break

break

[breik]

v.打碎, 折断, 违背, 解决, 中断, 透露, 变弱, 锐减, 结束
n.破裂, 休息, 中断, 急冲, 好运

例句与用法:

The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.

那狗咬了我一口,但是没有把皮咬破。

The window broke into pieces.

窗户碎成碎片。

The cold weather at last broke at the end of March.

寒冷的天气终于在三月末结束了。

There is a break during the performance for the audience to take a rest.

演出中有一次中场休息,让听众们稍事休息。

词形变化:

动词过去式: broke | 动词过去分词: broken | 动词现在分词: breaking | 动词第三人称单数: breaks |


vt.

1. 打破; 折断; 使碎裂

He fell down and broke his ankle.

他跌断了脚踝。

2. 毁坏, 弄坏; 砸破

They broke down the door with a big heavy log.

他们用一根粗大的木头将门砸开。

3. 兑开(大额钞票等)

4. 越(狱); 从……挣脱

break jail

越狱

5. 冲破(障碍等); 破……而入; 闯入

The river broke its banks during the flood.

洪水期间河水冲破了堤岸。

6. 破(土); 割破

He fell but didn't break the skin.

他跌倒了但没有擦破皮肤。

7. 打破(寂静等); 切断(电路等); 中止(旅程等)

Radio contact was suddenly broken.

无线电联络突然中断了。

At last Phil broke the silence.

终于,菲尔打破了沉寂。

8. 使垮掉; 制服; 放弃(习惯); 使放弃习惯

He just can't break such a bad habit.

他就是改不掉这个坏习惯。

9. 破坏(约束); 违反

She didn't break the rules.

她没有违反规定。

10. 打破(记录); 超过

She broke the world record for the broad jump.

她打破了跳远的世界记录。

11. 透露; 说出

12. 破解(密码); 破(案); 拆穿

13. 使破产

vi.

1. 破碎; 破裂; 断裂

The plate broke to pieces when it fell on the floor.

盘子落在地上摔碎了。

2. 破掉, 被损坏

My watch has broken.

我的表坏了。

3. 猛闯, 突破; 强行逃脱[Q]

The man broke away from his guards.

这人从看守处逃脱了。

4. 中断, 中止

Let's break for lunch.

让我们停下来吃午饭吧。

5. (精神等)垮掉

His health began to break two years ago.

两年前他的健康状况开始变糟。

6. 突然发生; 突然传出

We had no sooner set out than a thunder storm broke.

我们刚动身就下起了大雷雨。

7. (天空)破晓

When day broke he had already been on the way.

天亮时, 他已在路上了。

8. (嗓音)突变

n.

1. 破损, 破裂; 裂缝; 折断[C]

A break in the pipe was found out.

发现管道上有一处裂缝。

2. 暂停; 休息[C]

There is a ten-minute break between the classes.

课间休息十分钟。

3. 断绝, 绝裂[C][(+with/from)]

Finally she made the break with her family.

她最终与家庭脱离了关系。

4. (天气、话题等的)骤变[C][(+in)]

There was a break in the weather last week.

上周天气突然变化。

5. 【口】机会; 好运[C]

As a long-distance runner his main break came last spring in Australia.

作为一位长跑选手, 他是上个春天在澳大利亚真正交上好运的。

6. 逃亡; 越狱[C]

7. (台球)一次连续得分

8. 【网】发球一方输掉的发球局[C]

9. 破晓[U]


短语词组:

without a break

1. 不停顿地

She's worked for 27 hours without a break.

她已连续工作了二十七个小时。


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