vt. (broke, 〔古語〕 brake; broken ,〔古語〕broke) 1.毀壞,弄壞,損壞,毀損。 break a doll 弄壞洋囡囡。 break a sewing machine 損壞縫紉機。 2.打破,碰破,撞破;打碎;折斷;擦破;撕開。 break a bottle [cup] 打破瓶[杯]子。 break a vase to pieces 把花瓶打得粉碎。 break an arm 折斷手臂。 break (off) a branch 折斷樹枝。 break one's head 撞破頭。 break the skin 擦破皮膚。 break cloth [paper] 撕開布[紙]。 3.犯,違犯,破壞,違,違背;破除;通過法律手續使(遺囑)失效;取消,解除。 break a promise 違反諾言,食言。 break the law 違法,犯法。 break a law [rule] 觸犯某項法律[規定]。 break a contract 違反合同。 break off an engagement 解除婚約。 break a will 取消遺囑,使遺囑失效。 break the chains 砸開鎖鏈。 4.沖開(水面等),開墾(土地等),翻(土),梳(麻);打開(門等),挑開(水皰);破(門);闖入;沖破;越(獄),突(圍),逃出,跳出;打開(局面等),開創(新路等)。 break the door open 沖開大門。 break jail [prison] 越獄。 break ground 破土(動工) 。 break fresh ground 開辟新天地。 He broke the blister with a needle. 他用針挑開水皰。 break a siege 突圍,沖破圍困。 break a trail through the woods 披荊斬棘在林中行進。 break the water (魚)跳出水面。 break surface [water] (潛水艇)浮出水面。 5.使中止;打斷;切斷,截斷,遮斷;妨礙;打攪,攪亂;戒除;破除。 break a journey 中止旅程,中途下車。 break an electric circuit 切斷電流。 break the cigarette habit 戒煙。 break the tie 打破不分勝負的局面。 break the convention 打破成規。 break a strike 使罷工停止。 break sb.'s sleep 打擾了某人的睡眠。 break the silence with a cry 以喊聲打破寂靜。 The railway communication is broken. 鐵路交通斷絕了。 6.兌開(鈔票);分開;拆開(整體),卸開(槍的)裝彈和發射部。 break a dollar bill into change 把一元鈔票兌成零錢。 The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow. 棱鏡把陽光分解成虹的所有色彩。 break a dining room set by buying a chair 買走一把椅子使一套餐廳家具不再成套。 7.制服;馴(獸),使馴服;制止;阻止;破獲(案件),破解(密碼);解決,解開(難題等);削減,減弱;挫敗,壓倒。 break a horse 馴馬。 The bushes will break his fall. 灌木叢會減弱他摔下來的勢頭。 break the case 破獲案件。 break a cipher system 破解開一套密碼。 A stand of trees will break the wind. 一排樹會減弱風勢。 break a man of his bad habit 制止某人的惡習。 break the problem 解決了問題。 He was broken by the threats. 他被威脅壓服了。 break sb.'s spirit 挫折某人的銳氣。 8.暗示,泄漏,暴露(秘密等)。 break secret plans to the enemy 把秘密計劃泄露給敵方。 He broke the good news to her at dinner. 他吃飯時把好消息透露了給她。 9.使衰?。皇蛊飘a;免(職),降(職);葬送(前途)。 He broke the bank at Monte Carlo. 他在蒙特卡羅的豪賭使銀行破產了。 break one's career 毀掉了前途。 He was broken from sergeant to private. 他從軍士降為列兵。 10. 打破,超過(記錄)。 break all track records 打破徑賽項目的全部記錄。 break a speed record 創造一項速度新記錄。 11.駁倒,使(證據、辯辭等)不能成立。 break down a witness 駁倒偽證。 break sb.'s alibi 揭穿某人的辯詞。 12.發動(宣傳等)。 13.【棒球】投(歪球),投(曲線球);【拳擊】制止(扭抱)。 break a curve 【棒球】投出曲線球。 14.【法律】非法侵入。 break a house 非法侵入他人住宅。 15.使(股票等)猛跌價。 vi. 1.破裂,碎;損壞,發生故障;崩;斷,折斷;中斷;受挫;挫折;(軍隊等)潰??;(瘡)潰爛。 The glass broke. 杯子打壞了。 A piece of china breaks easily. 瓷器容易打碎。 The rope broke. 繩子斷了。 The TV set broke. 電視機發生故障。 My heart will break. 我心要碎了。 2.闖入 (into) 逃出 (from out of) 擺脫,離開。 3.突現,爆發,忽起;突變,【音樂】變音;(霜、霧等)消散;(天)破曉,放晴。 The weather broke. 天氣變晴。 His face broke out into a smile. 他變得笑逐顏開。 The day broke hot and sultry. 天亮了,天氣又熱又悶。 Dawn began to break. 東方欲曉。 The storm broke. 暴風雨突然來臨。 The boy's voice has broken. 這孩子發育變嗓音了。 4.破產,倒閉;(信用、名譽等)掃地;(健康等)垮掉,變弱,衰;(抵抗等)崩潰;(在壓力等之下)屈服。 The bank broke. 這家銀行破產了。 His health broke after years of hardship. 多年的困苦生活使他的身體垮了。 5.(花)發芽,打苞,長(蕾)。 6.(消息)傳開,透露出。 The story broke in a morning paper. 消息在一家晨報上透露出來了。 7.(工作中)略事休息。 break for lunch 暫停下工作吃頓飯。 8.【棒球】(球)曲行,(球)投歪。 9.〔美國〕(證券)行市暴跌;(潛艇等)突現于水面;〔美國〕突進,猛沖 (for) (波浪)沖擊 (over on against). 10.【拳擊】(從扭抱中)放開,分開;〔裁判員命令扭抱中的雙方〕分開! 11.發生,發展,進展。
