break是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged -- 破碎，破裂；打破；打断；损坏，弄坏

  • The dish fell to the floor and broke. 碟子掉到地上摔碎了。

  • Charles is always breaking things. 查尔斯老是打碎东西。

  • She fell and broke her arm (= broke the bone in her arm). 她摔断了胳膊。

  • I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces. 我把花瓶掉在地上摔碎了。

  • I think I've broken your phone. 我想我弄坏了你的电话。

  • I picked it up and the handle broke off. 我把它捡了起来，可手柄断了。

  • We heard the sound of breaking glass. 我们听见玻璃破碎的声音。

• 1 to destroy or end something, or to come to an end -- 毁坏，打破；结束，终结

  • Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence. 最后终于有人开口打破了沉默。

  • She laughed and that broke the tension. 她大笑起来，打破了紧张气氛。

  • The enemy were unable to break the code (= understand it and so make it useless). 敌人无法破译密码。

  • Outside workers were brought in in an attempt to break (= end) the strike. 外面的工人被调进来以结束罢工。

  • She broke the record for the 5,000 metres. 她打破了5000米的纪录。

• 2 to fail to keep a law, rule, or promise -- 破坏；违反；违背

  • He didn't know he was breaking the law (= doing something illegal). 他不知道自己的行为是犯法的。

  • She broke her promise/word to me (= did not do what she promised she would). 她违背了对我的诺言。

• 3 to (cause something to) divide into two or more parts or groups -- 分散；分开；分解

  • These enzymes break down food in the stomach (= cause food to separate into smaller pieces). 这些酶在胃中分解食物。

  • I asked her to break her expenses down into food, travel and personal costs. 我叫她把日常开支细分为食品、旅行和个人花销。

• 4 to interrupt or to stop something for a short period -- 打断；中断，中止

  • We usually break for lunch at 12.30. 我们通常12点半休息吃午饭。

  • I needed something to break the monotony of my typing job. 我需要做点什么来打发打字工作的单调。

  • The phone rang, breaking my concentration. 电话铃响了，打断了我的注意。

  • UK They decided to break their journey in Singapore. 他们决定在新加坡稍作停留。

• 5 to go somewhere or do something by force -- 急冲；猛闯；突破

  • He threatened to break the door down (= enter using force). 他威胁要砸门进来。

  • The horse tried to break free from its stable. 那匹马想从马厩里挣脱出去。

  • In the storm the boat broke loose from its moorings. 暴风雨中船脱开了缆绳。

  • The thieves broke the safe open and stole the diamonds. 盗贼撬开保险箱偷走了钻石。

  • The police broke up the fight (= ended it forcefully). 警方强行制止了打斗。

  • She broke his grip and ran away. 她用力挣脱了他的手，跑开了。

• 6 to lose your confidence, determination, or ability to control yourself, or to make someone do this -- （使）（自控能力、信心、意志等）崩溃

  • He thought she would break under the strain. 他觉得她在压力之下会崩溃的。

  • They tried to break his will (= make him lose his control) but he resisted. 他们企图使他失去自控，但他顶住了。

• 7 to become known or to make something become known -- 暴露，泄漏；透露；传开

  • When the scandal broke (= came to the public's attention), the CEO resigned immediately. 丑闻曝光后，首席执行官立刻辞职了。

  • It was the local newspaper that first broke the story (= told the public). 是当地的报纸首先披露了这件事。

• 8 (of waves) to reach and move over the beach, hit a cliff or wall, etc. -- （波浪）拍岸，迸溅

  • A huge wave broke on/against the shore/over the boat. 一个大浪打在岸边／冲上了轮船。

• 9 (of the weather) to change suddenly and usually become worse -- （天气）骤变

  • The forecast is for the hot weather to break today. 天气预报说炎热的天气将在今天发生骤变。

• 10 (of a storm) to start suddenly -- （风暴）突起

  • We arrived just as a storm was breaking. 我们抵达时正是风暴突起之时。

• 11 When dawn or day breaks, the sun starts to appear in the sky early in the morning. -- （晨光）初现；（天）破晓

