break
- v.打破;打破（纪录）;开始;(使)破，裂，碎;损坏;打断;使心碎;终止，断绝（关系、联系）;（被）摧毁，削弱;（常指好天气）突变;弄坏;公布，透露，说出;破译;逃脱;弄破;坏掉;违犯;使流血;拍岸;稍停;把…换成零钱;（因激动）变调;变粗，变低;露出缝隙;强行终止
- n.休息;改变，终止，中断;破裂;机会;间断;暂停;间歇;课间休息;短期休假;接发球得分;接连击中;插播广告的间隙
breakverb
破碎 in pieces
（使）破，裂，碎
to be damaged and separated into two or more parts , as a result of force; to damage sth in this way
All the windows broke with the force of the blast.
爆炸的力量震碎了所有的窗户。
She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces .
她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。
to break a cup/window
打破杯子 / 窗户
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
她从梯子上掉下来，摔断了胳膊。
He broke the chocolate in two .
他把那块巧克力一分为二。
停止运转 stop working
弄坏；损坏；坏掉
to stop working as a result of being damaged; to damage sth and stop it from working
My watch has broken.
我的表坏了。
I think I've broken the washing machine.
我可能把洗衣机弄坏了。
皮肤 skin
弄破；使流血
to cut the surface of the skin and make it bleed
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
那条狗咬了我，但没咬破皮肤。
法律；承诺 law/promise
违犯；背弃
to do sth that is against the law; to not keep a promise, etc.
to break the law/rules/conditions
违反法律 / 规章 / 所定条件
to break an agreement/a contract/a promise/your word
违反协议 / 合同 / 允诺；食言
to break an appointment (= not to come to it)
失约
He was breaking the speed limit (= travelling faster than the law allows) .
他违章超速驾驶。
暂停 stop for short time
稍停；暂停
to stop doing sth for a while, especially when it is time to eat or have a drink
Let's break for lunch.
我们休息一会儿，吃午饭。
a broken night's sleep (= a night during which you often wake up)
夜间时时醒来的睡眠
We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to) .
我们途中在牛津停留了一下。
中断 end sth
打断；中断
to interrupt sth so that it ends suddenly
She broke the silence by coughing.
她的咳嗽声打破了寂静。
A tree broke his fall (= stopped him as he was falling) .
他坠落时一棵树挡住了他。
The phone rang and broke my train of thought.
电话铃响起来，打断了我的思路。
强行终止；破坏
to make sth end by using force or strong action
an attempt to break the year-long siege
试图冲破长达一年的围困
Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike .
资方未能使罢工中止。
终止，断绝（关系、联系）
to end a connection with sth or a relationship with sb
He broke all links with the Democratic party.
他断绝了同民主党的一切联系。
逃跑 escape
逃脱；挣脱
to get away from or out of a position in which they are stuck or trapped
He finally managed to break free from his attacker.
他终于设法摆脱了袭击他的人。
毁坏；被毁坏 destroy, be destroyed
（被）摧毁，削弱
to destroy sth or make sb/sth weaker; to become weak or be destroyed
to break sb's morale/resistance/resolve/spirit
瓦解某人的士气 / 抵抗力 / 决心 / 精神
The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.
政府决心削弱工会的力量。
The scandal broke him (= ruined his reputation and destroyed his confidence) .
这桩丑闻把他毁了。
She broke under questioning (= was no longer able to bear it) and confessed to everything.
她经不住盘问，招认了一切。
使难过 make sb feel bad
使心碎；使十分悲伤；使孤寂
to make sb feel so sad, lonely, etc. that they cannot live a normal life
The death of his wife broke him completely.
妻子的死使他悲痛欲绝。
天气 of weather
（常指好天气）突变
to change suddenly, usually after a period when it has been fine
露出缝隙 show opening
露出缝隙；散开
to show an opening
The clouds broke and the sun came out.
