| 词汇 | break |
| 释义 | breakUK:*/ˈbreɪk/US:/breɪk/ ,(brāk)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: See also: recess主要翻译 break [sth] vtr (smash: into pieces)打破；打碎If you play ball in the house, you will break something.你要在房子里玩球，会砸破东西的。usage: ‘break’If you break something or it breaks, it divides into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.He fell through the window, breaking the glass.Break the bread into pieces and place on a baking tray.The past tense of break is broke. The -ed participle is broken.She dropped the cup, which broke into several pieces.Someone has broken the shop window.➜ See broken break [sth] vtr (fracture a bone)折断（骨头）；使（骨头）破裂Alan broke his arm when he fell. Janis broke two ribs when she slipped on the ice.艾伦摔倒时，摔断了手臂。珍妮丝在冰面上滑倒时，摔断了两根肋骨。 break [sth] vtr figurative (end [sth])打断；终止The home team broke the champions' winning streak.冠军队连连获胜的好运被主队打断了。 break vi (fragment, shatter)打碎；破碎；粉碎The window broke, and now there's glass all over the floor.窗户碎了，现在地板上到处都是玻璃碴。 break vi (stop functioning)坏掉；出故障；损坏Our old television finally broke.我们那台老电视终于坏掉了。 break n (rest)休息，歇息；间歇，暂停，休息，间断A break from training gave the football players a rest.足球队员停止训练，休息了一会儿。 break n (in schedule: holiday) (学校)假期，短期休假There will be no classes until after Christmas break.圣诞假期结束之前都不上课了。 break n (person: fracture)骨折Will suffered a bad break when he went skiing.威尔去滑冰时骨折了。 break n (suspension, pause)暂停，中止A break from discussions will give us time to gather more information.暂停讨论能让我们有时间收集更多信息。 break [sth] vtr figurative (promise: fail to fulfill)打破；违反；未能履行 break vi (amniotic fluid: be discharged) (羊水)破；排出The expectant mother's waters broke in the middle of the night. 其他翻译 break, big break n slang (fortunate event) (俚语)突破口, 机会, 机遇Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. break n (gap)裂口；裂缝；破裂处The children slipped through a break in the fence.孩子们从篱笆的裂缝处窜了过去。 break n (weather: change) (天气)突变，突然变化They are waiting for a break in the storm.他们在等着风暴停止，天气突变。 break n (rush to escape) (为了逃跑而)猛冲；急冲The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door.守卫没料到犯人们会往门口猛冲，意图逃跑。 break n informal (relationship rupture)关系破裂Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. break n (voice change) (嗓音)突变，变粗，变调，变声The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control.变声是他步入青春期的迹象，他的声音从低音变到中音，没法控制。 break n UK (school recreation period)课间休息It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom.雨一直下个不停，所以我们整个课间休息都是在教室度过的。 break n (tennis)破发；破发球局When a tennis player wins a game during which their opponent was serving, it is called a break. break vi (pool: scatter balls)开球破局When I play pool, I always like to break. break vi (burst)爆裂；突然破裂The water balloon broke.水气球突然破裂了。 break vi (be disconnected) (连接)中断The long-distance connection broke.远程连接中断了。 break vi (pause)中止；使不再继续The meeting will break at noon. break vi (dawn)破晓；拂晓The dawn is about to break.拂晓将至。 break vi (health: fail)（健康状况）变糟糕；垮掉；（身体）变衰弱His health broke after years of toil.长年累月的辛劳把他的身体拖垮了。 break vi (voice: change) (声音)变声His voice started to break when he was 13.他13岁的时候开始变声。 break for [sth] vi + prep (pause, interrupt activity)中断去；因…中断After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat.在几个小时的讨论过后，委员会成员中断了讨论，去喝咖啡，吃东西了。 break [sth] vtr (infringe)违反；打破；破坏The drag racers broke the speed limit. break [sth] vtr (lessen impact of)减弱vtrThe boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow.拳击手的封锁动作削弱了对手的攻击。 break [sth] vtr (sever, annul)使…失效；废除；宣告…无效The actor wants to break his contract. break [sth] vtr (destroy)打败；打垮The boxer threatened to break his opponent. break [sth] vtr (set: remove a piece)拆开；拆散The collector doesn't want to break the set. break [sth] vtr US, slang (money: give change) (零钱)兑换；找零Can you break a dollar? break [sth] vtr (penetrate)穿破；钻破The drill broke through the door of the safe. break [sth] vtr (decode)破译（密码等）The army is trying to break the enemy code. break [sth] vtr US, slang (escape)从…逃脱；逃出The convicts broke jail. break [sth] vtr (sports: better a score) (体育)打破（记录）Our team broke the record for number of games won. break [sth] vtr figurative, slang (bankrupt)使…破产The card shark broke the house. break [sth] vtr (baseball: curveball) (棒球)投出（曲线球）；使(球)曲线飞行The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. break [sth] vtr figurative (wear [sth] down) (精神、意志)使...