1.[i][t]（使）破，裂，碎to be damaged and separated into two or more parts , as a result of force; to damage sth in this way
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。
She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces .她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。
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。
He broke the chocolate in two .他把那块巧克力一分为二。
2.[i][t]弄坏；损坏；坏掉to stop working as a result of being damaged; to damage sth and stop it from working
My watch has broken.我的表坏了。
I think I've broken the washing machine.我可能把洗衣机弄坏了。
3.[t]~ sth弄破；使流血to cut the surface of the skin and make it bleed
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.那条狗咬了我，但没咬破皮肤。
4.[t]~ sth违犯；背弃to do sth that is against the law; to not keep a promise, etc.
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。
5.[i][t]稍停；暂停to stop doing sth for a while, especially when it is time to eat or have a drink
Let's break for lunch.我们休息一会儿，吃午饭。
a broken night's sleep(= a night during which you often wake up)夜间时时醒来的睡眠
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。
6.[t]~ sth打断；中断to interrupt sth so that it ends suddenly
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。
7.[t]~ sth强行终止；破坏to make sth end by using force or strong action
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。
8.[t]~ sth终止，断绝（关系、联系）to end a connection with sth or a relationship with sb
He broke all ties with his parents.他断绝了与父母的一切关系。
9.[i]~ free (from sb/sth)逃脱；挣脱to get away from or out of a position in which they are stuck or trapped
He finally managed to break free from his attacker.他终于设法逃脱了袭击他的人。
10.[t][i]~ (sb/sth)（被）摧毁，削弱to destroy sth or make sb/sth weaker; to become weak or be destroyed
to break sb'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。
11.[t]~ sb使心碎；使十分悲伤；使孤寂to make sb feel so sad, lonely, etc. that they cannot live a normal life
The death of his wife broke him completely.妻子的死使他悲痛欲绝。
12.[i]（常指好天气）突变to change suddenly, usually after a period when it has been fine
13.[i]露出缝隙；散开to show an opening
The clouds broke and the sun came out.云开日出。
14.[i]开始；（风暴）发作when the day or dawn or a stormbreaks , it begins
Dawn was breaking when they finally left.他们终于离开时正是破晓时分。
15.[i]透露；传开if a piece of newsbreaks , it becomes known
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
16.[t]~ it/the news to sb（第一个将坏消息向某人）公布，透露，说出to be the first to tell sb some bad news
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。
17.[i]（因激动）变调if sb's voicebreaks , it changes its tone because of emotion
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。
18.[i]（指男孩在 13 或 14 岁时嗓音）变粗，变低when a boy's voicebreaks , it becomes permanently deeper at about the age of 13 or 14
19.[t]~ a record打破（纪录）to do sth better, faster, etc. than anyone has ever done it before
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。
20.[i]拍岸；迸溅when wavesbreak , they fall and are dissolved into foam , usually near land
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。
21.[t]~ a code/cipher破译；破解to find the meaning of sth secret
to break a code破译密码
22.[t]~ sth把…换成零钱；找开to change a banknote for coins
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?可以给我找开二十元的钞票吗？
1.[c]间歇；休息a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.
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。
2.[u]课间休息a period of time between lessons at school
Come and see me at break.课间休息时来见我。
3.[c]间断；暂停a pause or period of time when sth stops before starting again
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。
4.[c]（电视或电台节目的）插播广告的间隙a pause for advertisements in the middle of a television or radio programme
More news after the break.广告后继续报道新闻。
5.[c]短期休假a short holiday/vacation
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
6.[sing]（持续一段时间的状况或关系的）改变，终止，中断the moment when a situation or a relationship that has existed for a time changes, ends or is interrupted
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 sth such as art, behaviour, etc.)突破传统；破除习俗
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
7.[c]~ (in sth)间隔；缝隙a space or an opening between two or more things
We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.我们能从云缝里看到月亮。
8.[c](informal)机会；机遇an opportunity to do sth, usually to get sth that you want or to achieve success
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。
9.[c]破裂；骨折a place where sth, especially a bone in your body, has broken
The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.X 光照片显示他的腿没有骨折。
10.[c]破发a win in a game in which your opponent is serving
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
11.[c]单杆；单杆得分a series of successful shots by one player; the number of points scored in a series of successful shots
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）
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。
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。
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 had no idea whether the war would break out or not up to yesterday.