云开日出。
白天；黎明；风暴 of day/dawn/storm
开始；（风暴）发作
when the day or dawn or a storm breaks , it begins
Dawn was breaking when they finally left.
他们终于离开时正是破晓时分。
消息 of news
透露；传开
if a piece of news breaks , it becomes known
There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
丑闻一传开，舆论一片哗然。
breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened)
突发性新闻
（第一个将坏消息向某人）公布，透露，说出
to be the first to tell sb some bad news
Who's going to break it to her?
由谁来把这事告诉她呢？
I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you.
我很难过，这消息得由我来告诉你。
嗓音 of voice
（因激动）变调
if sb's voice breaks , it changes its tone because of emotion
Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news.
她告诉我们这可怕的消息时，声音都变了。
（指男孩在13或14岁时嗓音）变粗，变低
when a boy's voice breaks , it becomes permanently deeper at about the age of 13 or 14
纪录 a record
打破（纪录）
to do sth better, faster, etc. than anyone has ever done it before
She had broken the world 100 metres record.
她打破了100米世界纪录。
The movie broke all box-office records.
这部影片打破了所有的票房纪录。
波浪 of waves
拍岸；迸溅
when waves break , they fall and are dissolved into foam , usually near land
the sound of waves breaking on the beach
浪涛拍岸的声音
The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
海浪冲刷着破船的残骸。
秘密 sth secret
破译；破解
to find the meaning of sth secret
to break a code
破译密码
钱 money
把…换成零钱；找开
to change a banknote for coins
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
可以给我找二十元的钞票吗？
（试图逃脱时）突然冲向；向…挣脱
to suddenly run towards sth when you are trying to escape
She had to hold him back as he tried to break for the door.
他试图向门口逃去，她只好拉住他。
强行进入；破门而入
to enter a building by force
Burglars had broken in while we were away.
我们不在家时，窃贼闯进屋里了。
打断；搅扰
to interrupt or disturb sth
She longed to break in on their conversation but didn't want to appear rude.
她很想打断他们的谈话，但又不愿显得粗鲁。
‘I didn't do it!’ she broke in.
“不是我干的！”她插嘴说。
突然开始；爆发
to start suddenly
They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939.
1939年战争爆发前不久他们逃到了美国。
Fighting had broken out between rival groups of fans.
双方球迷发生了打斗。
Fire broke out during the night.
夜间突然发生了火灾。
逃离（某地）；摆脱（某状况）
to escape from a place or situation
Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
几名囚犯越狱了。
She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting.
她需要从日常事务中解脱出来，找点有意思的事做。
突被布满某物
to suddenly become covered in sth
Her face broke out in a rash.
她脸上突然长出一片红疹。
He broke out in a cold sweat (= for example, through fear) .
他突然冒出一身冷汗。
作出新的重大发现；取得突破
to make new and important discoveries
Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.
科学家认为他们在对抗癌症的研究中开始有所突破。
克服；战胜
to succeed in dealing with an attitude that sb has and the difficulties it creates
He had finally managed to break through her reserve.
他终于设法战胜了她的矜持。
（同某人）绝交
to end a relationship with sb
She's just broken up with her boyfriend.
她刚刚和男朋友分手。
和某事终止关联；破除
to end a connection with sth
to break with tradition/old habits/the past
破除传统 / 旧习惯 / 过去的东西
noun
暂停；间歇 short stop/pause
间歇；休息
a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.
a coffee/lunch/tea break
用咖啡 / 午饭 / 茶的休息时间
Let's take a break .
咱们休息会儿吧。
a break for lunch
午餐休息
She worked all day without a break.
她接连工作了一整天。
课间休息
a period of time between lessons at school
Come and see me at break.
课间休息时来见我。
间断；暂停
a pause or period of time when sth stops before starting again
a break in my daily routine
我日常生活中的一段小插曲
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children.
她想暂时放下工作，去生孩子。
（电视或电台节目的）插播广告的间隙
a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme
More news after the break.
