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break单词基本解析：

v.破碎; 弄坏，坏掉; 弄破; 违犯; 中断; 开拓; 削弱; 突变; 散开; 开始; 公布; 打破（记录）; 拍岸; 破解n.休息，间歇; 暂停; 短期休假; 缝隙; 机遇; 破裂，骨折; 接连击中
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
vt.（使）破；打破（纪录）；（常指好天气）突变；开始

break变化用词：

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

break英英释义：

Noun

1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts;

"the telephone is an annoying interruption"

"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

2. an unexpected piece of good luck;

"he finally got his big break"

3. (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"

4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);

"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

5. a pause from doing something (as work);

"we took a 10-minute break"

"he took time out to recuperate"

6. the act of breaking something;

"the breakage was unavoidable"

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

8. breaking of hard tissue such as bone;

"it was a nasty fracture"

"the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

9. the occurrence of breaking;

"the break in the dam threatened the valley"

10. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

11. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving;

"he was up two breaks in the second set"

12. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;

"it was presented without commercial breaks"

13. a sudden dash;

"he made a break for the open door"

14. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;

"the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

15. an escape from jail;

"the breakout was carefully planned"

名词 break:

some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

同义词：interruption

an unexpected piece of good luck

同义词：good luck, happy chance

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

同义词：fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

同义词：rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out

a pause from doing something (as work)

同义词：respite, recess, time out

the act of breaking something

同义词：breakage, breaking

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

同义词：pause, intermission, interruption, suspension

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

同义词：fracture

the occurrence of breaking

an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

同义词：break of serve

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

同义词：interruption, disruption, gap

a sudden dash

any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

同义词：open frame

an escape from jail

同义词：breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking

动词 break:

terminate

同义词：interrupt

become separated into pieces or fragments

同义词：separate, split up, fall apart, come apart

destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

render inoperable or ineffective

ruin completely

同义词：bust

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

同义词：transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach

move away or escape suddenly

同义词：break out, break away

scatter or part

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

同义词：burst, erupt

prevent completion

同义词：break off, discontinue, stop

enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

同义词：break in

make submissive, obedient, or useful

同义词：break in

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

同义词：violate, go against

surpass in excellence

同义词：better

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

同义词：unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out

come into being

stop operating or functioning

同义词：fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down

interrupt a continued activity

同义词：break away

make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

lessen in force or effect

同义词：dampen, damp, soften, weaken

be broken in

come to an end

vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

cause to give up a habit

give up

come forth or begin from a state of latency

happen or take place

cause the failure or ruin of

invalidate by judicial action

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

同义词：separate, part, split up, split, break up

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

同义词：demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs

reduce to bankruptcy

同义词：bankrupt, ruin, smash

change directions suddenly

emerge from the surface of a body of water

break down, literally or metaphorically

同义词：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder

do a break dance

同义词：break dance, break-dance

exchange for smaller units of money

destroy the completeness of a set of related items

同义词：break up

make the opening shot that scatters the balls

separate from a clinch, in boxing

go to pieces

同义词：wear, wear out, bust, fall apart

break a piece from a whole

同义词：break off, snap off

become punctured or penetrated

pierce or penetrate

be released or become known; of news

同义词：get out, get around

cease an action temporarily

同义词：pause, intermit

interrupt the flow of current in

undergo breaking

find a flaw in

find the solution or key to

change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

happen

同义词：recrudesce, develop

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

同义词：crack, check

crack; of the male voice in puberty

fall sharply

fracture a bone of

同义词：fracture

diminish or discontinue abruptly

weaken or destroy in spirit or bodybreakn.some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

"there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

同义词：interruption

an unexpected piece of good luck

"he finally got his big break"

同义词：good luckhappy chance

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

同义词：faultfaultinggeological faultshiftfracture

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

同义词：rupturebreachseveranceriftfalling out

a pause from doing something (as work)

"we took a 10-minute break"

同义词：respiterecesstime out

the act of breaking something

"the breakage was unavoidable"

