break

v.(使)破，裂，碎; 弄坏; 损坏; 坏掉; 弄破; 使流血
n.间歇; 休息; 课间休息; 间断; 暂停

过去式：broke过去分词：broken现在分词：breaking第三人称单数：breaks复数：breaks

牛津词典

verb

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？

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）

柯林斯词典

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。

The plate broke...盘子打破了。

Break the cauliflower into florets...把花椰菜撕成小朵。

The plane broke into three pieces.飞机断成了三截。

...bombed-out buildings, surrounded by broken glass and rubble...被炸毁的楼宇四周尽是碎玻璃和碎砖瓦砾

The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice.唯一的声响是冰层噼噼啪啪碎裂的声音。

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。

Old bones break easily...老年人容易骨折。

Several people were treated for broken bones.数人接受了断骨治疗。

Break is also a noun.

It has caused a bad break to Gabriella's leg.这导致加布里埃拉一条腿严重骨折。

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。

The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...水疱一旦破了就必须用绷带包扎起来。

Do not use the cream on broken skin.不要在破损皮肤的表面涂护肤霜。

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。

Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...租房者无需担心屋顶漏水和洗衣机出故障。

The lead biker broke his bike chain.那位领先的自行车手车链子断了。

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。

The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。

...broken promises.背弃的承诺

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。

...his inability to break free of his marriage.他无法摆脱婚姻的束缚

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。

New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持局面的新提案已被提交。

The country is heading towards elections which may break the party's long hold on power.这个国家正在朝着举行选举的目标迈进，选举可能会打破该党对政权的长期垄断。

Break is also a noun.

Nothing that might lead to a break in the deadlock has been discussed yet.还没有讨论出一个可能打破这一僵局的办法。

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？”

The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

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。

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。

They were determined to break from precedent...他们决心打破先例。

They have yet to break the link with the trade unions.他们还必须断绝与工会组织的联系。

Break is also a noun.

Making a completely clean break with the past, the couple got rid of all their old furniture.为了与过去彻底决裂，这对夫妇扔掉了他们全部的旧家具。

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。

The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.教授希望改掉学生们不动脑筋就想找到答案的习惯。

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。

The newspapers and television can make or break you...报纸和电视会使你成功，也会将你毁掉。

Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”

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。

See also: They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break... I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good... She rang Moira during a coffee break. lunch break tea break

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。

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。

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。

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。

He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。

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。

I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。

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。

See also: Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres... Jurassic Park had broken all box office records. record-breaking

See also: They continued the search as dawn broke. daybreak

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.她希望能够在起风暴前赶到旅馆。

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。

Break is also a noun.

A single break of serve settled the first two sets.前两盘的比赛都是靠破掉对方一个发球局而分出胜负。

See also: broke broken heartbreak heartbreaking heartbroken outbreak

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。”

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。

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。

Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.丹朝他的汽车跑去，却发现驾驶座位置的门被锁住了。

to break the bank → see: bank

双语例句

He fell through the window, breaking the glass 他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。

She broke a leg in a skiing accident 她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。

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。

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。

We didn't know we were breaking the law. 我们不知道自己在犯法。

She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest. 她用肘猛击他的胸部，挣脱了出来。

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。

Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked 休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”

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。

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。

He never let his jailers break him 他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。

They broke for lunch. 他们停下来吃午饭。

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。

They are currently taking a short break in Spain. 他们目前正在西班牙休短假。

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。

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。

The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned 据报道首相已经辞职。

Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me 然后路易丝挑明了她要离开我。

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。

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。

They continued the search as dawn broke. 天放亮后他们继续搜寻。

Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore. 丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。

It was feared they could break the Allies 'codes. 恐怕他们会破译盟军的密码。

Godfrey's voice broke, and halted. 戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。

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。

I've been waiting for the weather to break 我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。

He broke McEnroe's serve. 他破了麦肯罗的发球局。

'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。”

