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  • vt.

    (使)破;打破(纪录);(常指好天气)突变;开始

  • vi.

    (嗓音)突变;突破;破晓;(价格)突然下跌

  • n.

    破裂;中间休息;间断;短假

  • 变形

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

    双语释义

    v.(动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 打破,折断,弄坏 cause a thing to come into two or more pieces, either on purpose or by chance
    2. vt. 破坏,违反 fail to fulfil (an agreement), keep (a promise), or obey (a law)
    3. vt. 终止,中断 come to an end in some way; interrupt
    4. vt. 透露,说出 speak out
    5. vt. 打破(纪录) do better than
    6. vt. 削弱,减轻 fail, be destroyed, or suffer a complete loss
    7. vi. 破晓,突然出现 dawn, come suddenly into being
    n.(名词)
    1. [C]裂口,裂缝; 破裂 opening by made breaking
    2. [C]间歇,中间休息; (电)断路 a pause for rest between activities
    3. [C]改变; 中断 change or interruption in sth continuous
    4. [C]机会 a chance
    5. [C]逃跑 an escape especially from prison
    6. [U]天亮,拂晓dawn

    英英释义

    break

    • n.
      • 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 fragments
      • render inoperable or ineffective
      • ruin 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 part
      • force 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 being
      • stop 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 fleeing
      • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
      • lessen 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 end
      • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
      • cause to give up a habit
      • give up

        "break cigarette smoking"

      • come forth or begin from a state of latency
      • happen 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 action
      • discontinue 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 suddenly
      • emerge from the surface of a body of water
      • break 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 balls
      • separate from a clinch, in boxing
      • go 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 penetrated
      • pierce or penetrate
      • be 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 breaking
      • find 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 another
      • happen

        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 sharply
      • fracture a bone of

        同义词:fracture

      • diminish or discontinue abruptly
      • weaken or destroy in spirit or body
    学习怎么用

    词汇搭配

    用作动词 (v.)
    ~+名词
    • break a branch折下一树枝
    • break a case弄坏了箱子
    • break a clock弄坏了钟
    • break a cup把茶杯打碎
    • break a door弄坏了门
    • break a hole in a wall在墙上开个孔
    • break a journey中途下车
    • break a leg折断了腿
    • break a package打开包裹
    • break a safe弄坏了保险箱
    • break a secret泄密
    • break a stick将树枝折断
    • break a window弄坏了窗户
    • break an electric current断开电流
    • break bone折断了骨头
    • break code解码
    • break ground破土动工,开始实行
    • break one's head碰破头
    • break one's pencil折断了某人的铅笔
    • break one's promise食言
    • break one's rest妨碍某人休息
    • break one's sleep妨碍某人睡眠
    • break one's time侵占某人的时间
    • break reserves of ammunition动用储备的弹药
    • break silence打破沉默
    • break surface浮出水面
    • break the friendship破坏友谊
    • break the monotony打破单调
    • break the news to把…消息告诉…
    • break the record for high jump打破跳高纪录
    • break word说话不算数
    ~+副词
    • break even打成平手
    • break forth迸发
    • break advisedly有意地破坏
    • break completely完全打破
    • break deliberately故意损坏
    • break distinctly明显地破坏
    • break easily易碎
    • break eventually终于破损
    • break gratuitously无端地破坏
    • break intentionally故意地打破
    • break threateningly毁灭性地破坏
    • break unreasonably无端地损坏
    • break violently猛地破裂
    • break away逸出,(云)雾消散,挣脱身子走开,分裂
    • break away from摆脱,与…断绝来往
    • break away from home离家出走
    • break down(车)抛锚,(物质)分解,(政府)垮台,(计划)失败,(组织)瓦解,(人)非常悲伤,(身体)垮了,(和谈)中断
    • break in强行闯进,打扰,插嘴
    • break in on打断,妨碍,侵扰
    • break off拆开,裂开,断绝(关系),停止,中断谈话
    • break off a few seconds停下几秒钟
    • break off from sb与某人绝交
    • break out(眼泪)夺眶而出,(疾病、火灾) 突然发生,(部队)突围,(战争)爆发
    • break out into生长,迸发出
    • break through现出,露出,冲破阻力向前,在某个领域有进展或突破
    • break up分解,驱散,打碎,使…分裂
    • break up a meeting驱散集会的人
    • break up the party分裂该党
    ~+介词
    • break a bamboo stick across one's knee用膝盖把竹竿折断
    • break against撞在…而四下迸溅,碰…而使折断
    • break against the shore击岸
    • break for暂停工作去…
    • break for lunch停工吃午饭
    • break from脱离,摆脱,突然离开
    • break from a party脱离党
    • break from a prison越狱
    • break into闯入,突然开始,打扰
    • break into one's talk插话
    • break into sb's house闯入某人的家
    • break into song开始唱歌
    • break into splinters打得粉碎
    • break into tears突然哭起来
    • break of使(某人)戒除…
    • break oneself of a bad habit(自己)克服恶习
    • break on撞在…而四下迸溅,碰…而使折断
    • break on the rocks(浪)撞击岩石
    • break on the shore拍打着海岸
    • break out of逃脱,摆脱
    • break out of a dilemma从困境中脱身
    • break out of prison越狱
    • break over the reef盖过岩石
    • break through突破,挤过
    • break through the enemy's line突破敌人的防线
    • break to通知,告知
    • break under weight被重荷压垮
    • break with放弃,与…绝交
    • break with a friend与一个朋友绝交
    • break with an idea放弃某种想法
    • break with the army脱离军队
    用作名词 (n.)
    形容词+~
    • bad break严重的摔伤
    名词+~
    • coffee break暂停工作喝咖啡的时间
    • tea break暂停工作喝茶的时间
    介词+~
    • during a break at school学校的课间休息时间
    ~+介词
    • break from the past与过去决裂
    • break in a dam堤坝上的裂口
    • break in one's way of living生活方式的改变
    • break in the bridge桥上的裂缝
    • break in the circuit电流中断
    • break in the clouds云层的缝隙
    • break in the concert音乐会中间休息的时间
    • break in the conversation谈话中断
    • break in the hedge树篱的缺口
    • break in the water mains总输水管的裂缝
    • break of the leg腿部的摔伤
    • break with the past与过去决裂

