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IELTS BNC: 519 COCA: 494
break
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verb /breɪk/
present tense
I/you/we/theybreak
he/she/itbreaks
present participlebreaking
past tensebroke
past participlebroken
  1. 1
    [T] to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting or dropping it 打破；折断；打碎；使碎裂

    People were throwing stones and several windows were broken. 人们在扔石头，几扇窗户被打破了。

    break something in half/two etc :

    Break the spaghetti in half and put it into the boiling water. 把意大利式细面条掰成两半，放进开水中。

     Synonyms and related words
    To break: break, fall apart, shatter...
    1. a.
      [I] if something breaks, it becomes damaged and separates into pieces 破碎；破裂；断

      Shake the snow off the branches to prevent them from breaking. 摇掉树枝上的雪以防树枝折断。

      break into :

      The glass slipped from her hand and broke into a dozen pieces. 玻璃杯从她的手中滑落下来，碎成了许多片。

       Synonyms and related words
      To break: break, fall apart, shatter...
    2. b.
      [I/T] if a bone in your body breaks, or if you break it, it cracks or separates into two pieces （使）骨折

      She broke her leg playing football. 她踢足球时腿部骨折了。

      Older bones tend to break more easily. 年纪大一点的人往往更容易骨折。

       Synonyms and related words
      To injure yourself or someone else: injure, harm, wound...
    3. c.
      [I/T] if a piece of equipment breaks, or if you break it, it stops working correctly because a part of it is damaged （设备）出故障,损坏

      We used to have a toaster, but it broke. 我们过去有个烤箱，但坏掉了。

      Don't play with the camera – you'll break it. 别摆弄照相机了，你会把它弄坏的。

       Synonyms and related words
      To make a machine or piece of machinery stop working: break, brick, cannibalise...
       Synonyms and related words
      To stop working (of a piece of equipment): break down, go off, shut off...
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    [T] to fail to obey a rule or law 不遵守，违反（规则或法律）

    If you break the speed limit, the penalties are severe. 如果你违章超速行驶，受到的处罚会很严厉。

    break the law :

    I don't care what your reasons are. The fact is you're breaking the law. 我不管你有什么理由。实际情况是你在违法。

     Synonyms and related words
    To fail to obey a rule, law or command: cross a line, break, defy...
    1. a.
      to not do something that you promised or agreed to do 违背（诺言或协议）

      They have started drilling for oil in the region, breaking an agreement made five years ago. 他们违背了5年前签定的协议，开始在这个地区钻井采油。

      Elliot claims that his business partner broke her contract. 埃利奥特声称他的生意合伙人违约了。

       Synonyms and related words
      To not keep a promise: break, go back on, renege...
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    [T] to make a hole or cut in the surface of something 弄破…的表面；割破

    The dog bit his leg, but fortunately didn't break the skin. 狗咬了他的腿，但幸运的是没有咬破皮。

    Every so often a fish broke the still surface of the lake. 不时地有鱼游过,打破湖面的平静。

     Synonyms and related words
    To break: break, fall apart, shatter...
  4. 4
    [T] to destroy someone's confidence, determination, or happiness 破坏（信心、决心或幸福）；使垮掉

    a campaign of violence and intimidation, that eventually broke the opposition's will 一场用暴力与威胁最终打垮对手意志的运动

    break someone's spirit :

    Twenty years in prison had not broken his spirit. 20年的监禁并没有打垮他的意志。

     Synonyms and related words
    To make someone feel disappointed or less hopeful: disappoint, let down, discourage...
    1. a.
      [I] to lose your determination or confidence, especially when someone is deliberately trying to make this happen 垮掉；失去信心

      She didn't break, even under hours of intense interrogation. 她甚至在几个小时的严厉审问下也没有垮掉。

       Synonyms and related words
      To lose hope, or to give up hope: give up on, despair, darken...
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    [I] if important news breaks, it becomes publicly known （消息）传开

    He was back in France when the news broke. 当消息传开时他已回法国了。

    For some days after the scandal broke, the press could find out nothing about him. 丑闻传开后的一段日子里，新闻界没了解到他的任何情况。

     Synonyms and related words
    To be, or to become known: come out, get around, leak out...
    1. a.
      [T] to publish or broadcast a news story for the first time 首次发表；首次播出

