Learner's definition of KAPUT
not used before a noun informal
1
: no longer working无法使用;坏了 -
Our washing machine is kaput. [=broken]我们的洗衣机坏了。
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Our washing machine was working perfectly, and then suddenly it went kaput. [=it broke]我们的洗衣机原来用得好好的,后来突然就坏了。
2
: no longer able to continue : completely ruined or defeated彻底结束了;彻底失败了