同义词：breakagebreaking

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

同义词：pauseintermissioninterruptionsuspension

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

"the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

同义词：fracture

the occurrence of breaking

"the break in the dam threatened the valley"

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"

the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

"he was up two breaks in the second set"

同义词：break of serve

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

"it was presented without commercial breaks"

同义词：interruptiondisruptiongap

a sudden dash

"he made a break for the open door"

any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

"the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

同义词：open frame

an escape from jail

"the breakout was carefully planned"

同义词：breakoutjailbreakgaolbreakprisonbreakprison-breaking

v.terminate

"break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

同义词：interrupt

become separated into pieces or fragments

同义词：separatesplit upfall apartcome apart

destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragmentsrender inoperable or ineffectiveruin completely

同义词：bust

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

"break a law"; "break a promise"

同义词：transgressoffendinfractviolatego againstbreach

move away or escape suddenly

"Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"

同义词：break outbreak away

scatter or partforce out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

"break into tears"

同义词：bursterupt

prevent completion

"break off the negotiations"

同义词：break offdiscontinuestop

enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

同义词：break in

make submissive, obedient, or useful

"The horse was tough to break"

同义词：break in

fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

同义词：violatego against

surpass in excellence

"break a record"

同义词：better

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

同义词：unwrapdiscloselet onbring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgeimpartgive awaylet out

come into beingstop operating or functioning

同义词：failgo badgive waydiegive outconk outgobreak down

interrupt a continued activity

同义词：break away

make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeingcurl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waveslessen in force or effect

"break a fall"

同义词：dampendampsoftenweaken

be broken in

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

come to an endvary or interrupt a uniformity or continuitycause to give up a habitgive up

"break cigarette smoking"

come forth or begin from a state of latencyhappen or take place

"Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"

cause the failure or ruin of

"This play will either make or break the playwright"

invalidate by judicial actiondiscontinue an association or relation; go different ways

同义词：separatepartsplit upsplitbreak up

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

同义词：demotebumprelegatekick downstairs

reduce to bankruptcy

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"

同义词：bankruptruinsmash

change directions suddenlyemerge from the surface of a body of waterbreak down, literally or metaphorically

同义词：collapsefall incave ingivegive wayfounder

do a break dance

"Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"

同义词：break dancebreak-dance

exchange for smaller units of money

"I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"

destroy the completeness of a set of related items

"The book dealer would not break the set"

同义词：break up

make the opening shot that scatters the ballsseparate from a clinch, in boxinggo to pieces

同义词：wearwear outbustfall apart

break a piece from a whole

"break a branch from a tree"

同义词：break offsnap off

become punctured or penetratedpierce or penetratebe released or become known; of news

同义词：get outget around

cease an action temporarily

"let's break for lunch"

同义词：pauseintermit

interrupt the flow of current in

"break a circuit"

undergo breakingfind a flaw in

"break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

find the solution or key to

"break the code"

change suddenly from one tone quality or register to anotherhappen

同义词：recrudescedevelop

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

同义词：crackcheck

crack; of the male voice in puberty

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

fall sharplyfracture a bone of

同义词：fracture

diminish or discontinue abruptlyweaken or destroy in spirit or body

break中文词源：

break用法和例句：

I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...

我想他停下工作休息15分钟对他会有好处。

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。

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。

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。

He never let his jailers break him...

他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。

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。

They were determined to break from precedent...

他们决心打破先例。

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。

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。

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。

The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.

一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

Old bones break easily...

老年人容易骨折。

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。

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。

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。

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

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。

Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...

休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”

She broke a leg in a skiing accident...

她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。

The plate broke...

盘子打破了。

He fell through the window, breaking the glass...

他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。

break

A mass of snow and rock break away and fall on the climber.

一堆积雪和岩石突然崩落到登山者的身上。

Should another world war break out, what would become of human beings?

万一另一次世界大战爆发，人类将会发生什么事？

If the car should break down on the way, you would have to walk back.

万一汽车中途拋锚,你就得走回来。

There was a break in the weather last week.

上周天气突然变化。

Difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts.

