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break

verb
 
/breɪk/
/breɪk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they break
/breɪk/
/breɪk/
he / she / it breaks
/breɪks/
/breɪks/
past simple broke
/brəʊk/
/brəʊk/
past participle broken
/ˈbrəʊkən/
/ˈbrəʊkən/
-ing form breaking
/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    in pieces破碎

  1.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to be damaged and separated into two or more parts, as a result of force; to damage something in this way（使）破，裂，碎
    • All the windows broke with the force of the blast.爆炸的巨大力量震碎了所有的窗戶。
    • The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it.袋子被裏面的瓶子壓破了。
    • break in/into something She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.她把盤子掉在地上打碎了。
    • The boat hit a rock and broke in half.船撞上了一塊岩石，裂成了兩半。
    • break something to break a cup/window打破杯子／窗戶
    • She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.她從梯子上掉下來，摔斷了胳膊。
    • to break a leg/bone打斷一條腿/骨頭
    • break something in/into something He broke the chocolate in two.他把那塊巧克力一分爲二。
    Homophones brake | breakbrake   break
    /breɪk/
    /breɪk/
    • brake noun
      • The parking brake comes on by itself.駐車制動器自動啓動。
    • brake verb
      • There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.司機甚至沒有時間刹車。
    • break verb
      • Break the biscuits into small pieces.把餅幹分成小塊。
    • break noun
      • They left the office for a tea break.他們離開辦公室去喝茶休息。
    Collocations InjuriesInjuries身體損傷Being injured受傷
    • have a fall/​an injury跌了一跤；受傷
    • receive/​suffer/​sustain a serious injury/​a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/​a gunshot wound受重傷／輕微骨裂／鞭傷／槍傷
    • hurt/​injure your ankle/​back/​leg傷到腳踝／背／大腿
    • damage the brain/​an ankle ligament/​your liver/​the optic nerve/​the skin損傷大腦／腳踝韌帶／肝髒／視神經／皮膚
    • pull/​strain/​tear a hamstring/​ligament/​muscle/​tendon拉傷腘繩肌腱／韌帶／肌肉／肌腱
    • sprain/​twist your ankle/​wrist扭傷腳踝／手腕
    • break a bone/​your collarbone/​your leg/​three ribs骨折；鎖骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
    • fracture/​crack your skull頭蓋骨破裂
    • break/​chip/​knock out/​lose a tooth碰斷了一顆牙；使牙齒崩缺了一塊；磕掉／掉了一顆牙
    • burst/​perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
    • dislocate your finger/​hip/​jaw/​shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脫臼
    • bruise/​cut/​graze your arm/​knee/​shoulder擦傷／割破／擦破手臂／膝蓋／肩膀
    • burn/​scald yourself/​your tongue燒傷／燙傷自己／舌頭
    • bang/​bump/​hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/​head/​knee (on/​against something)（在某物上）撞到肘部／頭／膝蓋
    Treating injuries治療傷病
    • treat somebody for burns/​a head injury/​a stab wound給某人治療燒傷／頭部傷／刺傷
    • examine/​clean/​dress/​bandage/​treat a bullet wound檢查／清洗／包紮／用繃帶包紮／治療槍傷
    • repair a damaged/​torn ligament/​tendon/​cartilage修複損傷的／拉傷的韌帶／肌腱／軟骨
    • amputate/​cut off an arm/​a finger/​a foot/​a leg/​a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只腳／一條腿；截肢
    • put on/ (formal) apply/​take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/​a bandage貼上／使用／撕掉創可貼；纏上／使用／解掉繃帶
    • need/​require/​put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches需要縫針；縫針；拆線
    • put on/​rub on/ (formal) apply cream/​ointment/​lotion塗抹護膚霜／藥膏／護膚液
    • have/​receive/​undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy接受物理療法
    Extra Examples
    • The glass broke into hundreds of pieces.玻璃摔得粉碎。
    • How did this dish get broken?這個盤子是怎麽打破的？
    • I didn't mean to break the window.我不是故意打破窗玻璃的。
    • She broke the bar in two and gave a piece to me.她把糖塊掰成兩半給了我一塊。
    2.

