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，斷成了兩半。
A1
To stop functioning or become inoperative.
My watch has broken.
我的手錶壞了。
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，但沒有破皮。
B1
To violate a law, promise, or rule.
People should not be allowed to break the rules.
不應允許人們違反規則。
R
To pause an activity temporarily, often for rest or refreshment.
Parliament breaks for recess next week.
議會下週休會。
R
To cause to come to an abrupt end.
A tree broke his fall.
一棵樹緩衝了他的墜落。
R
To forcefully bring to an end or defeat.
Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike.
管理層未能成功終止罷工。
R
To sever ties or connections with.
He broke all ties with his parents.
他與父母斷絕了一切關係。
R
To escape or be released from confinement or control.
He finally managed to break free from his attacker.
他終於掙脫了襲擊者。
R
To weaken or cause to collapse.
The scandal broke him.
這場醜聞摧毀了他。
R
To win a point in tennis when it is the opponent's turn to serve.
Williams broke her opponent's serve five times.
威廉姆斯五次破了對手的發球局。
R
To cause deep emotional pain or distress.
The death of his wife broke him completely.
他妻子的去世徹底擊垮了他。
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，天氣突變，他們遇到了暴風雨。
R
To clear after being cloudy or obscured.
The clouds broke and the sun came out.
雲散了，太陽出來了。
R
To emerge from a liquid surface.
When his head broke the surface he took in deep gulps of air.
當他的頭浮出水面時，他深深地吸了一口氣。
R
To begin or start, typically a day or a storm.
Dawn was breaking when they finally left.
他們終於離開時，天已破曉。
R
To become known or public.
There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
醜聞曝光時，公眾嘩然。
R
To inform someone of bad or disappointing news.
Just break the news to her gently.
請溫和地把消息告訴她。
R
To change in tone, often due to emotion.
Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news.
當她告訴我們這個可怕的消息時，她的聲音哽咽了。
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米的世界紀錄。
R
For waves to crash and disperse into foam, usually near the shore.
The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
海浪拍打著失事的船隻。
R
To decipher or solve a code or cipher.
to break a code
破譯密碼
R
To exchange a banknote for smaller denominations.
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
你能換開一張二十美元的鈔票嗎？
noun
A1
A pause from an activity, often for rest or refreshment.
She was on her lunch break.
她在午休時間。
R
A short interval between school lessons.
Come and see me at break.
休息時來找我。
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.
員工可以休職最長一年。
B1
A pause in a television or radio program for advertisements.
Most viewers tend to skip through the ad breaks.
大多數觀眾傾向於跳過廣告時間。
B1
A short vacation or trip.
We had a weekend break in New York.
我們在紐約度過了一個週末假期。
R
A significant change or difference, often from a previous state or tradition.
This event represents a real break from tradition.
這一事件代表了真正的打破傳統。
R
A gap or opening between objects or elements.
Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road.
在過馬路前等交通間隙。
R
An opportunity to succeed or gain an advantage.
I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.
我在贏得“年度青年記者”比賽時獲得了幸運的機會。
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光顯示他的腿沒有骨折。
R
A point won against an opponent's serve in tennis.
It was her second break in the set.
這是她在這一局中的第二次破發。
R
A series of successful consecutive shots in billiards or snooker.
The champion began with breaks of 74 and 58.
冠軍以74和58的成績開局。
translation
打破, 損壞, 劃破, 違反, 休息, 終止, 擊垮, 斷絕, 逃脱, 削弱, 破發, 傷透, 突變, 放晴, 浮出, 開始, 洩露, 告知壞消息, 變調, 變聲, 打破紀錄, 拍打, 破解, 換零錢
休息時間, 課間休息, 休假, 廣告時間, 短假, 突破, 間隙, 機會, 骨折, 破發點, 連續得分
詞形變化
Past
broke
Perfect
broken
3rd Present
breaks
Progressive
breaking
Plural
breaks