break

英

/breɪk/

美

/breɪk/

释义

verb弄破，弄裂；弄碎；摔破，砸碎；坏掉，损坏；违反（法律），违背（协议或诺言）；出故障，坏掉；哭起来；强行进入，破门（窗）而入；折断，掰断；突然开始，爆发；（从监狱等）逃脱；（学校）开始放假；（打手机的人）声音不清；结束关系，分手
noun小休；短期休假；间隙，空间

verbto make something go into smaller pieces, for example by dropping it or hitting it
verbto go into smaller pieces, for example by falling or hitting
verbto stop working; to damage a machine so that it stops working
verbto do something that is against the law or against what has been agreed or promised
verbIf a machine or car breaks down, it stops working
verbIf a person breaks down, they start to cry
verbto go into a place by breaking a door or window so that you can steal something
verbto take away a piece of something by breaking it
verbto start suddenly
verbto get free from a place like a prison
verbto start the school holidays
verbIf somebody you are talking to on a mobile phone is breaking up, you can no longer hear them clearly
verbto end a relationship with somebody
nouna short time when you stop doing something or something stops
nouna short holiday
nouna place where something opens or has broken

He broke the window.
She has broken her arm.
I dropped the cup and it broke.
You’ve broken my watch.
People who break the law must be punished.
I never break my promises.
We were late because our car broke down.
He broke down when he heard the news.
Thieves broke into the house. They broke in through a window.
He broke off a piece of chocolate for me.
A fire broke out last night.
Four prisoners broke out of the jail last night.
We break up at the end of July.
Sorry, I can’t hear you – you’re breaking up.
Susy broke up with her boyfriend last week.
We worked all day without a break.
I’m taking a career break to focus on my family at the moment.
There were too many ad breaks (= the time when advertisements are played) during that programme.
We’re going on a weekend break to Paris.
The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

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