    stop working停止運轉

  2.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to stop working as a result of being damaged; to damage something and stop it from working弄壞；損壞；壞掉
    • My watch has broken.我的表壞了。
    • break something I think I've broken the washing machine.我可能把洗衣機弄壞了。
    Topics Engineeringa1

    3. skin皮膚

  3. [transitive] break the skin to cut the surface of the skin and make it bleed弄破；使流血
    • The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.那條狗咬了我，但沒咬破皮膚。
    Topics Illnessb1

    4. law/promise法律；承諾

  4.  
     [transitive] break something to do something that is against the law; to not keep a promise, etc.違犯；背棄
    • I had broken the law and deserved to be punished.我違反了法律，應該受到懲罰。
    • People should not be allowed to break the rules.人們不應該被允許違反規則。
    • to break a promise違背諾言
    • to break an agreement/a contract/your word違反協議/合同/你的諾言
    • to break an appointment (= not to come to it)失約
    • He was breaking the speed limit (= travelling faster than the law allows).他違章超速駕駛。
    Extra Examples
    • They insist that they have not broken any rules.他們堅持說他們沒有違反任何規章。
    • Would you be willing to break the law to achieve your goal?你願意爲達到目的而違反法律嗎？
    • She had broken the conditions of her bail.她違反了保釋條件。
    • She has already broken three appointments.她已經3次爽約。
    • Some companies have broken sanctions by supplying arms to the warring states.有些公司違反制裁規定向交戰國提供武器。
    • I've never broken my word; why should I do it now?我從未食言過，爲什麽現在要這麽做？
    • Perhaps it is more courageous to break a promise if it means saving the economy.如果違背承諾意味着拯救經濟，也許更有勇氣。
    Topics Crime and punishmentb1

    5. stop for short time暫停

  5. [intransitive, transitive] to stop doing something for a while, especially when it is time to eat or have a drink稍停；暫停
    • break for something Let's break for lunch.我們休息一會兒，吃午飯。
    • Parliament breaks for recess next week.議會下周休會。
    • We broke early and went for a drink.我們很早就分手了，去喝了一杯。
    • break something Their sleep was broken by noise from the street. 他們的睡眠被街上的噪音打破了。
    • (especially British English) We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to).我們途中在牛津停留了一下。
    6.

    end something中斷

  6. [transitive] break something to interrupt something so that it ends suddenly打斷；中斷
    • She broke the silence by coughing.她的咳嗽聲打破了寂靜。
    • A tree broke his fall (= stopped him as he was falling).他墜落時一棵樹擋住了他。
    • The phone rang and broke my train of thought.電話鈴響起來，打斷了我的思路。
    • Someone laughed suddenly and the spell was broken.突然有人笑了，咒語破了。
  7. [transitive] break something to make something end by using force or strong action強行終止；破壞
    • an attempt to break the year-long siege試圖沖破長達一年的圍困
    • Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike.資方未能使罷工終止。
  8. [transitive] break something to end a connection with something or a relationship with somebody終止，斷絕（關系、聯系）
    • He broke all ties with his parents.他斷絕了與父母的一切關系。
    9.

    escape逃跑

  9. [intransitive] break free (from somebody/something) (of a person or an object人或物體) to manage to get away from or out of a position in which they have been caught逃脫；掙脫
    • He finally managed to break free from his attacker.他終於設法逃脫了襲擊他的人。
    10.

    destroy, be destroyed毀壞；被毀壞

  10. [transitive, intransitive] break (somebody/something) to destroy something or make somebody/something weaker; to become weak or be destroyed（被）摧毀，削弱
    • to break somebody’s morale/resistance/resolve/spirit瓦解某人的士氣／抵抗／決心／精神
    • The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.政府決心削弱工會的力量。
    • The scandal broke him (= ruined his reputation and destroyed his confidence).這樁醜聞把他毀了。
    • She broke under questioning (= was no longer able to bear it) and confessed to everything.她經不住盤問，招認了一切。
    11.