'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。

短语动词

break away

1. 挣脱；逃脱2. 摆脱（束缚或控制）

break down

1. （机器或车辆）出毛病，损坏2. （讨论、关系或系统）失败，破裂，失灵3. 分解；将…分成若干部分4. （使）（物质）分解5. 感情失控（痛哭起来）6. 捣毁；拆除7. 消除，破除（障碍或偏见）

break in

1. （通常指盗贼）闯入，破门而入2. 打断；插嘴3. 使适应（新的工作或环境）4. 使（新产品）经使用逐渐合用；磨合

break into

1. 强行进入；闯入2. 突然开始做（某事）3. 成功打入，顺利进入（某行业，尤指很难取得成功的领域）

break off

1. 折断；（使）断开2. 突然中止；突然停顿3. 终止，结束（关系）

break out

1. （战争、战斗或疾病）爆发2. 越狱；逃跑3. 摆脱（单调刻板的状况）4. 布满（汗水）；出（疹子）

break through

1. 冲破；突破2. （克服困难或障碍）取得突破

break up

1. （使）分裂；（被）拆分；（使）破碎2. （恋人）分手；（夫妻）结束关系3. （婚姻关系）破裂；结束（婚姻关系）4. 散（会）；（使）解散5. （学校或学生）放假6. （因信号受到干扰）声音断断续续

短语用例

break away (from sb/sth)

突然挣脱；逃脱to escape suddenly from sb who is holding you or keeping you prisoner

脱离，背叛（政党、国家等，尤指再组建新的）to leave a political party, state, etc., especially to form a new one

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。

（尤指速度竞赛中）甩掉to move away from a crowd or group, especially in a race

break down

出故障；坏掉to stop working because of a fault

失败to fail

The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.那条狗咬了我，但没咬破皮肤。

被搞垮；垮掉to become very bad

情不自禁地哭起来to lose control of your feelings and start crying

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。

划成部分（以便分析）to divide into parts to be analysed

break sth↔down

打倒，砸破（某物）to make sth fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard

破坏，消除（尤指某种感情或态度）to destroy sth or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that sb has

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。

把…分类；划分to divide sth into parts in order to analyse it or make it easier to do

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。

使分解（为）；使变化（成）to make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process

He broke all links with the Democratic party.他断绝了同民主党的一切联系。

break for sth

（试图逃脱时）突然冲向；向…挣脱to suddenly run towards sth when you are trying to escape

He finally managed to break free from his attacker.他终于设法摆脱了袭击他的人。

break in

强行进入；破门而入to enter a building by force

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。

break sb/sth in

训练某人 / 某物；培训to train sb/sth in sth new that they must do

The death of his wife broke him completely.妻子的死使他悲痛欲绝。

把…穿得合身，使舒适自如（尤指新鞋）to wear sth, especially new shoes, until they become comfortable

break in (on sth)

打断；搅扰to interrupt or disturb sth

break into sth

强行闯入；撬开（汽车等）to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force

突然开始（笑、唱等）to begin laughing, singing, etc. suddenly

Dawn was breaking when they finally left.他们终于离开时正是破晓时分。

突然开始（跑）；开始快跑to suddenly start running; to start running faster than before

找开（大面值钞票买小额商品）to use a banknote of high value to buy sth that costs less

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

启用（应急备用品）to open and use sth that has been kept for an emergency

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。

成功参与；顺利打入to be successful when you get involved in sth

break off

断开；折断to become separated from sth as a result of force

停顿；中断to stop speaking or stop doing sth for a time

break sth↔off

使折断to separate sth, using force

突然终止to end sth suddenly

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。

break out

突然开始；爆发to start suddenly

to break a code破译密码

break out (of sth)

逃离（某地）；摆脱（某状况）to escape from a place or situation

Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?可以给我找二十元的钞票吗？

break out in sth

突被布满某物to suddenly become covered in sth

break through

作出新的重大发现；取得突破to make new and important discoveries

Come and see me at break.课间休息时来见我。

break through

break through sth

冲破；突破to make a way through sth using force

从云层后露出to appear from behind clouds

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

break through sth

克服；战胜to succeed in dealing with an attitude that sb has and the difficulties it creates

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

break up

粉碎；破碎to separate into smaller pieces

We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.我们能从云缝里看到月亮。

结束to come to an end

散开；解散to go away in different directions

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。

（学校）期终放假to begin the holidays when school closes at the end of a term

变得虚弱；垮掉to become very weak

The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.X光照片显示他的腿没有骨折。

捧腹大笑to laugh very hard

（打移动电话的人）声音不清（因信号受干扰）when a person who is talking on a mobile phone/cellphone breaks up , you can no longer hear them clearly because the signal has been interrupted

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

break sth↔up

拆开；打散to make sth separate into smaller pieces; to divide sth into smaller parts

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）

结束（关系等）；关闭（公司等）to end a relationship, a company, etc.

