break up
phrasal verbbreak up
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to separate into smaller pieces 粉碎；破碎 -
to come to an end 结束 to go away in different directions 散开；解散 - (especially British English)
to begin the holidays when school closes at the end of a term （学校）期终放假 - (British English)
to become very weak 变得虚弱；垮掉 - (North American English)
to laugh very hard 捧腹大笑 when a person who is talking on a mobile phone breaks up, you can no longer hear them clearly because the signal has been interrupted （打移动电话的人）声音不清（因信号受干扰）
break somebody up
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to make somebody feel upset 使烦恼；使不安 The thought of hurting her just breaks me up. 一想到要伤害她我就感到不安。
break something up
to make something separate into smaller pieces; to divide something into smaller parts 拆开；打散 to end a relationship, a company, etc. 结束（关系）；关闭（公司） to make people leave something or stop doing something, especially by using force （尤指用武力）迫使放弃（某事）
break up (with somebody)
to end a relationship with somebody （同某人）绝交