    in tennis網球

  11. [transitive] break somebody's serve to win a game in which it is your opponent's turn to serve (= hit the ball across the net first)破發
    • Williams broke her opponent's serve five times.威廉姆斯五次破了對手的發球局。
    12.

    make somebody feel bad使難過

  12. [transitive] break somebody to make somebody feel so sad, lonely, etc. that they cannot live a normal life使心碎；使十分悲傷；使孤寂
    • The death of his wife broke him completely.妻子的死使他悲痛欲絕。
    Topics Feelingsc2

    13. of weather天氣

  13. [intransitive] to change suddenly, usually after a period when it has been fine（常指好天氣）突變
    • On the third day the weather broke and they had a violent storm.第三天天氣變壞了，他們遇到了一場猛烈的暴風雨。
    14.

    of clouds

  14. [intransitive] to show an opening露出縫隙；散開
    • The clouds broke and the sun came out.雲開日出。
    15.

    surface物體表面

  15. break the surface to come up through the surface of water in the sea, a pool, etc.弄破；使流血
    • When his head broke the surface he took in deep gulps of air.當他的頭露出水面時，他深深地吸了一口氣。
    16.

    of day/dawn/storm白天；黎明；風暴

  16. [intransitive] when the day or dawn or a storm breaks, it begins開始；（風暴）發作
    • Dawn was breaking when they finally left.他們終於離開時正是破曉時分。
    see also daybreakTopics Weatherc1

    17. of news消息

  17. [intransitive] if a piece of news breaks, it becomes known透露；傳開
    • There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.醜聞一傳開，輿論一片嘩然。
    • breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened)突發性新聞
  18. [transitive] break it/the news to somebody to be the first to tell somebody some bad news（第一個將壞消息向某人）公布，透露，說出
    • Who's going to break it to her?由誰來把這事告訴她呢？
    • I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you.我很難過，這消息得由我來告訴你。
    • Just break the news to her gently.就把這個消息委婉地告訴她吧。
    19.

    of voice嗓音

  19. [intransitive] if somebody’s voice breaks, it changes its tone because of emotion（因激動）變調
    • Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news.她告訴我們這可怕的消息時，聲音都變了。
  20. [intransitive] when a boy’s voice breaks, it becomes permanently deeper at about the age of 13 or 14（指男孩在 13 或 14 歲時嗓音）變粗，變低Topics Life stagesc2

    21. a record紀錄

  21. [transitive] break a record to do something better, faster, etc. than anyone has ever done it before打破（紀錄）
    • She had broken the world 100 metres record.她打破了 100 米世界紀錄。
    • The movie broke all box-office records.這部影片打破了所有的票房紀錄。
    22.

    of waves波浪

  22. [intransitive] when waves break, they fall and are dissolved into foam, usually near land拍岸；迸濺
    • the sound of waves breaking on the beach浪濤拍岸的聲音
    • The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.海浪沖刷着破船的殘骸。
    23.

    something secret秘密

  23. [transitive] break a code/cipher to find the meaning of something secret破譯；破解
    • to break a code破譯密碼
    24.

    money錢

  24. [transitive] break something (especially North American English) to change a banknote for coins把…換成零錢；找開
    • Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?可以給我找開二十美元的鈔票嗎？
    25. Word OriginOld English brecan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breken and German brechen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere ‘to break’.
Idioms Idioms containing break are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example break somebody’s heart is at heart. 

break

noun
 
/breɪk/
/breɪk/
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    short stop

