1. break in : 闯入;
2. break up : 分解, 驱散, 结束;
3. break through : 突破;
4. break down : 分解;
5. break out : 爆发;
6. break off : 折断;
7. break of : 改掉(习惯), 戒掉(嗜好);
8. break into : 破门而入, 侵占;
9. break away : 突然离开;
10. break even : 并列起跑, 得失相当;
11. without a break : 不断地, 不停顿地;
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1. 打破;摔碎
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
2. 折断(骨头);骨折
If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.
3. (使)(表层、盖子或密封)破裂;撕开
If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.
4. (使)(工具或机器)损坏
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
5. 破坏,违反(规则、承诺或协议)
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
6. 挣脱;解脱
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
7. 结束(困难或不利局面);打破(僵局)
If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.
8. 打破(沉默)
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
9. (天气的)放晴
If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather.
10. (与…)决裂;断绝(联系);放弃
If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way.
11. (使)摆脱,(使)戒除(习惯)
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
12. 瓦解…的决心;使丧失勇气;毁掉…的前程
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
13. 短暂休息;稍停
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
14. 间歇;小憩
A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.
15. 短假
A break is a short holiday.
16. (为短暂歇息而)打断(旅程)
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
17. 减弱(势头);减轻(力度)
To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it.
18. (消息在报纸、电视或电台)发布,传播
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
19. (通常以委婉的方式)透露,告知(坏消息)
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
20. 机遇;机会;好运
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
21. 打破(纪录)
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.
22. (天)破晓
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.
23. (波浪)减势,落下
When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.
24. 破解,破译(密码)
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
25. (因悲伤或害怕嗓音)突变,变调
If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.
26. (男孩嗓音)变粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
27. (天气)突变;(风暴)骤起
If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
28. (网球比赛中)破,赢得(对手的发球局)
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
29. see also: broke;broken;heartbreak;heartbreaking;heartbroken;outbreak
30. 破晓时分
The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
31. 别烦我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
32. 逃离;离开
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.
33. to break the bank - see bank
to break cover - see cover
to break even - see even
to break new ground - see ground
to break someone's heart - see heart
all hell breaks loose - see hell
to break the ice - see ice
to break ranks - see rank
to break wind - see wind
相关词组:break awaybreak downbreak inbreak intobreak offbreak outbreak throughbreak up
1. an escape from jail
e.g. the breakout was carefully planned
Synonym: breakoutjailbreakgaolbreakprisonbreakprison-breaking
2. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
e.g. the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
Synonym: open frame
3. a sudden dash
e.g. he made a break for the open door
4. the act of breaking something
e.g. the breakage was unavoidable
5. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
e.g. it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
Synonym: interruptiondisruptiongap
6. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
e.g. he was up two breaks in the second set
Synonym: break of serve
7. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
8. a pause from doing something (as work)
e.g. we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
Synonym: respiterecesstime out
9. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
e.g. then there was a break in her voice
10. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
e.g. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Synonym: rupturebreachseveranceriftfalling out
11. an unexpected piece of good luck
e.g. he finally got his big break
Synonym: good luckhappy chance
12. the occurrence of breaking
e.g. the break in the dam threatened the valley
13. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
e.g. the telephone is an annoying interruption
there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Synonym: interruption
14. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
e.g. they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Synonym: faultfaultinggeological faultshiftfracture
15. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
e.g. it was a nasty fracture
the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Synonym: fracture
16. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something