短語和例子
For the team to succeed, everything has to break right. 必須一切情況正常,該隊才能打贏。 break a butterfly on the wheel 小題大作,殺雞用牛刀。 break a lance with 與…交鋒;與…爭論。 break a leg 〔英俚〕演出成功 (I hope you break a leg. 我希望你演出成功)。 breakaway (from) 1. 逃走,脫逃,脫身。 2. (柄等)脫離,離開。 3. 背棄,叛離。 4. 戒除(積習),擺脫(陳規等)。 5. (賽馬時)搶先起步(break away from a habit 戒除某項習慣。The prisoner broke away from his guards. 犯人趁看守不備逃跑了)。 break bounds 見 bound 條。 breakbulk 【航?!块_始全部卸貨。 break camp 拔營,起營。 breakcover [covert] (獵物)跳[飛]出躲藏處[樹叢]。 breakdown 1.vt. 破壞,打破,擊破,粉碎;擊穿;壓倒;把(化合物)分解,把(機器等)拆散,把(總帳等)分成細目 (into). 2.vi. (機器)損壞,發生故障,(門等)坍陷;(計劃)失?。?身體)變衰弱;(精神等)崩潰;(化合物)分解,(總帳等)細分,易于分成細目 (into) (發言等)突然中斷;【物理學】衰變。 break even 〔美口〕 1. (球賽)不分勝負,打成和局。 2. 得失相當,不賺不賠,扯平。 break formation 【軍事】打亂隊形,離開編隊。 breakforth 1. 噴出,涌出;爆發。 2. 突然發出(歡呼、叫聲等);開始滔滔不絕地講(break forth in cheers [into singing] 突然爆發出歡呼聲[歌聲])。 break (free) from 脫離;突然離開。 break ground 動工,開工。 【航?!科疱^(breakground for a new housing development 新住宅建設破土動工)。 break hibernation 從冬眠中蘇醒;【美術】上演(一季的)開炮戰。 break in 1. 闖入;插嘴。 2. 馴(馬);訓練(人)。 3. 使物件[鞋]逐漸合用[腳]。 4. (人)開始工作;(機器等)開始運轉[活動]。 breakin a pony 馴一匹小馬。 The boss is breaking in a new assistant. 頭兒正在訓練一個新助手。 These shoes haven't been broken in. 這鞋子還沒有穿合腳。 break in on [upon] 1. 突然襲擊,突然出現,于…之前。 2. 攔阻;打斷,打擾(The mob broke in on us. 暴徒對我們突然襲擊。 break in on one's thought 忽然想起)。 break into 1. 闖進,侵入;攔(別人話頭);侵占(別人時間等)。 2. 突然…起來(break into a talk 插嘴。 break into tears 哇地一聲哭起來)。 break into [to] pieces 打碎。 break liberty 回船遲到〔水手上岸超出許可時間〕。 break loose 1. 脫出,擺脫,掙脫開 (from). 2. 迸發出來。 break(sb. [oneself]) of a habit (自己)放棄某種習慣,(使某人)放棄某種習慣。 break on the scene 突然出場。 break one's fast 停止絕食;〔古語〕吃早餐〔早餐 breakfast 一詞即源于此〕。 breakone's mind to (sb.) 向(某人)表白心事,剖明心跡。 break open 砸開,打破;〔美國〕現出,顯出。 break out 1. 起,發生;(戰爭等)突發,爆發。 2. (囚犯等)逃脫,逃出。 3. 忽然叫出[做出] (into). 4. 倒空(容器);由(船艙)卸貨。 5. 【航海】起(錨)。 6. 拖出,起出。 7. 取出備用,使處于備用狀態 (An epidemic broke out. 發生了傳染病。 breakout the parachutes 準備好降落傘。 break out one's best wine 拿出家藏的上品佳釀。 break out a sled from the ice 從冰中拖出雪橇。 He broke out into loud laughter. 他忽然哈哈大笑起來)。 break (the) rank 【軍事】打亂隊形。 break short 使突然終止,中斷。 break step 【軍事】走亂步伐。 break the back [neck] of (an undertaking) 辦完(某事)的極困難[重要]部分,大體做完(某事)。 break the ice 帶個頭;打破沉默,使氣氛活躍。 break the ground 1. 犁(地),翻(地)。 2. 動工,著手。 3. 【軍事】挖戰壕。 break through 1. 擠過去;突破;打(洞等);(太陽由云間)鉆出。 2. 犯(規),違(章)。 break wind 放屁。 break (off) with 與…斷絕關系,與…絕交,與…決裂;破除(惡習等)(breakwith one's family 與家庭決裂)。 n. 1.破,壞;損壞;裂,裂口,碎裂;折斷(a break in the window 玻璃窗上的裂縫。 a break in the clouds 云朵間的一線青天)。 2.(天氣的)突變;破曉,天亮(a break in the weather 天氣驟變。 break of day 天亮)。 3.中止,停頓,斷絕;(電視廣播節目等的)暫停;休息(時間);決裂,絕交(a break for the commercial 廣告節目。 a break with convention 與陳規決裂。a break in one's conversation 談話的暫停。 a lunch break午休。a coffee break 上下午的工間小休息,吃茶時間)。 4.【臺球】連得分數;(球的)反跳,屈折;【音樂】急劇變調,換聲點;短促停頓;【電學】切斷,中斷,斷線,斷路(器);【礦物】斷裂,斷層;【航?!看瑯嵌瞬浚弧窘ㄖ繑嗝?;【印刷】(一行最末一詞過長需轉行接寫的)斷開處;連接符號“-”。 【拳擊】(從扭抱中)分開。 5.逃走,跑出;(賽馬等的)起跑;練馬用馬車,大型四輪馬車(a jail break 越獄。 a break for freedom (從囚禁中)逃跑)。 6.〔口語〕闖進;猛沖,奔,突破;(飛機失速后的)突然下降;〔古語〕爆發,激發 (The started deer made a break for the thicket. 受驚的鹿奔向叢林)。 7.〔美俚〕錯誤,失策,失?。?市價等的)暴跌;語言無禮,舉止不當(a bad break 失禮,失儀,失禮的舉動)。 8.〔俚語〕運氣,命運;〔口語〕機會;分歧點(She's won too. What's a break! 她也贏了,真是好運氣。 Give him a break. 給他一個改過的機會吧!)。 9.開墾地;(谷物的)舂磨。