  • Dawn broke over the city. 城市上空，天光破晓。

• 12 When a boy's voice breaks it begins to sound like a man's. -- 变嗓

  • His voice broke when he was 13. 他是13岁的时候变嗓的。

  • Her voice was breaking with emotion as she pleaded for her child's return. 当她苦苦哀求让她的孩子回来时激动得嗓音都变了调。

• 13 (in tennis) to win a game in which another player is serving (= hitting the ball first) -- （网球比赛中）破发球

  • Nadal broke Cilic's serve in the second set. 纳达尔在第二盘中破了契利奇的发球局。

• 14 If a football team breaks, it gets the ball in its own half and attacks quickly into the opposing team's half. -- （足球比赛中）反击

  • Blues broke quickly, catching Wolves on the back foot. 蓝队（切尔西队）快速反击，打了狼队（伍尔弗汉普顿流浪队）一个措手不及。

• 15 an interruption -- 中止，中断

  • Finally there was a break in the rain and we went out. 雨终于停了，我们都出来了。

  • I'll make us a cup of tea in the next break. 下次插播广告时我去给大家泡杯茶。

  • a coffee break 喝咖啡的休息时间

  • UK a tea break 茶歇

  • a lunch/dinner break 午／晚餐时间

  • We'll take another break at 3.30. 我们三点半再休息一次。

  • They worked through the night without a break. 他们连续工作了一个晚上。

  • Do you usually take a morning/afternoon break? 你通常上午／下午中间休息吗？

  • We were talking about it at break. 我们课间休息时在谈论这事。

  • Take a couple of weeks off - you need a break. 请两个星期的假吧——你需要休息。

  • How long is the Christmas break this year? 今年的圣诞假期有多长？

  • We decided to have a short/spring/winter/weekend break in Paris. 我们决定在巴黎停留一下／休春假／休寒假／度周末。

  • I'll read your report over (= during) the Christmas break. 我将在圣诞节休假期间看你的报告。

  • I need a break from typing. 我需要休息一段时间，不打字。

  • I babysit every Friday to give her a break. 每周五我都负责照看孩子，好给她一点休息的时间。

  • Give her a break - she's only a child and she didn't mean any harm. 饶了她吧——她还只是个孩子，况且她并无恶意。

• 16 an opportunity for improving a situation, especially one that happens unexpectedly -- 机会；机缘；好运

  • Her big break came when she was offered a role in a Spielberg movie. 她在斯皮尔伯格执导的影片中得到了一个角色，她的机会来了。

• 17 a place where something has broken -- 破裂；裂口，裂缝

  • There's a break in the pipe. 管子上有道裂缝。

• 18 the end of a relationship, connection, or way of doing something -- 毁坏；打破；结束，终结

  • Their decision to not name their daughter Jane was a break with family tradition. 他们决定不给女儿起名为简，这违背了家族传统。

  • You've been in your job for years - it's time you made a break. 那份工作你已干了多年了——是时候改变一下了。

  • When a relationship ends, it's often best to make a clean/complete break (= suddenly and completely stop seeing each other). 结束一段感情最好是彻底一刀两断。

• 19 in tennis, a game won by the player who was not serving (= hitting the ball first) -- （网球中的）破发，接发球得分

  • Murray must get another break (of serve) to win. 穆雷必须再破对方一个发球局才能赢。

• 20 to escape from/towards somewhere or something, often by force -- （常指用暴力）逃离，逃脱

  • A group of prisoners made a break from the jail a few years back. 几年前一群犯人越狱逃跑了。

  • The cat made a break for the door. 那只猫向门口跑去。

  • When he let go, I made a break for it (= escaped quickly). 他一放开我，我马上就遛了。

• 21 the time when the sun rises in the morning -- 破晓

  • We set out at break of day. 我们破晓时分出发。