不可分裂的很难或不可能破裂或分裂成小部分的

Don't bend the wires down, it'll break them.

不要弯折那些线，会弄坏它们的。

Don't break into their conversation.

不要打断他们的谈话。

Friction against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break.

与岩石之间的摩擦加上攀登者的重量，使得绳子断了。

The two teams break even at the end.

两个队最后打成平局。

His health began to break two years ago.

两年前他的健康状况开始变糟。

Can I break the journey at Wuhan?

中途我可以在武汉下车吗？

To break out of the poverty trap they need help from the government.

为了摆脱贫困的处境，他们需要政府的帮助。

A tax break for charitable contributions.

为慈善赠品提供的优惠税额

For this he decided to break with his feudalistic family.

为此他决定和他的封建主义家庭决裂。

The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.

主人为了打破僵局，给客人讲了个笑话。

George was determined to break off with those racists.

乔治决心和那些种族主义者一刀两断。

Mr Henderson has driven his critics and opponents into a position where they have no remedy but to break the law.

亨德森先生把他的批评者和对手们逼到如此地步，他们除了违法乱纪之外，另无良策。

Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.

人体中的化学元素把食物分解成有用的物质。

He had the misfortune to break his left arm.

他不幸把左胳臂折断了。

They have a coffee break around 3 in the afternoon.

他们下午三点有休息时间。

They decided to break up the partnership.

他们决定终止合作关系。

They decided to break with (ie not observe) tradition.

他们决定要打破传统。

It took them all day to break the back of the job.

他们干了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。

He did very well, but failed to break the record.

他做得很出色,但未破纪录。

He break down and weep when he hear the news.

他听到这个消息时不禁痛哭起来。

He sat under the linden to take a break.

他坐在菩提树下休息。

He's made a clean break with the past.

他完全改变了过去的生活方式。

He just can't break such a bad habit.

他就是改不掉这个坏习惯。

He managed to break the ice.

他总算打破僵局。

He seized every chance to break out of the Nazi concentration camp.

他抓住一切机会从纳粹集中营跑出来。

He refused to break bread with his old enemy.

他拒绝与他昔日仇人共餐。

He was the eighth to break the record.

他是打破该记录的第八人。

He is a break man after the failure of his business.

他生意失败以後，整个人一蹶不振。

He set out to break the record for the English Channel swim.

他立志要打破横渡英吉利海峡的记录。

His face is filled with break commandment.

他脸上划满了破破烂烂的十诫。

He fell but didn't break the skin.

他跌倒了但没有擦破皮肤。

He predicted when war would break out.

他预言战争何时会爆发。

He prophesied that war would break out.

他预言说战争将要爆发。

We continued to rehearse/continued rehearsing the chorus after the break.

休息之後我们继续排练合唱节目。

Don't break your neck on the work; you have plenty of time.

你不用那么拼命地工作;有的是时间。

Do not break your neck on the work; You have plenty of time.

你不用那麽拼命地工作; 有的是时间。

Can't you break away from old habits?

你不能戒除旧习惯吗?

You should break up your wasteful habits.

你应该改掉挥霍的习惯。

How do you break your leg?

你怎么摔断腿的？

It's very impolite of you to break in on our conversation.

你打断我们的谈话是很不礼貌的。

Do you think you can squeeze in your lunch break between the two meetings?

你看你能在两个会议之间挤出吃午饭的时间来吗？

Did you actually see him break the window?

你真的看到他打破窗户吗?

Can't you get away during your lunch break?

你能在午餐休息时间走开吗？

You'll break your neck if you fall off the roof.

你要是从屋顶上跌下来会摔死的。

Any of the chemical or mechanical processes by which rocks exposed to the weather undergo changes in character and break down.

侵蚀，风化，风蚀受日晒雨淋的岩石发生特征的变化甚至崩溃的过程中的任何一化学或物理变化

If you break the peace in this way again, you'll go to prison.

假如你再这样妨碍治安，你就会被送进监狱。

Leave off! You'll break it if you're not careful!

停止！你不小心的话会把它破的！

The prophet said that war will break out.

先知预言战争将爆发。

Police were called in to break up the meeting.

出动了警察将集会驱散。

Send not for a hatchet with which to break open an egg.

别为了破一个鸡蛋而叫人去取斧头——杀鸡焉用牛刀。

Break it up!

别打啦！

Stop monkeying about with the radio, or you'll break it.

别把收音机拿来瞎搞,否则你会弄坏的。

Don't yank at the rope. Children, it might break.

别用力拉绳！孩子们,它可能会断的。

Don't pull at the rope, children; it might break.

别用力拉绳，孩子们; 它可能会断的。

We had a faculty meeting at 2 p.m. and a lecture later, with a 15-minute coffee break between.

午後二时我们开教师会议,而後有一个讲座,在此之间我们有十五分钟喝咖啡休息。

Opponents would try to break up meetings by threatening to ride down supporters of reform.

反对派们威胁要马踏改革的支持者们，试图以此来冲散集会。

One week in the new office should be enough to break you in.

只要一个星期你就会习惯新工作的。

Provided they fight resolutely, the enemy can never break in.

只要他们坚决地打，敌人就打不进来。

I must be at Hudson before I break my fast.

吃早饭之前，我肯定已到哈得逊区。

Oh, why do he have to give me this rush job now that it's almost time for my lunch break!

哎，快到午餐休息时间了，他为什么非给我这个急件不可！

The coffee break is over; it's about time you set to work.

喝咖啡休息时间已过，你该正式开始工作了。

He finally break down under the four-hour's strain.

在四小时的压力下他终于支持不了。

They carried on the exercise after a short break.

在短暂的休息之后他们继续锻炼。

Strains in the earth's crest seem to pile up, mail the rock formations break with cracks into new positions, often causing large natural earthquakes.

地壳的应力似乎在积累着。直到岩层产生裂缝移位为止，这往往全引起大的自然地震。

A Christian should not break the Sabbath.

基督徒应守安息日。

Foreign tourist are all over the town for the easter break.

复活节休假期间城里到处都是外国游客。

Everyone begin shout at once and the meeting break up in disorder.

大家一下子全都喊叫起来，会议秩序大乱而被迫中断。

The crowd started to break up when the night fell.

天快黑时人群开始散开了。

She set out to break the world land speed record.

她决心要打破陆上速度的世界纪录

She's worked for 27 hours without a break.

她已连续工作了二十七个小时。

Her attempt to break the world record nearly came off.

她想要打破世界纪录，已接近成功。

Finally she made the break with her family.

她最终与家庭脱离了关系。

She's been depressed since the break with her boy-friend.

她自从与男朋友断绝关系以来一直情绪消沉。

She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.

她踌躇著，不知该怎样宣布这一坏消息。

Bless your heart, I know you didn't break the vase on purpose. Don't cry!

好了好了，我知道你不是故意把花瓶打破的。别哭了。

用作动词(v.)

If you discover a fire, break the glass to sound the fire alarm.
如果你发现了火灾,打碎玻璃去弄响火警铃报警。

To frighten the dog, he broke a twig from the tree.
为了吓唬那只狗,他从树上折了一根小树枝。

What shocked the workers was that the boss had broken his promise.
工人们感到震惊的是,老板竟然违背了诺言。

The spy had finally broken the code.
那个间谍最终破译了密码。

One hates to break with an old friend.
人都不喜欢跟老朋友绝交。

When she went to break the news to Harriet, however, Emma found her quite unperturbed by it.
可是,当爱玛委婉地把这个消息透露给哈里特时,却发现哈里特并没有因此感到不安。

Their good cheer broke after repeated setbacks.
他们的热诚在接二连三的挫折之后消失殆尽

Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.
当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

The cold spell broke yesterday.
寒流昨天就结束了

用作名词(n.)

A break in the pipe was found out.
管道上有一处裂缝。

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。

The audience certainly want the television programming without commercial breaks.
观众们当然想看没有插商业广告的电视节目。

The dog made a break toward the open field.
狗向田野冲去

He finally got the big break in life.
他一生中最后走了好运。

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