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verbnoun All the windows broke with the force of the blast. 爆炸的巨大力量震碎了所有的窗户。 The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it. break in/into something She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. 她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。 break something 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。 break something in/into something He broke the chocolate in two. 他把那块巧克力一分为二。 My watch has broken. 我的表坏了。 break something I think I've broken the washing machine. 我可能把洗衣机弄坏了。 The dog bit me but didn't break the skin. 那条狗咬了我，但没咬破皮肤。 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。 break (for something) Let's break for lunch. 我们休息一会儿，吃午饭。 break something a broken night’s sleep (= a night during which you often wake up)夜间时时醒来的睡眠 (especially British English) 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。 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。 Someone laughed suddenly and the spell was broken. 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. 资方未能使罢工终止。 He broke all ties with his parents. 他断绝了与父母的一切关系。 He finally managed to break free from his attacker. 他终于设法逃脱了袭击他的人。 to break somebody’s morale/resistance/resolve/spirit瓦解某人的士气／抵抗／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。 The death of his wife broke him completely. 妻子的死使他悲痛欲绝。 The clouds broke and the sun came out. 云开日出。 Dawn was breaking when they finally left. 他们终于离开时正是破晓时分。 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 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。 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。 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。 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。 to break a code破译密码 Can you break a twenty-dollar bill? 可以给我找开二十美元的钞票吗？ The balloon hit a tree and burst.气球碰到树就爆了。 The ice started to crack.冰开始裂了。 Crumble the cheese into a bowl.将干酪弄碎放进碗里。 Now cut the wire in two.现在将电线剪成两段。 He fell and fractured his hip.他跌了一跤摔裂了髋骨。 The vase hit the floor and shattered.花瓶掉在地板上摔了个粉碎。 Vandals had smashed two windows.故意破坏公物者打碎了两扇窗户。 I snapped the pencil in half.我啪的一声将铅笔折成两段。 The bag had split open on the way home.在回家的路上袋子裂开了。 She tore the letter into pieces.她把信撕碎了。 He broke off abruptly when Jo walked in. She broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters. She broke off from the conversation to answer the telephone. She broke the bar in two and gave a piece to me. She broke the chocolate up into small pieces. The glass broke into hundreds of pieces. Their marriage had broken down irretrievably. He broke the chocolate in two and gave me half. He was breaking the speed limit. 他违章超速驾驶。 How did this dish get broken? 这个盘子是怎么打破的？ I didn’t mean to break the window. I don’t know how to break it to him. I think I’ve broken the video. I’ve never broken my word; why should I do it now? Just break the news to her gently. Perhaps it is more courageous to break a promise if it means saving the economy. She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces. 她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。 She had broken the conditions of her bail. She has already broken three appointments. Some companies have broken sanctions by supplying arms to the warring states. They insist that they have not broken any rules. Would you be willing to break the law to achieve your goal? to break an agreement/a contract a coffee/lunch/tea break用咖啡／午饭／茶的休息时间 Let's take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 a break for lunch午餐休息 She worked all day without a break. 她接连工作了一整天。 Come and see me at break. 课间休息时来见我。 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。 More news after the break. 广告后继续报道新闻。 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 (with somebody/something) 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 something such as art, behaviour, etc.)突破传统；破除习俗 break (in something) 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 We could see the moon through a break in the clouds. 我们能从云缝里看到月亮。 Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road. 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。 If you just give me a break, you won’t regret it. The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg. X 光照片显示他的腿没有骨折。 It was her second break in the set. 这是本盘比赛中她第二次破掉对手的发球局。 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 He's put together a magnificent break. 他这杆球打得很不错。 a 147 break (= the highest possible break in snooker)单杆 147 分（斯诺克中的单杆最高得分） The champion began with breaks of 74 and 58. She wanted to make a clean break with the past. 她想与过去完全断绝。 Give the lad a break—it's only his second day on the job. 别苛求这小伙子，他上工才第二天。 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。 We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。 Let’s take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。 Take time out to relax by the pool.去游泳池边歇一歇吧。 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。 He’s the director who gave her her first big break. His new work makes a break with the past. I always knew I would get my lucky break one day. I had a word with John during the break. I wanted to leave but was nervous about making the break. I won a weekend break in Paris. I’ll see you at break. We have a 15-minute break in the morning. We worked all day without a break. We’ll take a break now and resume in an hour. a break from caring for the children a break from tradition a break in the weather天气的转变 A lot of students go to Florida for Spring Break. Choose from our range of city breaks. Everyone needs a break, a change from day-to-day routine. Have you got any plans for the Easter break? I need a break from mental activity. I need a break in my daily routine. I’d like to take her on a mini—break. It’s a great city for a weekend break. It’s often difficult for talented newcomers to get the break they deserve. Let’s take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 Spend the weekend at a spa for a really relaxing break. The prize is a three-night break in Paris. The team have been taking a break in Spain. The track bends left through a break in the hedge. a coffee/lunch/tea break用咖啡／午饭／茶的休息时间 a commercial break |