Collocation
The air conditioning is broken.
The air conditioning unit is not functioning or is damaged beyond use.
Definition
'The air conditioning is broken.' is a common English collocation. The air conditioning unit is not functioning or is damaged beyond use.
Subject + be + broken
“The air conditioning is broken, so it's unbearably hot in the office.”
Examples
- My old bicycle chain is broken, so I can't ride it to work.
- The glass on the window is broken after the strong storm last night.
- The elevator is broken again; we'll have to take the stairs to the 10th floor.
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- The vending machine is broken, and it won't give me my change back.
- Despite being dropped, surprisingly, the phone screen isn't broken.
- I think the washing machine is broken because it's not draining the water.
- She was upset because her favorite antique vase was broken during the move.
- The trust between them was broken after the argument, and it will be hard to repair.
- The silence was broken by a sudden, loud crash from upstairs, startling everyone.
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