直到昨天，我们还不知道战争是否会爆发。
The twist, however, was that once given the money, Player B could break his promise and keep the entire amount.
然而事情的关键在于，当乙拿到钱以后，他可以违背诺言将全部的钱财据为己有。
He had almost run out of fuel and was forced to break into a filling station.
他差不多把油用光了，被迫强行开进一家加油站。
He said the key was to "break the link" between people coming to the UK to work and gaining citizenship, which increased the population.
他说关键是“剪断纽带”，人们来到英国工作并且获得国籍，造成人口增长。
The bacteria get into the body through a break in the skin and produce a toxin that attacks the nervous system.
细菌会透过皮肤表面的伤口入侵人体，产生毒素破坏神经系统。
The point of guru yoga is to break down such discriminations and to see our own nature as Buddha.
上师瑜伽的要点是去破除这样的分别，并见自性为佛。
My coach thinks I should watch and learn, but I don't want to break my neck and suck at my job for the next decade.
我的教练认为我应该认真观察并从中学习。可是我不想去摔断我的脖子，并使自己沉浸在下一个十年的工作中。
Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
明知夫人野鸭是患有心脏病的麻烦，非常小心被打破，她轻轻地作为，尽可能的消息，她丈夫的死因。
Ending the tax break altogether would pay for universal coverage, with revenue left over to set against the long-term budget deficit.
完全取消税收减免，所产生的收入足以为全民医保埋单，剩余部分还可抵减长期财政赤字。
When animals with complex behavior evolved, evolution began to break out of its Darwinian straight jacket.
当行为复杂的动物演变了，进化就不断地从达尔文主义者的书中跳出来。
The Communist Party is trying to break the old mold without breaking its hold.
共产党正试图在保持控制的同时打破旧的模式。
Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
愿你打断恶人的膀臂。至于坏人，愿你追究他的恶，直到净尽。
If it were only a gem, I could break it into a hundred pieces and string them into a chain to put on your neck.
假如它是只是一块宝石，我就能让它破碎成千百颗粒，再把它们串成项链佩戴在你的脖子上。
I go out to break up the play, and just as his leg swung back, I dove. And let's just say that. he kicked the wrong ball.
我出击防守正当他要射门的时候，我来了个俯冲然后我们这么说吧…，…他踢错了球。
Rwanda would break up the CNDP and hand over Mr Nkunda, with a proviso that the CNDP's fighters would be integrated into the Congolese army.
卢旺达将交出恩昆达并粉碎“全国保卫人民大会”武装，条件是这些武装分子被并入刚果军队。
Conservative central bankers worry that it would still break the rule that bans direct purchases by the ECB, in spirit at least.
保守的央行行长们担心这仍将会破坏禁止欧洲中央银行直接购买的规定，至少在精神上破坏了规矩。
Her pastor came up behind her, wondering what to say. It didn't seem right to break the spell of the moment.
她的牧师走在她后面，不知道应说甚麽，此时实在无声胜有声。
B: Take it from me. A real man makes his own money. I think you should break up with him.
相信我的话，一个真正的男人是会赚自己的钱的。我看你应该跟他分手。
Still, for three decades under Mao, China tried to break out of its backwardness and isolation but only met modest success.
当然，在毛统治的30年，中国也尽力摆脱落后和孤立状况，只是成效甚微。
As a result of stricter enforcement, speeders are no longer able to break the law with impunity.
由于更为严格的执法力度，超速者再也不可能违法而不受罚了。
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