广告后继续报道新闻。
假期 holiday/vacation
短期休假
a short holiday/vacation
We had a weekend break in New York.
我们在纽约度过了一个周末假日。
a well-earned break
应得的休假
状况改变 change in situation
（持续一段时间的状况的）改变，终止，中断
the moment when a situation that has existed for a time changes, ends or is interrupted
He needed to make a complete break with the past.
他得与过去彻底告别。
a break with tradition/convention (= a change from what is accepted, in sth such as art, behaviour, etc.)
突破传统；破除习俗
a break in the weather (= a change from one type of weather to a different one)
天气的转变
a break in diplomatic relations
外交关系的中断
缝隙；空间 opening/space
间隔；缝隙
a space or an opening between two or more things
We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.
我们能从云缝里看到月亮。
机遇 opportunity
机会；机遇
an opportunity to do sth, usually to get sth that you want or to achieve success
I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.
我时来运转，在“年度最佳青年记者”竞赛中取胜。
We've had a few bad breaks (= pieces of bad luck) along the way.
我们一路上遭遇了几次厄运。
骨骼 of bone
破裂；骨折
a place where sth, especially a bone in your body, has broken
The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.
X光照片显示他的腿没有骨折。
网球 in tennis
接发球得分
a win in a game in which your opponent is serving
It was her second break in the set.
这是本盘比赛中她第二次接发球得分。
break point (= a situation in which, if you win the next point, you win the game)
破对方发球局的破发点
台球；斯诺克 in billiards/snooker
接连击中；接连击中所得的分数
a series of successful shots by one player; the number of points scored in a series of successful shots
He's put together a magnificent break.
他总共得了很多分。
a 147 break (= the highest possible break in snooker )
连得147分（斯诺克中的最高连续得分）
the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light
used when sb wants sb else to stop doing or saying sth that is annoying, or to stop saying sth that is not true
to give sb a chance; to not judge sb too severely
给这小伙子一次机会——他上工才第二天。
Give the lad a break─it's only his second day on the job.
to run towards sth in order to try and escape
他突然一跃而起，向门口逃窜。
He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.
They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.
他们决定那天晚上逃跑。
These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.以上各词均表示短暂的休息。
a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat指间歇、休息：
Let's take a break .
咱们休息一会儿吧。
a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity指休息时间、睡眠时间：
We stopped for a well-earned rest.
我们停下来作个应有的休息。
( informal ) a short pause in an activity to rest or relax指活动进行中的短暂休息：
a five-minute breather
五分钟的休息
a short pause in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort指脑力或体力活动期间的短暂休息、喘息时间：
This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.
这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
You decide when to take a breather ; a breathing space has to be given or won. A breather is for relaxing; a breathing space is for sorting things out. |
a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant指从困境或不愉快、不舒适的状态中得到的暂缓、暂停：
The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
( informal , especially NAmE ) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies指暂停工作或学习的时间：
Take time out to relax by the pool.
去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
break
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V-ERG 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.He fell through the window, breaking the glass...
他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。
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V-ERG 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.She broke a leg in a skiing accident...
她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。
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V-ERG （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.Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...
一旦你撕开瓶子的密封条，你就无法再把它复原。
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V-ERG （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.When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...
离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。
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VERB 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.We didn't know we were breaking the law.
我们不知道自己在犯法。
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VERB 挣脱；解脱
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
她用肘猛击他的胸部，挣脱了出来。
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VERB 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.The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...
内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
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VERB 打破（沉默）
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...
休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”
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N-COUNT （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.A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.
天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。
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VERB （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.In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...
明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。
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VERB （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.If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...
如果你还在吸烟的话，就尽量戒除这个习惯吧。
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VERB 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.He never let his jailers break him...
他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。
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VERB 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.They broke for lunch.
他们停下来吃午饭。
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N-COUNT 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.They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break...
他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。
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N-COUNT 短假
A break is a short holiday.They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
他们目前正在西班牙休短假。
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VERB （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.Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
由于天气炎热，我们在一家乡村小旅馆停下来稍作歇息。
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VERB 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.He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.
