●ˌbreak ˈoff🔑●ˌbreak sth ˈoff🔑1. ( ˌbreak sth ˈoff sth) to separate sth from sth else, using force; to become separated from sth in this way（用力）把…折断；断开◆The leg of the table just broke off. 桌子腿断掉了。◆A corner of her tooth had broken off. 她的一颗牙掉了一个角。◆He broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me. 他掰下一块巧克力给我。➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析break (sth) off break (sth) off ◇ chip (sth) off ◇ snap (sth) off These verbs all refer to a piece of sth becoming separated from the rest as a result of force or damage.这些动词都表示折断、断开。 break (sth) off to become separated from sth as a result of force; to separate a piece of sth in this way折断；断开The back section of the plane had broken off.飞机尾部已经折断。She broke off a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.她掰下一块巧克力给了我。 chip (sth) off to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to become damaged in this way碰下（碎片等）；剥落The plaster had chipped off and no repairs had been done.灰泥已出现剥落，却没人修缮过。 snap (sth) off to break off suddenly with a sharp noise; to break sth off in this way啪的一声突然折断The branch she was standing on must have snapped off.她站在上面的那根树枝肯定是咔嚓一下折断了。He snapped a twig off a bush.他啪的一声从灌木上折下细枝。 WHICH WORD? Chip off is used for materials like glass, paint or bone; snap off is used for objects which tend to break easily under pressure. Break off is the most general of these verbs. * chip off 用于指玻璃、油漆、骨头等材料； snap off 用于指受力易折断的物体。这些动词中，break off 含义最宽泛。2.to stop speaking or stop doing sth suddenly before you have finished（突然）停顿，暂停◆He broke off abruptly in the middle of a sentence. 他一句话刚说了半截忽然停住不说了。◆We had to break off our holiday and return home immediately. 我们不得不中止休假立刻回家。◆They broke off their conversation as I approached. 我一走近，他们就中断了交谈。1[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + prep]2[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare)