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V-ERG
打破；摔碎
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
例句
He fell through the window, breaking the glass...
他撞破玻璃從窗口摔了下去。
The plate broke...
盤子打破了。
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V-ERG
折斷（骨頭）；骨折
If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.
例句
She broke a leg in a skiing accident...
她在一次滑雪事故中摔斷了一條腿。
Old bones break easily...
老年人容易骨折。
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V-ERG
（使）（表層、蓋子或密封）破裂；撕開
If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.
例句
Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...
一旦你撕開瓶子的密封條，你就無法再把它復(fù)原。
The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...
水皰一旦破了就必須用繃帶包扎起來。
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V-ERG
（使）（工具或機(jī)器）損壞
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
例句
When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...
離合器失靈后，汽車只能在二擋行駛。
Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...
租房者無需擔(dān)心屋頂漏水和洗衣機(jī)出故障。
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VERB
破壞，違反（規(guī)則、承諾或協(xié)議）
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
例句
We didn't know we were breaking the law.
我們不知道自己在犯法。
The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
這家公司一直否認(rèn)自己是有意違反武器禁運(yùn)規(guī)定。
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VERB
掙脫；解脫
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
例句
She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
她用肘猛擊他的胸部，掙脫了出來。
...his inability to break free of his marriage.
他無法擺脫婚姻的束縛
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VERB
結(jié)束（困難或不利局面）；打破（僵局）
If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.
例句
The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...
內(nèi)政大臣力圖打破貧困和犯罪之間的惡性循環(huán)。
New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...
旨在結(jié)束各競(jìng)爭(zhēng)派別之間僵持局面的新提案已被提交。
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VERB
打破（沉默）
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
例句
Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...
休打破了沉默，問道：“她總是遲到嗎？”
The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一聲尖叫打破了這可怕的沉寂。
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N-COUNT
（天氣的）放晴
If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather.
例句
A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.
天氣的突然放晴幫助救援人員找到了邁克爾·本森。
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VERB
（與…）決裂；斷絕（聯(lián)系）；放棄
If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way.
例句
In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...
明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室傳統(tǒng)，娶了一位平民女子為妻。
They were determined to break from precedent...
他們決心打破先例。
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VERB
（使）擺脫，（使）戒除（習(xí)慣）
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
例句
If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...
如果你還在吸煙的話，就盡量戒除這個(gè)習(xí)慣吧。
The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.
教授希望改掉學(xué)生們不動(dòng)腦筋就想找到答案的習(xí)慣。
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VERB
瓦解…的決心；使喪失勇氣；毀掉…的前程
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
例句
He never let his jailers break him...
他決不會(huì)讓監(jiān)獄看守們摧毀他的意志。
The newspapers and television can make or break you...
報(bào)紙和電視會(huì)使你成功，也會(huì)將你毀掉。
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VERB
短暫休息；稍停
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
例句
They broke for lunch.
他們停下來吃午飯。
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N-COUNT
間歇；小憩
A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.
例句
They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break...
他們可以幫忙照料孩子，這樣你就可以歇一歇了。
I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...
我想他停下工作休息15分鐘對(duì)他會(huì)有好處。
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N-COUNT
短假
A break is a short holiday.
例句
They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
他們目前正在西班牙休短假。
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VERB
（為短暫歇息而）打斷（旅程）
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
例句
Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
由于天氣炎熱，我們?cè)谝患亦l(xiāng)村小旅館停下來稍作歇息。
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VERB
減弱（勢(shì)頭）；減輕（力度）
To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it.
例句
He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.
有人墜落壓在他身上，致使他頸部受重傷。
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VERB
（消息在報(bào)紙、電視或電臺(tái)）發(fā)布，傳播
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
例句
The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...
據(jù)報(bào)道首相已經(jīng)辭職。
He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
丑聞傳開后他辭去了主教職務(wù)。
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VERB
（通常以委婉的方式）透露，告知（壞消息）
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
例句
Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...
然后路易絲挑明了她要離開我。
I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
我煩惱了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，后來決定還是把這事告訴她。
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N-COUNT
機(jī)遇；機(jī)會(huì)；好運(yùn)
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
例句
He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.
他進(jìn)入了電視圈，獲得的第一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)是在連續(xù)劇《公民詹姆斯》中與錫德·詹姆斯演對(duì)手戲。
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VERB
打破（紀(jì)錄）
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.
例句
Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres...
卡爾·劉易斯已經(jīng)打破了百米賽跑的世界紀(jì)錄。
Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.
《侏羅紀(jì)公園》打破了所有票房紀(jì)錄。
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VERB
（天）破曉
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.
例句
They continued the search as dawn broke.
天放亮后他們繼續(xù)搜尋。
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VERB
（波浪)減勢(shì)，落下
When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.
例句
Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
丹尼聆聽著波浪拍岸的聲音。
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VERB
破解，破譯（密碼）
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
例句
It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
恐怕他們會(huì)破譯盟軍的密碼。
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VERB
（因悲傷或害怕嗓音）突變，變調(diào)
If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.
例句
Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
戈弗雷聲音都變了，停頓下來。
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VERB
（男孩嗓音）變粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
例句
He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘謹(jǐn)，聲音聽起來像是某個(gè)還沒完全變聲的男孩。
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VERB
（天氣）突變；（風(fēng)暴）驟起
If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
例句
I've been waiting for the weather to break...
我一直在等待著暴風(fēng)雨的到來。
She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.
她希望能夠在起風(fēng)暴前趕到旅館。
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VERB
（網(wǎng)球比賽中）破，贏得（對(duì)手的發(fā)球局）
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
例句
He broke McEnroe's serve.
他破了麥肯羅的發(fā)球局。
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PHRASE
破曉時(shí)分
The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
例句
'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'
“我，”他以富有詩(shī)意的語(yǔ)言結(jié)尾，“將守候著你，直至晨光初露。”
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CONVENTION
別煩我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
例句
'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.
“我可是個(gè)貨真價(jià)實(shí)的高智商小伙兒，特雷西。”詹姆斯開玩笑地說道。“哦，別煩我了，”特雷西抱怨道。
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PHRASE
逃離；離開
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.
例句
The moment had come to make a break or die...
那個(gè)時(shí)候不跑就沒命了。
Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.
丹朝他的汽車跑去，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)駕駛座位置的門被鎖住了。