有人坠落压在他身上，致使他颈部受重伤。
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VERB （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.The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...
据报道首相已经辞职。
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VERB （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.Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...
然后路易丝挑明了她要离开我。
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N-COUNT 机遇；机会；好运
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.
他进入了电视圈，获得的第一个机会是在连续剧《公民詹姆斯》中与锡德·詹姆斯演对手戏。
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VERB 打破（纪录）
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres...
卡尔·刘易斯已经打破了百米赛跑的世界纪录。
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VERB （天）破晓
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.They continued the search as dawn broke.
天放亮后他们继续搜寻。
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VERB （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.Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。
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VERB 破解，破译（密码）
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
恐怕他们会破译盟军的密码。
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VERB （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.Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。
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VERB （男孩嗓音）变粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。
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VERB （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.I've been waiting for the weather to break...
我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。
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VERB （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.He broke McEnroe's serve.
他破了麦肯罗的发球局。
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PHRASE 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.'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'
“我，”他以富有诗意的语言结尾，“将守候着你，直至晨光初露。”
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CONVENTION 别烦我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.
“我可是个货真价实的高智商小伙儿，特雷西。”詹姆斯开玩笑地说道。“哦，别烦我了，”特雷西抱怨道。
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PHRASE 逃离；离开
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.The moment had come to make a break or die...
那个时候不跑就没命了。
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to break the bank→ see:bank
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- an escape from jail
- the breakout was carefully planned
- Synonym: breakout jailbreak gaolbreak prisonbreak prison-breaking
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- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
- Synonym: open frame
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- a sudden dash
- he made a break for the open door
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- the act of breaking something
- the breakage was unavoidable
- Synonym: breakage breaking
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- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- it was presented without commercial breaks
- there was a gap in his account
- Synonym: interruption disruption gap
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- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- he was up two breaks in the second set
- Synonym: break of serve
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- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
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- a pause from doing something (as work)
- we took a 10-minute break
- he took time out to recuperate
- Synonym: respite recess time out
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- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- then there was a break in her voice
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- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- they hoped to avoid a break in relations
- Synonym: rupture breach severance rift falling out
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- an unexpected piece of good luck
- he finally got his big break
- Synonym: good luck happy chance
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- the occurrence of breaking
- the break in the dam threatened the valley
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- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- Synonym: interruption
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- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- Synonym: fault faulting geological fault shift fracture
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- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- Synonym: fracture
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- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- Synonym: pause intermission interruption suspension
verb
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- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
- His resistance was broken
- a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death
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- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- The patient's fever broke last night
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- fracture a bone of
- I broke my foot while playing hockey
- Synonym: fracture
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- fall sharply
- stock prices broke
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- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- The horse was tough to break
- I broke in the new intern
- Synonym: break in
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- be broken in
- If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
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- crack;of the male voice in puberty
- his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
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- render inoperable or ineffective
- You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
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- become separated into pieces or fragments
- The figurine broke
- The freshly baked loaf fell apart
- Synonym: separate split up fall apart come apart
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- destroy the integrity of;usually by force;cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- He broke the glass plate
- She broke the match
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- become fractured;break or crack on the surface only
- The glass cracked when it was heated
- Synonym: crack check
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- happen
- Report the news as it develops
- These political movements recrudesce from time to time
- Synonym: recrudesce develop
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- prevent completion
- stop the project
- break off the negotiations
- Synonym: break off discontinue stop
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- terminate
- She interrupted her pregnancy
- break a lucky streak
- break the cycle of poverty
- Synonym: interrupt
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- lessen in force or effect
- soften a shock
- break a fall
- Synonym: dampen damp soften weaken
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- stop operating or functioning
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- Synonym: fail go bad give way die give out conk out go break down
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- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
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- come into being
- light broke over the horizon
- Voices broke in the air
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- find the solution or key to
- break the code
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- find a flaw in
- break an alibi
- break down a proof
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- undergo breaking
- The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
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- interrupt the flow of current in
- break a circuit
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- cease an action temporarily
- We pause for station identification
- let's break for lunch
- Synonym: pause intermit
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- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- Synonym: unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal discover expose divulge give away let out
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- be released or become known;of news
- News of her death broke in the morning
- Synonym: get out get around
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- surpass in excellence
- She bettered her own record
- break a record
- Synonym: better
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- pierce or penetrate
- The blade broke her skin
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- become punctured or penetrated
- The skin broke
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- break a piece from a whole
- break a branch from a tree
- Synonym: break off snap off
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- go to pieces
- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
- Synonym: wear wear out bust fall apart
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- ruin completely
- He busted my radio!