短語和例子
a lucky [bad, rotten] break 好運氣[倒楣]。 a break in one's life 一生中的轉機[轉折]。 an even break〔美俚〕不相上下,(輸贏)各半;均等的機會。 break for the hungry 〔美俚〕窮困時突如其來的好差使。 break the breaks 【美體】碰到好運氣,走運。 get a break 交好運,時來運轉。 give (sb.) a break 給(某人)一個面子。 make a (bad) break 失禮,失儀,出丑。 make a break for 向…急跑。 make a break for home 1. 往家跑。 2. 【棒球】跑回本壘。 make a breakof 【臺球】連續得(分)。 without a break 連續地,不停頓地,不休息地。 breakable 1.adj. 容易破碎的。 2.n. 〔常 pl. 〕易破碎的東西。
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match" 同義詞:open frame,
a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable" 同義詞:breakage, breaking,
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" 同義詞:interruption, disruption, gap,
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" 同義詞:break of serve,
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" 同義詞:respite, recess, time out,
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"
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" 同義詞:rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out,
an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" 同義詞:good luck, happy chance,
the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley"
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" 同義詞:interruption,
(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"; "he studied the faulting of the earth''s crust" 同義詞:fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture,
breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" 同義詞:fracture,
weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient''s fever broke last night"
fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" 同義詞:fracture,
fall sharply; "stock prices broke"
make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" 同義詞:break in,
be broken in; "If the new teacher won''t break, we''ll add some stress"
crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"
render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"
become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" 同義詞:separate, split up, fall apart, come apart,
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" 同義詞:crack, check,
happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" 同義詞:recrudesce, develop,
prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" 同義詞:break off, discontinue, stop,
terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" 同義詞:interrupt,
lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" 同義詞:dampen, damp, soften, weaken,
stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" 同義詞:fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down,
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"
come into being; "light broke over the horizon"; "Voices broke in the air"
find the solution or key to; "break the code"
find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"
cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let''s break for lunch" 同義詞:pause, intermit,
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" 同義詞:unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, give away, let out,
be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning" 同義詞:get out, get around,
surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" 同義詞:better,
pierce or penetrate; "The blade broke her skin"
become punctured or penetrated; "The skin broke"
break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree" 同義詞:break off, snap off,
go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" 同義詞:wear, wear out, bust, fall apart,
separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set" 同義詞:break up,
exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" 同義詞:burst, erupt,
do a break dance; "Kids were break-dancing at the street corner" 同義詞:break dance, break-dance,
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"
break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" 同義詞:collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder,
emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"
scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one''s own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"
move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security" 同義詞:break out, break away,
change directions suddenly
reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter''s fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" 同義詞:bankrupt, ruin, smash,
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" 同義詞:demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs,
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" 同義詞:separate, part, split up, split, break up,
invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken"
interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" 同義詞:break away,
cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" 同義詞:transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach,
enter someone''s (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?" 同義詞:break in,
happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"
come forth or begin from a state of latency; "The first winter storm broke over New York"
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" 同義詞:violate, go against,
give up; "break cigarette smoking"
cause to give up a habit; "She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"
come to an end; "The heat wave finally broke yesterday"
其他語種釋義
breakとは意味:1break n. 破損; 休息, 休憩; 破壊; 中斷, 切れ目, 変わり目; (テニスで相手のサービスを破る)サービスブレイク; 勃発; 《口語》 運; 〔球突き〕 連続得點; 失策, へま. 【動詞+】 ◆The mortgage on your house will get you a tax break. 君の家の住宅ローンがあれば稅金の控除を受けられる It's always she...