broken line

基本解释

The broken line shows the interest rate.
断线表示利率。
If you smell gas or see a broken line, shut off the main valve from the outside.
如果闻到煤气味儿，或看到管道破裂，要关掉从外面进屋煤气管道的主阀门。
To evaluate on this broken line, I will,of course, evaluate separately on each of the two segments.
为了在折线上计算，我当然要在两段上分别计算。

The Germans,by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders.
It's this line, "And with forc'd fingers rude" - this is called a broken line or a half-line, and this broken line has been read, I think, rightly as Milton's indication to his reader that he's not even up to the task of writing a sonnet at this point.
是这句，“我不得已伸出我这粗鲁的手指“,-这叫做断裂句，或者半句，将这句理解为,弥尔顿向读者暗示他此时甚至,还不能写好十四行诗是正确的。
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You want tough guys up front; you don't want your front line being broken.
谁都希望把壮汉放在前面,因为谁也不想前排被攻破
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Many times outages are not restored, sometimes for weeks, because the location of a broken power line is not known immediately or a massive overhaul on systems is needed and parts may be on the other side of the world.
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