- Synonym: bust
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- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- The referee broke the boxers
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- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
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- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- The book dealer would not break the set
- Synonym: break up
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- exchange for smaller units of money
- I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
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- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- break into tears
- erupt in anger
- Synonym: burst erupt
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- do a break dance
- Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
- Synonym: break dance break-dance
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- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- The surf broke
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- break down, literally or metaphorically
- The wall collapsed
- The business collapsed
- The dam broke
- The roof collapsed
- The wall gave in
- The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
- Synonym: collapse fall in cave in give give way founder
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- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- The whales broke
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- scatter or part
- The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
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- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- The ranks broke
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- move away or escape suddenly
- The horses broke from the stable
- Three inmates broke jail
- Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
- Synonym: break out break away
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- change directions suddenly
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- reduce to bankruptcy
- My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
- The slump in the financial markets smashed him
- Synonym: bankrupt ruin smash
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- assign to a lower position;reduce in rank
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
- Synonym: demote bump relegate kick downstairs
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- discontinue an association or relation;go different ways
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
- Synonym: separate part split up split break up
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- invalidate by judicial action
- The will was broken
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- interrupt a continued activity
- She had broken with the traditional patterns
- Synonym: break away
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- cause the failure or ruin of
- His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage
- This play will either make or break the playwright
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- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- Synonym: transgress offend infract violate go against breach
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- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- Someone broke in while I was on vacation
- They broke into my car and stole my radio!
- who broke into my account last night?
- Synonym: break in
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- happen or take place
- Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
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- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- The first winter storm broke over New York
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- fail to agree with;be in violation of;as of rules or patterns
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
- Synonym: violate go against
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- give up
- break cigarette smoking
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- cause to give up a habit
- She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
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- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
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- come to an end
- The heat wave finally broke yesterday
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European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies .
欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
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They must break out of the cycle of violence .
他们必须打破暴力循环。
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He needed to make a complete break with the past .
他得与过去彻底告别。
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They decided to make a break for it that night .
他们决定那天晚上逃跑。
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It was her second break in the set .
这是本盘比赛中她第二次接发球得分。
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If they entered the building they would be breaking the law .
如果进入那栋大楼，他们就会触犯法律。
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Many people were expecting the peace talks would break down .
许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。
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It breaks my heart to see you like this .
看到你这个样子我很难过。
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We 've had a few bad breaks along the way .
我们一路上遭遇了几次厄运。
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I 'm always broke by the end of the month .
我总是一到月底就没钱花了。
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The child is the product of a broken home .
这孩子是一个破裂家庭的产儿。
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They reported back that no laws had actually been broken .
他们汇报说并没有真正发生违法的事。
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In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective .
他在自己的绘画艺术中打破了科学的直线透视法规律。
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No one ever died of a broken heart .
从来没有人因为过度悲伤而死。
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The first two classes are followed by a break of ten minutes .
上完头两节课，有十分钟的课间休息。
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Work came to a halt when the machine broke down .
机器一坏，工作便停了下来。
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Fighting broke out in three districts of the city last night .
昨夜这座城市有三个区发生了战斗。
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The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions .
政府决心削弱工会的力量。
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Who 's going to break it to her ?