  1.  
     [countable] a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc.間歇；休息
    • She was on her lunch break.她正在午休。
    • a coffee/tea break喝咖啡/喝茶的時間
    • Let's take a break.咱們休息會兒吧。
    • break for something a break for lunch午餐休息
    • a bathroom break (= a short period when somebody stops what they are doing to use the toilet)洗手間休息時間
    • She worked all day without a break.她接連工作了一整天。
    see also comfort break
    Homophones brake | breakbrake   break
    /breɪk/
    /breɪk/
    • brake noun
      • The parking brake comes on by itself.駐車制動器自動啓動。
    • brake verb
      • There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.司機甚至沒有時間刹車。
    • break verb
      • Break the biscuits into small pieces.把餅幹分成小塊。
    • break noun
      • They left the office for a tea break.他們離開辦公室去喝茶休息。
    Synonyms restrest
    • break
    • respite
    • time out
    • breathing space
    These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.
    • rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity:
      • We stopped for a well-earned rest.我們停下來作個應有的休息。
    • break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat:
      • Let’s take a break.咱們休息會兒吧。
      In British English break is a period of time between lessons at school. The North American English word is recess.
    • respite a short break from something difficult or unpleasant:
      • The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.藥物暫時緩解了疼痛。
    • time out (especially North American English, informal) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies:
      • Take time out to relax by the pool.去遊泳池邊歇一歇吧。
    • breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort:
      • This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.這一延誤使該黨有了喘息之機來厘定其政策。
    Patterns
    • (a) rest/​break/​respite/​time out from something
    • to have/​take (a) rest/​break/​time out
    • to give somebody (a) rest/​break/​respite/​breathing space
    Extra Examples
    • I had a word with John during the break.中間休息時我和約翰說了幾句話。
    • We have a 15-minute break in the morning.我們上午有 15 分鐘的休息時間。
    • We'll take a break now and resume in an hour.現在休息一下，一小時後再開始。
    Topics Working lifea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • quick
    • short
    • …
    verb + break
    • have
    • take
    • need
    • …
    break + noun
    • time
    preposition
    • at break
    • during (a/​the) break
    • without a break
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (also break time)
     (both British English)
    (North American English recess)
    [uncountable] a period of time between lessons at school課間休息
    • Come and see me at break.課間休息時來見我。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • quick
    • short
    • …
    verb + break
    • have
    • take
    • need
    • …
    break + noun
    • time
    preposition
    • at break
    • during (a/​the) break
    • without a break
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [countable] a period of time when something stops before starting again間斷；暫停
    • Employees can take a career break of up to one year.員工可以休假長達一年。
    • break in something a break in my daily routine我日常生活中的一段小插曲
    • break from something He is having a break from his successful television show. 他正從他成功的電視節目中休息一下。
    • break from doing something I need a break from caring for the children.我需要停止照顧孩子。
    • the summer/winter break暑假/寒假
    • (especially British English) the Christmas/Easter break (= the period at Christmas/Easter when most people do not work)聖誕節/複活節假期
    Extra Examples
    • I need a break from mental activity.我需要讓大腦休息一下。
    • Everyone needs a break, a change from day-to-day routine.每個人都需要休息，從每天的例行公事中解脫出來。
    • The team have been taking a break in Spain.該隊一直在西班牙休息。
    • Have you got any plans for the Easter break?複活節假期你有什麽打算嗎？
    see also spring break
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • quick
    • short
    • …
    verb + break
    • have
    • take
    • need
    • …
    break + noun
    • time
    preposition
    • at break
    • during (a/​the) break
    • without a break
    • …
    See full entry
  4.  
    (also commercial break)
    [countable] a short period of time when a television or radio show stops for advertisements（電視或電台節目的）插播廣告的間隙
    • More news after the break.廣告後繼續報道新聞。
    • Most viewers tend to skip through the ad breaks.大多數觀衆傾向於跳過廣告插播。
    Topics TV, radio and newsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clean
    • complete
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + break
    • make
    preposition
    • break from
    • break in
    • break with
    • …
    See full entry
    5.

    holiday/vacation假期

  5.  
     [countable] a short holiday短期休假
    • We had a weekend break in New York.我們在紐約度過了一個周末假日。
    • a well-earned break應得的休假
    • a two/three-night break兩/三夜的休息
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    Extra Examples
    • Choose from our range of city breaks.請選擇我們的城市短遊系列中的項目。
    • It's a great city for a weekend break.這個城市非常適合度周末。
    • I'd like to take her on a mini-break.我想帶她去小休。
    • The prize is a three-night break in Paris.大獎是巴黎的三天住宿券。
    • Spend the weekend at a spa for a really relaxing break.周末去水療中心放鬆一下。
    Topics Holidaysb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • quick
    • short
    • …
    verb + break
    • have
    • take
    • need
    • …
    break + noun
    • time
    preposition
    • at break
    • during (a/​the) break
    • without a break
    • …
    See full entry
    6.