垮掉；消磨，摧毁The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. break [sth] vtr (rupture [sth])撕裂；撕开Bubbles broke the surface of the water. break [sth] vtr figurative (solve [sth])解决No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. break [sth] vtr (animals: tame) (动物)制服, 驯服, 驯养The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. break [sth] vtr (media: publish [sth]) (媒体)公布, 发表A newspaper broke the story. break [sth] vtr (tennis: win when opponent served) (网球)破了对手的发球局The challenger broke his opponent's serve. break [sth] vtr US, slang (disprove)驳倒； (借口、辩辞等)使...不能成立The police broke his alibi. break [sth] vtr (surpass)超出；超过；超越The man was cited for breaking the speed limit.那个人因为驾驶超速而被传讯。 break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep (enter by force)强行闯入；破门而入Criminals broke into the house. 动词短语break | recess break apart vi phrasal literal (fall to pieces)破碎；碎裂The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep (disassemble)拆开；分拆 break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep figurative (destroy)分裂；使...分崩离析This zoning issue will break apart the community. break away vi phrasal (become separate)离开； (比喻)单飞；独立备注: The single-word form is used when the term is a nounTwo of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own.乐队的两名成员离开乐队成立了自己的乐队。 break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep figurative (separate: from group) (团体)脱离，离开Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group.几名党员脱离了该党派成立了自己的极端主义组织。 break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep (detach, fall off)从…掉下来；从…分离When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door.当苏将蛋糕从烤箱里取出时，把手从门上脱落下来。 break back vi phrasal (tennis: win after losing previous game) (网球)回敬破发Federer broke back to win the third game. break back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep (sports: return to original position)回到原位The goalkeeper saved the shot, but the ball broke back to Smith, who scored. break down vi phrasal (machine: stop working)坏掉，抛锚；发生故障备注: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun.The car broke down on the way home.回家的路上，车子抛锚了。 break down vi phrasal figurative (person: cry)精神崩溃；情绪失控Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident.斯特拉在警察告知自己丈夫出事时，精神崩溃了。 break down vi phrasal figurative (collapse, become weak)崩溃，瓦解，破裂； (身体)垮掉，衰弱The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits.退休福利的谈判破裂后，工会号召进行罢工。 break [sth] down, break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep (door, wall: knock down) (将门、墙等)摧毁，捣毁，破坏The police broke down the door when they raided the house.当对房屋进行搜查时，警方破门而入。 break [sth] down, break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep (substance: disintegrate)将…分解成化学成分Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion.消化时，胃酸会将食物分解成化学成分。 break [sth] down, break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep figurative (analyze)对…进行分解分析We can break down the process into a number of separate stages.我们能够将整个过程分解为一系列独立的阶段。 break forth vi phrasal (emerge, happen suddenly)崛起；突显 break in vi phrasal (enter by force)强行进入；闯入Thieves broke in and raided the safe.小偷闯入后，掠走保险柜里的财物。 break in vi phrasal figurative (interrupt)插话；打断Please excuse me for breaking in.请原谅我擅自插话。 break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep UK (horse: tame, train)驯（马等）Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack.马特为赛马场训练马匹。 break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (新汽车、新引擎等)通过使用使其慢慢合用It's best to break the engine in slowly.最好慢慢发动引擎。 break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (新鞋)穿一阵使其慢慢合脚It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in.有时新鞋需要时间来磨合。 break [sb] in, break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep (train [sb] to do a job)培养…做…； (环境或工作)使…适应，使…熟悉The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees.该公司有着一个为期三个月的项目来使新进员工适应工作环境。 break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep (building: enter by force)破门而入；闯入Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery.窃贼破门而入，偷走了几件珠宝首饰。 break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly)忽然开始（大笑、哭等）I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song.当那位老太太忽然开始高歌时，我吓了一跳。 break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (conversation: interrupt) (对话)打断Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready.盖里打断了我们的谈话来通知我们晚饭准备好了。 break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (field of work)克服困难进入（某个领域）Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career.乔安娜想要克服困难进入数字营销领域，以此来提升自己的事业。 break off vi phrasal (become detached)脱落；断开The door handle became loose and eventually broke off.门把手变松了，并且最终脱落下来。 break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep (snap, detach)掰下；折断Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar.奥尔加从那板巧克力上掰下一大块儿。 break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal (terminate)断绝（往来）；绝（交）；终止，结束，中断Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement.马特和格伦达决定解除婚约。 break out vi phrasal (escape)逃脱；逃离The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards.囚犯逃离并试图躲过看守人员。 break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep (escape)逃离；从…逃出去The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel.囚犯挖了条地道，逃离了监狱。 break out vi phrasal (war, disease, chaos: begin)爆发The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out.餐厅里一片祥和，而后一个扔来的瓶子引发了一场打斗。 break out vi phrasal (develop spots on skin) (皮肤)长疙瘩，发疹子I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve!我吃了太多糖，现在长痘了。就在我和史蒂夫约会前，我的脸上长痘了！ break out vi phrasal (rash, etc.: develop on skin) (疹子，皮疹等)出，长A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion.用了这种乳液后，爱丽丝脸上起疹子了。 break [sb] out, break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep (set [sb] free)帮…逃离；帮…逃出去One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out.一名帮派成员被关进监狱，其他成员把他救了出来。 break [sth] out, break out [sth] vtr phrasal sep US (divide into categories)分为；分成 break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep (develop: a rash, spots)突然出现 break through vi phrasal figurative (make sudden advance)取得重大突破备注: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a nounThe company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas.公司成功利用这些新想法取得了重大突破。 break up vi phrasal (disintegrate)碎裂；粉碎；分解Rock gradually breaks up into sand.岩石最终都会分解成沙子。 break up vi phrasal informal (couple: separate) (夫妻)关系破裂，分手，离异The couple broke up after a three-year relationship.那对情侣交往了三年后分手了。 break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep (separate)与…分开；与…崩了I think you need to break up with your boyfriend.我认为你应该跟你男朋友分手。 break up vi phrasal informal (school: finish) (学校)放假，学期结束School breaks up next week for the summer holidays.学校下周就会开始放暑假。 break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal, figurative (cause to separate)使破裂；使分手；使分手She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage.她指责他妈妈不断干涉来使他们的婚姻破裂。 break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal, figurative (fight: intervene)制止（打架）；将（打架者）分开The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys.班主任介入并将打架的两个男孩子分开。 break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep (crumble)粉碎；使…成碎片Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor.把饼干弄成小碎片，并将碎片放到食物调理机里面。 break up vi phrasal (phone sound: lose quality)通话声音断断续续You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. break with [sb] vtr phrasal insep ([sb]: end association) (人)与…绝交 break with [sth] vtr phrasal insep (stop complying with) (物)和…分离 复合形式：break | recess bad break n informal (misfortune, period of bad luck)坏运气；倒霉He really got a bad break -- the truck ran into his house the day after his insurance lapsed. bad break n (bone: serious fracture)严重的骨折Jim suffered a bad break in his femur when he fell off the ladder. big break n slang (great opportunity)难得的机会；大好机会Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. break a record v expr (surpass previous highest, best)破纪录We broke a record today; it's the first March ever with absolutely no snow here. break bread v expr figurative (eat a meal)进餐Good friends enjoy breaking bread together. break bread v expr figurative (share a meal with [sb])共餐At the Last Supper, Jesus broke bread with his friends for the last time before he died. break camp v expr (leave campsite)离开营地；拔营 break down and cry v expr (burst into tears)崩溃而哭Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. break even v expr (not make profit or loss)收支相抵备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjectiveAt the rate we're going, we'll be lucky to break even at year's end.照我们现在的情况，年底能收支相抵就谢天谢地了。 break free vi + adj (escape)冲破藩篱；逃脱Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band.