| 词组 | break |
| 释义 | verb | noun break1 /breɪk/ verb 1. to damage something, so that it separates into pieces, or to become damagedbreak + nounsbreak your leg/arm etc She broke her leg while skiing.break a cup/dish/plate etc His mother shouted at him when he broke a cup.break a window/mirror The burglar broke a window to get in.adverbsbreak easily Old people’s bones are fragile and break easily.phrasesbreak (sth) in half/two He broke the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me. | The table broke in two.break (sth) into pieces Break the chocolate into pieces and melt it over a pan of hot water.break off a piece of sth She broke off a piece of bread.THESAURUS: break smash to break (something) with a lot of force: The plate smashed on the stone floor. | Someone smashed his camera. shatter to break (something) into a lot of small pieces: The glass shattered all over the pavement. | The explosion shattered the windows of the building. crumble to break (something) into a powder or a lot of very small pieces: The wood just crumbled in my hand. | Crumble the yeast with your fingers. split to separate (something) into two pieces along a straight line: The wood split down the middle. | Using a sharp knife, split the melon in half. snaprope | string | cord | stick | branch | twig to break (something) into two pieces, making a loud noise: The rope suddenly snapped. | One of the guitar strings snapped. | He snapped the sticks in two. | The branch snapped under his weight. | A twig snapped under her feet. crackice | glass | mirror if something cracks, a line appears on the surface, which means that it could later break into separate pieces: The ice was starting to crack. | The glass cracked in the heat. | Do not overtighten the screws or you could crack the mirror. fracturearm | leg | wrist | bone | skull to damage a bone, especially so that a line appears on the surface: I fell over and fractured my wrist. | Schwarzenegger fractured his thigh bone while skiing in Idaho. tearpaper | letter | page | photograph | jacket | dress | trousers to damage paper or cloth by pulling it so that it separates into pieces: Joe tore the paper into tiny pieces. | She tore up the letter and put it in the bin. | The man tore off a page from his notebook and handed it to me. | I tore my jacket on a piece of metal. burstpipe | balloon | bubble | tyre | dam if something bursts, it gets a hole in it, and air or liquid suddenly comes out: The pipes had burst and there was water all over the kitchen floor. | He burst the balloon with a pin. | Hundreds of people were killed when a dam burst in China.THESAURUS: break → disobey2. to fail to obey a rule or law, or fail to do something you promised to donounsbreak the law He said he didn’t know he was breaking the law.break a rule/regulation If you break the rules, you can expect to be punished.break the speed limit (=drive faster than the speed that is allowed) He was fined for breaking the speed limit.break a promise/vow I’ll never forgive him for breaking his promise to me. | He accused her of breaking her marriage vows.break your word (=break a promise you made) I said I would do it and I never break my word.break an agreement/contract He took the company to court for breaking the contract. | This action broke the international agreement of 1925. verb | noun break2 /breɪk/ noun a period of time when you stop doing something before starting againadjectives/nouns + breaka short/quick break Shall we have a quick break?a five-minute/two-week etc break The workers were only allowed a 20-minute break.a lunch/coffee/tea break What time’s your lunch break?a morning/afternoon break I don’t usually have time for a morning break.a career break (=when you do something different instead of the job you have been doing) She took a career break to bring up her children.a well-earned break (=one that you deserve) Everyone’s looking forward to a well-earned break when the exams are over.verbshave/take a break After two hours, she took a break and switched on the radio.need/want a break I’m sorry, I can’t do any more – I need a break.prepositionsa break from sth He said he needed a break from politics.a break for tea/coffee etc During the afternoon, there was a break for refreshments.a break in sth The actor was interviewed during a break in filming.on a break Stuart’s on his lunch break.without a break Do not work for long periods without a break. |
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