（尤指用武力）迫使放弃（某事）to make people leave sth or stop doing sth, especially by using force

break up (with sb)

（同某人）绝交to end a relationship with sb

break with sth

和某事终止关联；破除to end a connection with sth

习惯用语

v.

n.

break of day/dawn

破晓；黎明the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light

give me a break!

别烦我了；别胡说了used when sb wants sb else to stop doing or saying sth that is annoying, or to stop saying sth that is not true

give sb a break

给某人一次机会；不苛求某人to give sb a chance; to not judge sb too severely

Give the lad a break─it's only his second day on the job.给这小伙子一次机会——他上工才第二天。

make a break for sth/for it

向某处逃窜；试图逃跑to run towards sth in order to try and escape

He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.他突然一跃而起，向门口逃窜。

They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.他们决定那天晚上逃跑。

a clean break

a clean break

英英释义

noun

an escape from jail

the breakout was carefully planned

Synonym:breakoutjailbreakgaolbreakprisonbreakprison-breaking

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

a sudden dash

he made a break for the open door

the act of breaking something

the breakage was unavoidable

Synonym:breakagebreaking

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

it was presented without commercial breaks

there was a gap in his account

Synonym:interruptiondisruptiongap

(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

the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

a pause from doing something (as work)

we took a 10-minute break

he took time out to recuperate

Synonym:respiterecesstime out

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

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

they hoped to avoid a break in relations

Synonym:rupturebreachseveranceriftfalling out

an unexpected piece of good luck

he finally got his big break

Synonym:good luckhappy chance

the occurrence of breaking

the break in the dam threatened the valley

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

(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:faultfaultinggeological faultshiftfracture

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

it was a nasty fracture

the break seems to have been caused by a fall

Synonym:fracture

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Synonym:pauseintermissioninterruptionsuspension

verb

weaken or destroy in spirit or body

His resistance was broken

a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death

diminish or discontinue abruptly

The patient's fever broke last night

fracture a bone of

I broke my foot while playing hockey

Synonym:fracture

fall sharply

stock prices broke

make submissive, obedient, or useful

The horse was tough to break

I broke in the new intern

Synonym:break in

be broken in

If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress

crack

his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir

render inoperable or ineffective

You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!

become separated into pieces or fragments

The figurine broke

The freshly baked loaf fell apart

Synonym:separatesplit upfall apartcome apart

destroy the integrity of

He broke the glass plate

She broke the match

become fractured

The glass cracked when it was heated

Synonym:crackcheck

happen

Report the news as it develops

These political movements recrudesce from time to time

Synonym:recrudescedevelop

prevent completion

stop the project

break off the negotiations

Synonym:break offdiscontinuestop

terminate

She interrupted her pregnancy

break a lucky streak

break the cycle of poverty

Synonym:interrupt

lessen in force or effect

soften a shock

break a fall

Synonym:dampendampsoftenweaken

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:failgo badgive waydiegive outconk outgobreak down

change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children

come into being

light broke over the horizon

Voices broke in the air

find the solution or key to

break the code

find a flaw in

break an alibi

break down a proof

undergo breaking

The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages

interrupt the flow of current in

break a circuit

cease an action temporarily

We pause for station identification

let's break for lunch

Synonym:pauseintermit

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:unwrapdiscloselet onbring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgegive awaylet out

be released or become known

News of her death broke in the morning

Synonym:get outget around

surpass in excellence

She bettered her own record

break a record

Synonym:better

pierce or penetrate

The blade broke her skin

become punctured or penetrated

The skin broke

break a piece from a whole

break a branch from a tree

Synonym:break offsnap off

go to pieces

The lawn mower finally broke

The gears wore out

The old chair finally fell apart completely

Synonym:wearwear outbustfall apart

ruin completely

He busted my radio!

Synonym:bust

separate from a clinch, in boxing

The referee broke the boxers

make the opening shot that scatters the balls