由谁来把这事告诉她呢？
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I 'm going to France for a short break .
我打算去法国度个短假。
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We could see the moon through a break in the clouds .
我们能从云缝里看到月亮。
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I 'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you .
我很难过，这消息得由我来告诉你。
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Come and see me at break .
课间休息时来见我。
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She worked all day without a break .
她接连工作了一整天。
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We had a weekend break in New York .
我们在纽约度过了一个周末假日。
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They took away his freedom and broke his spirit .
他们夺去了他的自由，摧垮了他的意志。
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All the windows broke with the force of the blast .
爆炸的力量震碎了所有的窗户。
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Sod this car ! It 's always breaking down .
这辆车他妈的老出毛病。
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Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news .
她告诉我们这可怕的消息时，声音都变了。
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Let 's take a break .
咱们休息会儿吧。
强调将某件东西扯、撕或击成碎片，可以针对具体的东西，也可以指抽象事物的整体或部分被破坏。
If you break the cup, you'll have to pay for it.
如果你打碎那个茶杯，你得赔偿。
They were climbing when the ladder broke.
他们正往上爬，梯子突然断了。
The window broke into pieces.
窗上的玻璃碎了。
She broke the record in the long-jump competition.
她打破了跳远纪录。
通常指某物出现裂纹或裂成碎片，尤指为得到或使用某物内部的东西而将其砸开。
The little boy failed to crack the walnut.
小男孩没能砸开核桃。
The glass will crack if you pour hot water into it.
别往玻璃杯里倒热水，不然会烫裂杯子。
The ice began to crack at the edge.
冰块的边缘开始裂开了。
She dropped a plate and cracked it this morning.
今天早上她把一个盘子掉在地上打破了。
Crack three eggs into a bowl and mix them together.
往碗里打3个蛋，并搅拌均匀。
指较大的外力将某物压坏、压碎、压扁等。
The tree fell and crushed my car.
树倒了，把我的车压坏了。
The package was badly crushed in the post.
包裹在邮寄过程中受压而严重受损。
指（使）某物顺着直线方向裂开或撕裂。
Her coat split along the seam.
她的外套顺着接缝裂开了。
How did you split your trousers?
你怎么把裤子撕破了？
指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。
There is a gap in the wall.
墙上有道裂缝。
He pushed through a gap which the man was repairing.
他冲过那个人正在修补的一个缺口。
The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.
双方的隔阂已大大缩小。
指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。
There is a breach in the castle wall.
城堡墙壁上有个缺口。
The waves made a breach in the sea wall.
海浪将防波堤冲开了一个缺口。
普通用词，可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。
There is a break in the water pipe.
水管上有个裂口。
The moon shone through a break in the clouds.
月光透过云层的缝隙照射下来。
指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。
Wind came through a chink in the wall.
风从墙上的裂缝中透了进来。
Through a chink in the wall she could see a bit of the blue sky.
透过墙上的缝隙她可以看到一线蓝天。
尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。
He was stuck in a cleft of the rocks.
他被卡在一个岩石缝里。
He hid the message in a cleft of the stone.
他把情报藏在石头的裂缝里。
泛指放松、休息。
Let's take a rest.
让我们休息一下。
He was so tired that his wife suggested he should get some rest.
他非常累，妻子建议他休息休息。
指短暂的中止，如工作或活动之间的休息。
There is a 10-minute break between two classes.
两堂课之间有10分钟休息时间。
They worked for 18 hours without a break yesterday.
昨天他们连续工作了18个小时。
指戏剧或音乐会各场次之间的休息。
I will call you back in the interval.
幕间休息的时候我再回你电话。
There will be a 15-minute interval after the first act.
第一幕结束之后将休息15分钟。
指议会不工作的时期，或学生的课间休息。
How long is the Parliament's summer recess?
议会的夏季休会期为多久？
He always said that his favourite thing at school is recess.
他总是说他在学校最喜欢的是课间休息。
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