    change in situation狀況改變

  6. [singular] the moment when a situation or a relationship that has existed for a time changes, ends or is interrupted（持續一段時間的狀況或關系的）改變，終止，中斷
    • I wanted to leave but was nervous about making the break.我想離開，但是一想到要改變又覺得不安。
    • break with somebody/something He needed to make a complete break with the past.他得與過去徹底告别。
    • a break with tradition (= a change from what is accepted, in something such as art, behaviour, etc.)與舊傳統決裂（背離公認的藝術、行爲、道德等準則）。
    • break in something a break in the weather (= a change from one type of weather to a different one)天氣的轉變
    • a break in diplomatic relations外交關系的中斷
    • break from something This event represents a real break from tradition.這一事件代表着與傳統的真正決裂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clean
    • complete
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + break
    • make
    preposition
    • break from
    • break in
    • break with
    • …
    See full entry
    7.

    opening/space縫隙；空間

  7. [countable] break (in something) a space or an opening between two or more things間隔；縫隙
    • We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.我們能從雲縫裏看到月亮。
    • Wait for a break in the traffic before crossing the road.要等到暫無車輛來往時，再過馬路。
    • The track bends left through a break in the hedge.樹籬上有一個缺口, 小路由此拐向左
    8.

    opportunity機遇

  8. [countable] (informal) an opportunity to do something, usually to get something that you want or to achieve success機會；機遇
    • I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.我時來運轉，在 “年度最佳青年記者” 競賽中取勝。
    • We've had a few bad breaks (= pieces of bad luck) along the way.我們一路上遭遇了幾次厄運。
    • If you just give me a break, you won’t regret it.你就饒了我吧，不會後悔的。
    • He's the director who gave her her first big break.他是第一個給她大好機會的導演。
    • It's often difficult for talented newcomers to get the break they deserve.有才華的新人通常很難得到他們應得的休息。
    Topics Successc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • lucky
    verb + break
    • get
    • give somebody
    See full entry
    9.

    of bone骨骼

  9. [countable] a place where something, especially a bone in your body, has broken破裂；骨折
    • The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.X 光照片顯示他的腿沒有骨折。
    Topics Illnessb1

    10. in tennis網球

  10. (also break of serve)
     [countable] a win in a game in which your opponent is serving破發
    • It was her second break in the set.這是本盤比賽中她第二次破掉對手的發球局。
    see also break pointTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

    11. in billiards/snooker台球；斯諾克

  11. [countable] a series of successful shots by one player; the number of points scored in a series of successful shots單杆；單杆得分
    • He's put together a magnificent break.他這杆球打得很不錯。
    • a 147 break (= the highest possible break in snooker)單杆 147 分（斯諾克中的單杆最高得分）
    • The champion began with breaks of 74 and 58.冠軍以74分和58分的成績開始。
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
    12. see also fast break
    Word OriginOld English brecan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breken and German brechen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere ‘to break’.
Idioms
break of day/dawn
  1. (literary) the moment in the early hours of the morning when it begins to get light破曉；黎明
a clean break
  1. a complete end to any connection with a person, an organization, a way of life, etc.（與人、組織、生活方式等的）徹底決裂
    • She wanted to make a clean break with the past.她想與過去完全斷絕。
  2. a break in a bone in one place一處骨折
give somebody a break
  1. (informal) to give somebody a chance; to not judge somebody too severely給某人一次機會；不苛求某人
    • Give the lad a break—it's only his second day on the job.别苛求這小夥子，他上工才第二天。
give me a break!
  1. (informal) used when somebody wants somebody else to stop doing or saying something that is annoying, or to stop saying something that is not true别煩我了；别胡說了
make a break for something/for it
  1. to run towards something in order to try and escape向某處逃竄；試圖逃跑
    • He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.他突然一躍而起，向門口逃竄。
    • They decided to make a break for it (= to try and escape) that night.他們決定那天晚上逃跑。

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