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the ending of a relationship or an association (关系、联系、交往的)破裂,中断 a marital break-up 婚姻破裂 the break-up of their marriage 他们婚姻的破裂 Family break-up increases the risk of childhood depression. 家庭破裂增加了儿童抑郁的风险。
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the division of a large organization or country into smaller parts (组织、国家的)拆分,分裂,分离 the break-up of the company 公司的解散