break
break
英[breɪk]美[breɪk]
v.破碎，弄坏，坏掉，弄破，违犯，中断，开拓，削弱，突变，散开，开始，公布，打破（记录），拍岸，破解；
n.休息，间歇，暂停，短期休假，缝隙，机遇，破裂，骨折，接连击中；
第三人称单数：breaks;
过去式：broke;
过去分词：broken;
现在分词：breaking;
例句
Mary dropped her glasses and they did not break—she was in luck.玛丽的眼镜掉在地上, 没有打破, 她真走运。
Go on and take your coffee break.I'll cover for you until you return.你去喝咖啡吧, 你回来前我会代替你。
The players break into several teams.玩家分成几个小组。
My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend.我姑妈的不断来访打扰我度周末。
We had to break into the house as we had lost the key.因为我们弄丢了钥匙, 所以不得不破门而入。
I'm wearing my new boots around the house to break them in.我穿上我的新靴子在屋里来回走, 以便使靴子逐渐合脚。
Never break in while others are talking.别人说话的时候你千万不要插嘴。
Don't break in when he is telling the story.他讲故事的时候别打断他。
If we forge ahead continuously without a break,we’ll be able to raise efficiency.如果我们不停顿地继续前进,我们就能提高效率。
They break up the meeting.他们散会了。
英语六级真题
The challenge is if certain types of people are doing something, it's difficult for other people to break into it, said Po-Shen Loh, the head coach of last year's winning U.S.Math Olympiad team.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文In some cases, water is so scarce that farmers break open sewage pipes transporting waste to local rivers.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The large base he leads resembles a snowed-in college campus on holiday break, with the capacity to sleep more than 10 times the 13 people who were staying on through the Antarctic winter.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Now what’s interesting about the theory is what do you have if you only have one out of three or two out of three? What do you have and how is it different if you have a different two out of three? What’s interesting about this kind of theorizing is it gives rise to many different combinations that can be quite interesting when you break them down and start to look at them carefully.
出自-2016年12月听力原文We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbour's trip to India.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Other initiatives fail to break down the data, too.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文So why are American women so far ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?
出自-2014年6月阅读原文As for breaking through the glass ceiling in business,American women are well in the lead
出自-2014年6月阅读原文Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania
出自-2012年12月阅读原文It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break.
出自-2014年6月听力原文I have to get to Manchester today and my own car has broken down.
出自-2014年6月听力原文Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break
出自-2014年6月听力原文Most of them had broken with their sisters and brothers.
出自-2014年6月听力原文We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys.
出自-2013年12月听力原文He cannot afford to have a coffee break.
出自-2013年6月听力原文People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples.
出自-2013年6月听力原文People from broken homes often lack stable lives
出自-2013年6月听力原文That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.
出自-2012年6月听力原文They broke up more often than same-race roommates
出自-2012年6月听力原文Unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the sea surface.
出自-2010年12月听力原文The handle of the suitcase is broken.
出自-2010年12月听力原文It will have little impact on sea level when it breaks up.
出自-2010年12月听力原文And to get at the contents of a single iPhone, the government says it needs a court order and Apple's help to write new code; in earlier versions of the iPhone, ones that were created before Apple found religion on 热衷于 privacy, the Fbi might have been abl
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BAt around age 60, "muscles really start to break down," says Kathryn Starr, an aging researcher, "and because of that, the protein needs of an older adult actually increase.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BIf after work you lie around on your bed and get irritated by political commentary on your phone or get stressed thinking about decisions about how to renovate your home, your brain has not received a break from high mental arousal states.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BI'll start with a brief review of the reasons for the change that we really need to make a clean break to restart growth.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section AIn addition, you can take a cognitive break every 90 minutes to charge your batteries.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BThe message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the business is, "You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I'm guaranteeing you today you'll have 1, 000 Bison on it."
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BWe break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor's trip to India.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-ERG
打破；摔碎
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
例句
He fell through the window, breaking the glass...他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。The plate broke...盘子打破了。V-ERG
折断（骨头）；骨折
If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.
例句
She broke a leg in a skiing accident...她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。Old bones break easily...老年人容易骨折。V-ERG
（使）（表层、盖子或密封）破裂；撕开
If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.