斯坦在办公室上班，但他梦想打破束缚，加入一只摇滚乐队。 break free from [sb] v expr (escape)摆脱The hostage broke free from his captors and ran to safety.人质从抓他的人手中逃脱并跑到安全位置。 break free from [sth] v expr (escape)摆脱；从…挣脱出来The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang.这两名罪犯终于挣脱铁链逃了出去。 break ground vtr + n figurative (be first to do [sth])首创；创新She's breaking ground with her innovative approach.她用创新方法实现首创。 break ground vtr + n US (begin construction)破土动工；开工 break it down v expr figurative, informal (analyze the situation)分析情况；分解 break it down interj AU, slang (stop it)停止；停下来"Break it down, will ya?" said Alf. "I've had enough of your whingeing!" break it off v expr informal (relationship: end) (非正式用语)断交Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. break load, breaking load n (heavy weight, stress)断裂载荷The scientists were testing the break loads of different types of rope. break loose v expr figurative (free yourself)逃脱I thought I'd fastened the dog's chain securely but he must have broken loose. break new ground, also US: break ground v expr figurative (do [sth] completely new)开辟新天地，完全创新She's breaking ground with her innovative approach. break of day, break of dawn n (dawn, sunrise, early morning)破晓The hunt assembles and is ready to ride at the break of day. break [sth] open vtr + adj (open a seal)用力打开；撬开Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! break [sth] open vtr + adj (force open a lock)撬开（锁）The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. break out in a sweat v expr (begin to perspire)出汗；冒汗 break point n (tennis)破发点 break point n (a point to make change)转折点 break ranks v expr (disagree with group)背弃同盟 break room n (staff room)休息室All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. break the back of [sth] v expr figurative (do the hardest or biggest part of [sth])完成...最困难的部分；完成...的大部分 break the bank v expr (gambling: win all money)将庄家的钱赢光He was on such a winning streak in Las Vegas, he broke the bank in two casinos! break the bank v expr figurative, informal (be expensive) (比喻)倾家荡产We can afford to buy new flowerpots; they really won't break the bank. break the deadlock v expr (end a stalemate)打破僵局；冲破困境 break the habit v expr (stop doing [sth] habitually)改掉…的习惯He hasn't smoked for six months. Maybe he's finally broken the habit! break the ice v expr figurative (start a conversation)打破沉默Party games are an effective way to break the ice at a gathering. break the law v expr (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime)违法Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. break the mold (US), break the mould (UK) v expr figurative (do [sth] in an unconventional way)打破陈规 break the news v expr (announce [sth])宣布；公布 break the news of [sth] v expr (announce [sth])宣布；公布；将...宣之于众 break the news to [sb] v expr (announce [sth] to [sb])向某人宣布消息；告诉某人消息The police officer broke the news to Natasha that her husband had died in a car crash. break the record v expr (surpass previous highest, best)破记录 break the record for [sth] v expr (surpass previous highest, best)打破...的记录 break the rules v expr (do [sth] in an unconventional way)打破规则；打破陈规 break the seal v expr (open: document, package)拆封If you break the seal, you can no longer return the item to the store.拆封后，你就不可以将物品退回商店。 break the seal on [sth] v expr (open: document, package)开启, 打开I warned him not to break the seal on the envelope before he gave it to the official. break the seal v expr figurative, US, slang (urinate)小便, 撒尿备注: 喝水饮酒过了一定临界点，之后会频繁尿尿After three drinks, Brad needed to break the seal.喝了三杯后，布拉德需要去小便。 break the sound barrier v expr (go faster than sound)超过音速When a plane breaks the sound barrier it produces a sonic boom that sounds like an explosion. break the spell v expr figurative (end the illusion or mood)解除魔力；终结痴迷状态Don't say anything...I don't want to break the spell. break the spell v expr (witchcraft: disable a charm, curse)破除咒语The frog said that if I kissed him it would break the spell and he would turn into a handsome prince. break through [sth] vtr + prep (demolish)突出（包围）；冲破（障碍物）The army used tanks to break through the barricades.军队用坦克冲破路障。 break time n (recreational period)歇息时间；休闲时间Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers. break wind, pass wind v expr (pass gas)放屁 |
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