单词详解
1. vt. & vi.
打破,弄坏 (cause a thing to come into two or more pieces, either on purpose or by chance)
Glass breaks easily. 玻璃易碎。
He broke the door open. 他把门撞开了。
2. vt.
A. 破坏,违反 (fail to fulfill an agreement, keep a promise, or obey a law)
If a man breaks the law, he will be punished. 如果一个人违法的话,他将受到惩罚。
B. 终止,中断 (come to an end in some way; interrupt)
They have broken the rest of the job. 他们已经终止了余下的工作。
C. 打破 (纪录) (do better than)
He came in first and broke the Olympic record.
他得了第一名,并且打破了奥运纪录。
3. vi.
破晓,突然出现 (dawn, come suddenly into being)
Day had broken. 天已亮了。
4. n.
A. 裂口,裂缝,破裂 (opening by made breaking)
There is a break in the water pipe. 水管上有个裂缝。
B. 间歇,中间休息 (a pause for rest between activities)
Let’s have a break. 咱们稍微休息一会儿吧。
相关词组
1. break away from 脱离,背弃,与……脱离关系
He broke away from us. 他和我们断绝了来往。
2. break away 摆(逃)脱,脱离,改掉,破除
The dog broke away. 那只狗突然跑开了。
3. break down (机器、车辆等)坏了,(身体)垮了,中断,压倒,分解
His car broke down on the way. 他的车子在路上出了毛病。
4. break forth 迸发,突然
The car light broke forth through the heavy fog. 车灯的亮光穿透了浓雾。
5. break in 闯进,打断,使顺服
Don’t break in when I’m telling the story. 我讲故事的时候别打断。
6. break into 破门而入,打断,占用
He had to break into the house as he had lost the key. 他丢了钥匙,不得不破门而入。
7. break off (a habit) 打断,折段,改掉(某种习惯)
Many branches broke off in the strong wind. 大风把许多树枝给刮断了。
8. break one’s promise 失言
I’m the last one to break a promise. 我绝不会违背约定。
9. break one’s word 不信守诺言,失信
It isn’t good for one to break one’s word. 一个人不信守诺言是不好的。
10. break out (指战争、灾难、争吵等)突然爆发,逃出
Something unexpected always breaks out. 总有意想不到的事情发生。
11. break sb. of (a habit) 使某人改掉(某习惯)
We must break him of his habit of biting his nails.
我们必须使他改掉咬指甲的习惯。
12. break the habit of doing 改掉……的习惯
You should break the habit of smoking. 你应该改掉吸烟的习惯。
13. break the ice 打破沉默
I’ll be the one to break the ice. 让我来当那个打破沉默的人吧。
14. break the law 违法,犯法
You should not break the law. 你不该违法。
15. break the record 破记录
I’m trying my best to break the record. 我正在尽最大努力去打破记录。
16. break the rules 违反规则
If you break the rules, you may be penalized. 如果你犯规,就会受处罚。
17. break through 突破,打破,冲破,突围出来
The enemies have broken through on the coast. 敌人已冲破海防登上海岸。
18. break up 散会,驱散,停课,腐蚀,打碎,(关系)破裂,开垦,分解
The meeting didn’t break up until 12 o’clock last night. 昨晚会议直到十二点才散。
19. break with 与……断绝关系
He broke with me over a very small affair. 他因为区区小事与我断绝了往来。
20. have a break 间歇;休息
You must have a break. 你必须休息一下。
相关单词
近义词:pause
反义词:repair
复数:breaks
过去式:broke
过去分词:broken
现在分词:breaking
第三人称单数:breaks
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词语辨析: break down, break up
break down, break up
二者都可以表示“分解”。
break down: 指把整体分成部分以便于理解或运用,常指物理变化。
break up: 指使某种相对完整的东西自身解体,常指化学变化。
词语详解
1. break down: 指把整体分成部分以便于理解或运用,常指物理变化。
John broke down the washing machine. 约翰拆开了洗衣机。
2. break up: 指使某种相对完整的东西自身解体。
When does the ice break up on the river? 河里的冰什么时候融化?