses were destroyed [demolished] by the earthquake.
壊れかかったあばら家
a tumble-down shack
いすが壊れかかっている
The chair is ready [about] to fall apart.／《口》 The chair is on its last legs.
❷〔物事がだめになる〕fall through；〔談判などが〕be broken off
人手不足で計画は壊れた
The plan fell through due to a shortage of manpower.
婚約は両親の反対で壊れた
The engagement was broken off because of their parents' opposition.