例句
Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...一旦你撕开瓶子的密封条，你就无法再把它复原。The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...水疱一旦破了就必须用绷带包扎起来。V-ERG
（使）（工具或机器）损坏
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
例句
When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...租房者无需担心屋顶漏水和洗衣机出故障。VERB
破坏，违反（规则、承诺或协议）
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
例句
We didn't know we were breaking the law.我们不知道自己在犯法。The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。VERB
挣脱；解脱
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
例句
She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.她用肘猛击他的胸部，挣脱了出来。...his inability to break free of his marriage.他无法摆脱婚姻的束缚VERB
结束（困难或不利*面）；打破（僵*）
If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.
例句
The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...内*大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持*面的新提案已被提交。VERB
打破（沉默）
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
例句
Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。N-COUNT
（天气的）放晴
If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather.
例句
A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。VERB
（与…）决裂；断绝（联系）；放弃
If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way.
例句
In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。They were determined to break from precedent...他们决心打破先例。VERB
（使）摆脱，（使）戒除（习惯）
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
例句
If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...如果你还在吸烟的话，就尽量戒除这个习惯吧。The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.教授希望改掉学生们不动脑筋就想找到答案的习惯。VERB
瓦解…的决心；使丧失勇气；毁掉…的前程
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
例句
He never let his jailers break him...他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。The newspapers and television can make or break you...报纸和电视会使你成功，也会将你毁掉。VERB
短暂休息；稍停
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
例句
They broke for lunch.他们停下来吃午饭。N-COUNT
间歇；小憩
A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.
例句
They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break...他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...我想他停下工作休息15分钟对他会有好处。N-COUNT
短假
A break is a short holiday.
例句
They are currently taking a short break in Spain.他们目前正在西班牙休短假。VERB
（为短暂歇息而）打断（旅程）
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
例句
Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.由于天气炎热，我们在一家乡村小旅馆停下来稍作歇息。VERB
减弱（势头）；减轻（力度）
To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it.
例句
He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.有人坠落压在他身上，致使他颈部受重伤。VERB
（消息在报纸、电视或电台）发布，传播
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
例句
The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...据报道首相已经辞职。He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。VERB
（通常以委婉的方式）透露，告知（坏消息）
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
例句
Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...然后路易丝挑明了她要离开我。I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。N-COUNT
机遇；机会；好运
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
例句
He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.他进入了电视圈，获得的第一个机会是在连续剧《公民詹姆斯》中与锡德·詹姆斯演对手戏。VERB
打破（纪录）
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.
例句
Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres...卡尔·刘易斯已经打破了百米赛跑的世界纪录。Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.《侏罗纪公园》打破了所有票房纪录。VERB
（天）破晓
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.
例句
They continued the search as dawn broke.天放亮后他们继续搜寻。VERB
（波浪)减势，落下
When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.
例句
Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。VERB
破解，破译（密码）
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
例句
It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.恐怕他们会破译盟*的密码。VERB
（因悲伤或害怕嗓音）突变，变调
If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.
例句
Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。VERB
（男孩嗓音）变粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
例句
He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。VERB
（天气）突变；（风暴）骤起
If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
例句
I've been waiting for the weather to break...我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.她希望能够在起风暴前赶到旅馆。VERB
（网球比赛中）破，赢得（对手的发球*）
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
例句
He broke McEnroe's serve.他破了麦肯罗的发球*。PHRASE
破晓时分
The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
例句
'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'“我，”他以富有诗意的语言结尾，“将守候着你，直至晨光初露。”CONVENTION
别烦我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
例句
'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.“我可是个货真价实的高智商小伙儿，特雷西。”詹姆斯开玩笑地说道。“哦，别烦我了，”特雷西抱怨道。PHRASE
逃离；离开
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.
例句
The moment had come to make a break or die...那个时候不跑就没命了。Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.丹朝他的汽车跑去，却发现驾驶座位置的门被锁住了。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
打破, 折断, 弄坏
Glass breaks easily.玻璃易碎。Oak may bend but will not break.橡木可以弯, 但不会断。The thief broke the window and got into the house.那个窃贼打破窗子, 进入屋内。He broke the door open.他把门撞开了。vt.
破坏, 违反
If a man breaks the law, he can be punished.一个人如果犯法将受到惩罚。终止, 中断
We have broken the back of the job.我们已经完成了这件工作的主要部分。We broke our journey to Rome at Venice.我们去罗马时, 中途在威尼斯停下来休息了。I'm afraid I must break this conversation short.I have to go now.恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止, 现在我得走了。透露, 说出
打破(纪录)
He came in second, but still broke the Olympic record.他得了第二名, 但仍然打破了奥运纪录。（使）破，裂，碎
弄坏；损坏；坏掉
弄破；使流血
违犯；背弃
稍停；暂停
打断；中断
强行终止；破坏
逃脱；挣脱
（被）摧毁，削弱
使心碎；使十分悲伤；使孤寂
（常指好天气）突变
破译；破解
换成零钱；找开
露出缝隙；散开
开始；（风暴）发作
透露；传开
（因激动）变调
（指男孩在 13 或 14 岁时嗓音）变粗，变粗浑
（波涛）拍岸，迸溅
去掉，戒除，放弃(习惯)；使放弃习惯；纠正(常与of连用)
Her mother tried to break her of her habit of biting her fingernails.她母亲企图使她放弃咬指甲的习惯。使降职，把…降级，革职，把…撤职
使穷困，使耗尽资金，耗尽；使破产
The boss threatened to break her if she didn't stop discounting their products.那位老板威胁说如果她不停止削价出售他们的产品，他将使她破产。破…而入；辟出(路径等)；冲破(障碍等)
The stone broke the surface of the water.那块石头穿透水面。强行越(狱)，越出，跳出；(强行)逃走；挣断(锁链等)；从…挣脱
【*事】使(士兵等)离开编队，打乱(队形等)，使溃散；使不规则，使不整齐
The troops broke formation and ran.士兵们溃逃。减少，削弱(雨雪量、风力等)，(以阻隔等)减弱…的势头，减轻(打击等)的力度，减弱(影响)
His arm broke the blow.他的手臂削弱了那一击的力度。【新闻学】发表，公布，发布(消息等)
The reporter promised not to break the story.记者答应不公布这消息。【法律】通过法律手续使(遗嘱)失效，(以正当司法手续)废弃(遗嘱)
vi.
破晓, 突然出现
Day had broken, and he cast his net for the last time.这时天已亮了, 于是他便撒下*后一网。爆裂，胀破
Two blood vessels broke in her nose.她鼻子的两根血管破裂。坏掉，破掉，破坏，被损坏(常与away， off或from连用)
She dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.她一失手，花瓶掉下碎成破片了。(*队等)溃散；散开，散去
强行进入,闯入;侵入(常与in, in upon, into或through连用)
The hunters broke through the underbrush.猎手们穿过林中灌丛。突破，猛闯，急冲，冲出(常与for连用)
中止,中断,停顿,打断(常与in, into, forth或from连用)
(价格)突然下跌，陡降，(尤指证券)暴跌，猛跌，狂泻；财*收入下降；(银行等)倒闭；破产
(嗓音)突变；(男嗓音)发生青春期粗浑突变，突然变得不好听；突然转向
(感情)表露(into)
Her face broke into a smile.她脸上露出了笑容。突然形成(或产生)；事情(或消息)传开
(波浪)拍击(海岸)，(浪)冲击，(波浪)卷碎，破碎
The waves broke against the rocks.波浪拍击在岩石上四下迸溅。n.
裂口, 裂缝; 破裂
There is a break in the water pipe.水管上有个裂缝。间歇, 中间休息
Let's have a break for lunch.咱们稍微休息一会儿吃午饭吧。课间休息
间断；暂停
（电视或电台节目的）插播广告的间隙
短期休假
（持续一段时间的状况的）改变，终止，中断
间隔；缝隙
机会；机遇
破裂；骨折
接发球得分
接连击中；接连击中所得的分数
(无篷)四轮大马车
(用以训练幼马的)车架子
英英词典释义
Noun
1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts;
"the telephone is an annoying interruption""there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"2. an unexpected piece of good luck;
"he finally got his big break"3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
"they built it right over a geological fault"4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"5. a pause from doing something (as work);
"we took a 10-minute break""he took time out to recuperate"6. the act of breaking something;
"the breakage was unavoidable"7. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
8. breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
"it was a nasty fracture""the break seems to have been caused by a fall"9. the occurrence of breaking;
"the break in the dam threatened the valley"10. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
11. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving;
"he was up two breaks in the second set"12. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;
"it was presented without commercial breaks"13. a sudden dash;
"he made a break for the open door"14. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare;
"the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"15. an escape from jail;
"the breakout was carefully planned"Verb
1. terminate;
"She interrupted her pregnancy""break a lucky streak""break the cycle of poverty"2. become separated into pieces or fragments;
"The figurine broke""The freshly baked loaf fell apart"3. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments;
"He broke the glass plate""She broke the match"4. render inoperable or ineffective;
"You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"5. ruin completely;
"He busted my radio!"6. act in disregard of laws and rules;
"offend all laws of humanity""violate the basic laws or human civilization""break a law"7. move away or escape suddenly;
"The horses broke from the stable""Three inmates broke jail""Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"8. scatter or part;
"The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"9. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;
"break into tears""erupt in anger"10. prevent completion;
"stop the project""break off the negociations"11. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act;
"Someone broke in while I was on vacation""They broke into my car and stole my radio!"12. make submissive, obedient, or useful;
"The horse was tough to break""I broke in the new intern"13. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns;
"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"14. surpass in excellence;
"She bettered her own record""break a record"15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold""The actress won't reveal how old she is""bring out the truth""he broke the news to her"16. come into being;
"light broke over the horizon""Voices broke in the air"17. stop operating or functioning;
"The engine finally went""The car died on the road""The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town""The coffee maker broke""The engine failed on the way to town""her eyesight went after the accident"18. interrupt a continued activity;
"She had broken with the traditional patterns"19. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing;
"The ranks broke"20. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves;
"The surf broke"21. lessen in force or effect;
"soften a shock""break a fall"22. be broken in;
"If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"23. come to an end;
"The heat wave finally broke yesterday"24. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity;
"The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"25. cause to give up a habit;
"She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes"26. give up;
"break cigarette smoking"27. come forth or begin from a state of latency;
"The first winter storm broke over New York"28. happen or take place;
"Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months"29. cause the failure or ruin of;
"His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage""This play will either make or break the playwright"30. invalidate by judicial action;
"The will was broken"31. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
"The business partners broke over a tax question""The couple separated after 25 years of marriage""My friend and I split up"32. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;
"She was demoted because she always speaks up""He was broken down to Sargeant"33. reduce to bankruptcy;
"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!""The slump in the financial markets smashed him"34. change directions suddenly
35. emerge from the surface of a body of water;
"The whales broke"36. break down, literally or metaphorically;
"The wall collapsed""The business collapsed""The dam broke""The roof collapsed""The wall gave in""The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"37. do a break dance;
"Kids were break-dancing at the street corner"38. exchange for smaller units of money;
"I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"39. destroy the completeness of a set of related items;
"The book dealer would not break the set"40. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
41. separate from a clinch, in boxing;
"The referee broke the boxers"42. go to pieces;
"The lawn mower finally broke""The gears wore out""The old chair finally fell apart completely"43. break a piece from a whole;
"break a branch from a tree"44. become punctured or penetrated;
"The skin broke"45. pierce or penetrate;
"The blade broke her skin"46. be released or become known; of news;
"News of her death broke in the morning"47. cease an action temporarily;
"We pause for station identification""let's break for lunch"48. interrupt the flow of current in;
"break a circuit"49. undergo breaking;
"The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"50. find a flaw in;
"break an alibi""break down a proof"51. find the solution or key to;
"break the code"52. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another;
"Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"53. happen;
"Report the news as it develops""These political movements recrudesce from time to time"54. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only;
"The glass cracked when it was heated"55. of the male voice in puberty;
"his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"56. fall sharply;
"stock prices broke"57. fracture a bone of;
"I broke my foot while playing hockey"58. diminish or discontinue abruptly;
"The patient's fever broke last night"59. weaken or destroy in spirit or body;
"His resistance was broken""a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"行业词典
体育： 投两球未击倒全柱；动作中断；停顿现象；休息时间；器械破裂；调教；
医学： 中断：失去连续性，某结构(尤指骨)的折断，见fracｔure；断路：切断电流，区别于通路；
数学： 破译；
法律： 违反；
物理学： 得失相当；break-even 核聚变中能量的。；
电力： 分断时间；break-time；穿通；break-through；
药学： 断裂；