    词组短语

    break through突破;突围;有重要创见

    break up打碎,破碎;结束;解散;衰落

    break down分解;发生故障;失败;毁掉;制服

    take a break休息一下

    break out v. 爆发;突发

    break in打断;闯入;训练;使逐渐习惯

    break away脱离;放弃;逃跑

    break into闯入;破门而入

    break away from vt. 放弃;脱离……

    break of v. 放弃;改掉(习惯)

    break from v. 决裂

    break with v. 结束;与…绝交,和…断绝关系;和…决裂

    break off折断;突然停止,暂停

    break out of摆脱(束缚等);突破…

    elongation at break断裂伸长;断裂延伸率;破坏时伸长量

    break up with跟…分手;与…断绝关系

    break the law违法

    give me a break让我休息一下

    could break可能破碎

    make or break要么成功要么毁灭

    更多收起词组短语

    同近义词辨析

    break, crush, crack, shatter, smash, burst, fracture

    这组词都有“打破、弄碎”的意思,其区别是:

    break常用词,含义广泛,多指猛然用力将坚硬物打破或损坏。

    crush指用力把东西压破或变形。

    crack多指因长期使用或经受压力,物体表现呈现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开,但一般没成碎片。

    shatter指破裂为许多支离破碎的碎片,多用指易碎事物。

    smash指突然而猛烈地重击某物,使之破碎或完全变形。

    burst指某物因内部外部压力过大而出现严重破裂、爆开或账破。

    fracture比crack的破裂程度更深更严重,常指断裂,医学上指骨折。

    destroy, break, wreck, ruin, spoil, damage

    这组词都有“破坏,损坏”的意思,其区别是:

    destroy多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏,含导致无用,不能或很难再修复的意味。

    break普通用词,指某物因被打破或撕破而受到破坏,可指有形或无形的破坏。

    wreck侧重指船只、车辆、房屋等受到严重破坏或完全毁坏,也可指计划、健康受到损害。

    ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭,侧重破坏的彻底性,也可用于引申意义。

    spoil强调不仅会削弱力量、精力或价值,而且会导致不可避免的毁灭。

    damage多指对无生命物体的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果。

    pause, stop, break, interval, cease, recess, rest

    这组词都有“中止,停止,休息”的意思,其区别是:

    pause指短暂的中断或停止,含再进行下去的意味。

    stop普通用词,指迅速或突然中止某行为、活动或状态。

    break非正式用词,指突然的或短时间的中止,如工作或活动期间接短暂休息。

    interval指一出戏在幕与幕之间,音乐会上下串场之间或演出中预先安排的休息;也可泛指事件之间的一段时间。

    cease正式用词,侧重逐渐结呸某活动或状态,含永远结束的意味。

    recess正式用词,指业务活动或工作中短暂的或长时间的休息。

    rest指统称的休息。

    双语例句

    用作动词(v.)
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. The spy had finally broken the code.
      那个间谍最终破译了密码。
    5. One hates to break with an old friend.
      人都不喜欢跟老朋友绝交。
    6. 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。
    7. 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
    8. 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
    9. The cold spell broke yesterday.
      寒流昨天就结束了
    用作名词(n.)
    1. A break in the pipe was found out.
      管道上有一处裂缝。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. The dog made a break toward the open field.
      狗向田野冲去
    5. He finally got the big break in life.
      他一生中最后走了好运。

    权威例句

    An Expanding Break-Away Radio Collar for Black Bear
    The double-strand-break repair model for recombination.
    Profil Cafe Break Coffee & Book's Berbasis Multimedia Interaktif Yogyakarta
    Lyman-Break Galaxies at z ≳ 4 and the Evolution of the Ultraviolet Luminosity Density at High Redshift*
    Chromosomal stability and the DNA double-stranded break connection.
    Ascension, and: Break, and: Lowered Expectations, and: Presence, and: Rationalization, and: Massive Perturber, and: Tend
    Localization of the c-abl oncogene adjacent to a translocation break point in chronic myelocytic leukaemia
    Formation of droplets and bubbles in a microfluidic T-junction-scaling and mechanism of break-up
    Zuckerberg says 'we made it very clear' that Facebook users could have their data harvested, so it didn't break an FTC agreement
    Recruitment of the INO80 complex by H2A phosphorylation links ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling with DNA double-strand break repair.