      The Daily Mirror broke the story on Christmas Eve. 《每日镜报》在圣诞节前夕首次刊登了这篇报道。

       Synonyms and related words
      To publish something, or to be published: self-publish, publish, print...
       Synonyms and related words
      To broadcast or be broadcast on television or radio: broadcast, report, give out...
    2. b.
      [T] to tell someone bad news in a kind way 告诉（坏消息）

      I didn't know how to break it to her. 我不知道如何把这件事告诉她。

       Synonyms and related words
      To tell someone something, or to give information: tell, deliver, report...
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    [I] to stop what you are doing for a short period of time 暂停

    Why don't we break now and meet again tomorrow? 我们为什么不现在暂停一下，明天再碰头？

    break for :

    OK, let's break for lunch. 好吧，让我们休息一会儿吃午饭吧。

     Synonyms and related words
    To stop doing something: stop, break off, give up...
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    [T] to stop a bad situation from continuing 终止；使不再继续

    Everyone must work together to break the cycle of violence. 人人都必须共同努力终止暴力的循环。

    Their goal was to break the monopoly of the state telecoms corporation. 他们的目标是打破国营电信公司的垄断。

    break a deadlock (=end a situation in which no progress is being made) 打破僵局 :

    The meeting went on late into the night in an attempt to break the deadlock. 会议开到深夜，试图能够打破僵局。

    break someone's hold/grip on something :

    They are determined to break the army's hold on power. 他们决心结束军队对权力的控制。

     Synonyms and related words
    To stop something from continuing or developing: interfere with, inhibit, disrupt...
    1. a.
      to end your connection or relationship with someone 断绝，中断（关系）

      The party is looking to break its ties with the far right. 该党想要与极右派断绝关系。

       Synonyms and related words
      To end a friendship or relationship: defriend, unfriend, break off...
    2. b.
      to end a quiet or calm period, for example by talking or making a noise 打破（寂静或平静）

      Hardly a sound broke the sleepy summer silence. 几乎没有一点声音打破夏日令人昏昏欲睡的寂静。

      The peaceful mood was broken by the blare of a police siren. 平静的气氛被刺耳的警笛声所打破。

       Synonyms and related words
      To make a sound: sound, tap out, let out...
    3. c.
      to end a long period in which you have refused to talk about something 打破（沉默）

      Breaking a ten-year silence, he has talked for the first time about his wife's suicide. 他打破了10年的沉默，第一次谈起他妻子的自杀。

       Synonyms and related words
      To bring an end to something: end, wind up, round off...
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    [I] when day breaks, it starts to get light in the morning 破晓

    The day broke grey and dull. 破晓时天色灰暗阴沉。

     Synonyms and related words
    The coming of night and day: break, close in, night falls...
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    [I] if a storm breaks, it starts （暴风雨）来临
     Synonyms and related words
    What storms can do: blow itself out, blow over, blow up...
    1. a.
      if the weather breaks, it changes unexpectedly, and usually becomes worse （天气）突变

      The long hot spell finally broke. 这一阵长时间的炎热天气终于过去了。

       Synonyms and related words
      Changes in the weather: break, break through, brighten up...
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    [I] if a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and he starts to sound like a man （男孩的嗓音）变粗，变声
     Synonyms and related words
    What voices can do: break, choke, crack...
    1. a.
      if someone's voice breaks, they become unable to speak clearly, usually because they are upset （嗓音）突变
       Synonyms and related words
      What voices can do: break, choke, crack...
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    [I] if waves break, they reach their highest point and start to fall （波浪）落下，冲击
     Synonyms and related words
    What liquids can do: break, burst, cast up...
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    [T] if someone breaks a code (=a secret way of writing), they learn how to understand it 破译（密码）
     Synonyms and related words
    Codes and codification: alphanumeric, break, CAPTCHA...
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    [I] mainly literary if someone's fever breaks, it starts to become less severe （热度）降低；退烧
     Synonyms and related words
    To get better after an illness: recovery, survive, recover...
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    [C] a short period of time when you stop what you are doing so that you can eat or rest 休息（时间）；间歇

    Doctors and nurses worked 18 hours without a break. 医生和护士不间断地工作了18小时。

    break from :

    A short nap can provide a much needed break from daily stress. 小睡一会儿能够提供日常紧张所需的休息。

    have/take a break :

    We decided to take a short break. 我们决定休息一会儿。

    a lunch/tea/coffee etc break :

    They usually went shopping in their lunch break. 他们通常利用午餐休息时间去购物。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for rest and relaxation: relaxation, comfort, breathing space...
    1. a.
      [C] [usually singular] a rest from the work or job that you usually do （工间）休息

      I could do with a break (=I need one). 我需要休息一下。

      break from :

      The art class is the only time I can get a break from the kids. 美术课是我唯一能躲开孩子们休息一下的时间。

      have/take a break (from) :

      I decided to take a break from college and do some travelling. 我决定休学一段时间去旅行。

       Synonyms and related words
      Time off from work: absenteeism, break, career break...
    2. b.
      [C] a short holiday 短假期

      a weekend break for two in Florence 佛罗伦萨周末双人假期

       Synonyms and related words
      Types of holiday: activity holiday, adventure holiday, babymoon...
    3. c.
      [C] [usually singular] British a period of time when most people do not go to work 假期

      the Easter/Christmas break 复活节/圣诞假期

       Synonyms and related words
      Time off from work: absenteeism, break, career break...
    4. d.
      [U] education British a period of time between lessons when students and teachers can eat, rest, or play. The American word is recess 课间休息

      They always play together during break. 他们课间休息时总在一起玩。

       Synonyms and related words
      The school or university day: after-school, assembly, break...
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    [C] a pause between television or radio programmes, especially when advertisements are broadcast （电视或广播节目中的）间歇；（尤指）插播广告的间歇

    We'll be back after the break. 广告之后我们再回来。

     Synonyms and related words
    Parts of television and radio programmes: action replay, break, clip...
    1. a.
      [singular] British informal a pause in a sports match （体育比赛的）间歇，休息时间

      the half-time break 中场休息

       Synonyms and related words
      Specific periods of time in a game or match: break, extra time, first half...
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    [C] a time at which one thing ends completely and a new thing begins 突变；决裂；转折期

    Blair represented a decisive break after eighteen years of Conservative government. 布莱尔代表了保守党政府执政18年后的一种决定性的转折。

    break with :

    a break with the past 与过去的决裂

    make the break (=finally leave a job, relationship etc) 辞职；断绝关系；决裂 :

    a story about a woman who makes the break from an abusive relationship 关于一个女子摆脱虐待关系的故事

     Synonyms and related words
    Pauses, intervals and halts: pause, interval, halt...
    See also clean
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    [C] a space in something such as a line of traffic 空隙；空间

    He waited for ages for a break in the traffic. 他在车流中等了很久才等到一个空当。

     Synonyms and related words
    Space and amounts of space: accommodation, air pocket, break...
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    [C] a place where something is broken 裂缝；破裂处

    There was a small break at the corner of the frame. 在框架的角上有一条小裂缝。

     Synonyms and related words
    Signs of damage: a blot on something, blemish, blight...
    1. a.
      a place where a bone is broken 骨折处
       Synonyms and related words
      Describing or relating to bones and joints: a clean break, arthritic, break...
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    [C] [usually singular] an opportunity that helps you to be successful 机会；机缘；好运

    a lucky break 好运气

    Kiefer's big break came with the film Stand By Me. 影片《伴我同行》给基弗带来了大红大紫的机会。

     Synonyms and related words
    Opportunities: opportunity, chance, choice...
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    [C] [usually singular] a sudden lack of control in someone's voice that shows they are upset （因难过而造成的嗓音）突变
     Synonyms and related words
    Tone or quality of voice: break, cadence, croak...
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    [C] in tennis, a game that someone wins when their opponent is serving （网球的）破发局
     Synonyms and related words
    Tennis: ace, advantage, bagel...
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    [C] in snooker or billiards, a period of time when a player continues to hit the ball successfully （斯诺克或台球戏的）一次连续得分，一杆得分
     Synonyms and related words
    Snooker, billiards and pool: baize, bar billiards, billiards...
    1. a.
      the number of points a player scores during this period
       Synonyms and related words
      Snooker, billiards and pool: baize, bar billiards, billiards...

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