break
🇺🇸
/breɪk/
🇬🇧
/breɪk/
verb
A1
To cause to separate into pieces, typically by force.
The boat hit a rock and broke in half.
船撞上了岩石，断成了两半。
A1
To stop functioning or become inoperative.
My watch has broken.
我的手表坏了。
R
To cause a wound that bleeds by penetrating the skin.
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
狗咬了我，但没有破皮。
B1
To violate a law, promise, or rule.
People should not be allowed to break the rules.
不应允许人们违反规则。
R
To pause an activity temporarily, often for rest or refreshment.
Parliament breaks for recess next week.
议会下周休会。
R
To cause to come to an abrupt end.
A tree broke his fall.
一棵树缓冲了他的坠落。
R
To forcefully bring to an end or defeat.
Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike.
管理层未能成功终止罢工。
R
To sever ties or connections with.
He broke all ties with his parents.
他与父母断绝了一切关系。
R
To escape or be released from confinement or control.
He finally managed to break free from his attacker.
他终于挣脱了袭击者。
R
To weaken or cause to collapse.
The scandal broke him.
这场丑闻摧毁了他。
R
To win a point in tennis when it is the opponent's turn to serve.
Williams broke her opponent's serve five times.
威廉姆斯五次破了对手的发球局。
R
To cause deep emotional pain or distress.
The death of his wife broke him completely.
他妻子的去世彻底击垮了他。
R
To change suddenly, especially from good to bad conditions.
On the third day the weather broke and they had a violent storm.
第三天，天气突变，他们遇到了暴风雨。
R
To clear after being cloudy or obscured.
The clouds broke and the sun came out.
云散了，太阳出来了。
R
To emerge from a liquid surface.
When his head broke the surface he took in deep gulps of air.
当他的头浮出水面时，他深深地吸了一口气。
R
To begin or start, typically a day or a storm.
Dawn was breaking when they finally left.
他们终于离开时，天已破晓。
R
To become known or public.
There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
丑闻曝光时，公众哗然。
R
To inform someone of bad or disappointing news.
Just break the news to her gently.
请温和地把消息告诉她。
R
To change in tone, often due to emotion.
Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news.
当她告诉我们这个可怕的消息时，她的声音哽咽了。
R
To become deeper in pitch, typically in adolescence.
R
To achieve a record or surpass a previous best.
She had broken the world 100 metres record.
她打破了100米的世界纪录。
R
For waves to crash and disperse into foam, usually near the shore.
The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
海浪拍打着失事的船只。
R
To decipher or solve a code or cipher.
to break a code
破译密码
R
To exchange a banknote for smaller denominations.
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
你能换开一张二十美元的钞票吗？
noun
A1
A pause from an activity, often for rest or refreshment.
She was on her lunch break.
她在午休时间。
R
A short interval between school lessons.
Come and see me at break.
休息时来找我。
B1
A period of time off from work, often for travel or personal reasons.
Employees can take a career break of up to one year.
员工可以休职最长一年。
B1
A pause in a television or radio program for advertisements.
Most viewers tend to skip through the ad breaks.
大多数观众倾向于跳过广告时间。
B1
A short vacation or trip.
We had a weekend break in New York.
我们在纽约度过了一个周末假期。
R
A significant change or difference, often from a previous state or tradition.
This event represents a real break from tradition.
这一事件代表了真正的打破传统。
R
A gap or opening between objects or elements.
Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road.
在过马路前等交通间隙。
R
An opportunity to succeed or gain an advantage.
I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.
我在赢得“年度青年记者”比赛时获得了幸运的机会。
R
A fracture or crack in a solid object, such as a bone.
The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.
X光显示他的腿没有骨折。
R
A point won against an opponent's serve in tennis.
It was her second break in the set.
这是她在这一局中的第二次破发。
R
A series of successful consecutive shots in billiards or snooker.
The champion began with breaks of 74 and 58.
冠军以74和58的成绩开局。
translation
打破, 损坏, 划破, 违反, 休息, 终止, 击垮, 断绝, 逃脱, 削弱, 破发, 伤透, 突变, 放晴, 浮出, 开始, 泄露, 告知坏消息, 变调, 变声, 打破纪录, 拍打, 破解, 换零钱
休息时间, 课间休息, 休假, 广告时间, 短假, 突破, 间隙, 机会, 骨折, 破发点, 连续得分
词形变化
Past
broke
Perfect
broken
3rd Present
breaks
Progressive
breaking
Plural
breaks