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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   break

   • IPA[brāk]

   美式

   • v.
     separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain；sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in a part of the body
   • n.
     an interruption of continuity or uniformity；an act of separating oneself from a state of affairs

   • verb: break, 3rd person present: breaks, gerund or present participle: breaking, past tense: broke, past participle: broken

   • noun: break, plural noun: breaks

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain the branch broke with a loud snap windows in the street were broken by the blast 同義詞 shatter, smash, smash to smithereens, crack, snap, ... 更多fracture, fragment, splinter, disintegrate, fall to bits, fall to pieces, split, burst, blow out, tear, rend, sever, rupture, separate, divide, informalbust, rareshiver反義詞 repair, mend
   • ▪ sustain an injury involving the fracture of a bone or bones in a part of the body she had broken her leg in two places what if his leg had broken? 同義詞 fracture, crack, smash
   • ▪ cause a cut or graze in (the skin) the bite had scarcely broken the skin 同義詞 pierce, puncture, penetrate, perforate, cut, ... 更多graze, make a flesh wound in
   • ▪ make or become inoperative the machine has broken and they can't fix it until next week I think I've broken the mechanism in my watch 同義詞 stop working, cease to work/function, break down, go wrong, give out, ... 更多develop a fault, malfunction, be damaged, be unusable, crash, informalgo kaput, go/be on the blink, die, give up the ghost, conk out, go phut, go haywire, have had it, pack up
   • ▪ (of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be or cause to be discharged when the sac is ruptured in the first stages of labor she realized her water had broken
   • ▪ informal open (a safe) forcibly.
   • ▪ use (a piece of paper currency) to pay for something and receive change out of the transaction she had to break a ten
   • ▪ (of two boxers or wrestlers) come out of a clinch, especially at the referee's command I was acting as referee and telling them to break
   • ▪ unfurl (a flag or sail).
   • ▪ succeed in deciphering (a code) ciphers are easily broken by the new wonder machines 同義詞 decipher, decode, decrypt, unravel, solve, ... 更多work out, informalcrack, figure out
   • ▪ open (a shotgun or rifle) at the breech.
   • ▪ disprove (an alibi).
   • ▪ invalidate (a will) through legal process.
   • 2. interrupt (a sequence, course, or continuous state) this broke the pattern of generations remaining in the place where they were born his concentration was broken by a sound 同義詞 interrupt, disturb, interfere with
   • ▪ put an end to (a silence) by speaking or making contact it was some time before he broke the silence
   • ▪ British make a pause in (a journey) we will break our journey in Venice
   • ▪ stop proceedings in order to have a pause or vacation at mid-morning they broke for coffee 同義詞 stop, pause, take/have a break, have a rest, recess, ... 更多suspend proceedings, informalknock off, take/have a breather, take five反義詞 resume
   • ▪ lessen the impact of (a fall) she put out an arm to break her fall 同義詞 cushion, lessen/reduce/soften the impact of, take the edge off, diminish, moderate, ... 更多mitigate
   • ▪ put an end to (a tie in a game) by making a score.
   • ▪ disconnect or interrupt (an electrical circuit) a multimeter able to measure current without having to break the circuit under test
   • ▪ stop oneself from engaging in (a habitual practice) try to break the habit of adding salt at the table 同義詞 give up, relinquish, drop, get out of, informalkick, ... 更多shake, pack in, quit
   • ▪ surpass (a record) the movie broke box-office records 同義詞 exceed, surpass, beat, better, cap, ... 更多top, trump, outdo, outstrip, go beyond, eclipse, put in the shade, informalleave standing
   • 3. fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement) the district attorney says she will prosecute retailers who break the law the legally binding contract can only be broken by mutual consent 同義詞 contravene, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, disobey, ... 更多infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against, defy, flout, fly in the face of, ignore, disregard, infract反義詞 keep, abide by
   • ▪ fail to continue with (a self-imposed discipline) diets started without preparation are broken all the time
   • 4. crush the emotional strength, spirit, or resistance of the idea was to better the prisoners, not to break them
   • ▪ (of a person's emotional strength) give way her self-control finally broke 同義詞 give way, collapse, crack, be overcome, give in, ... 更多cave in, yield, crumple, go to pieces
   • ▪ destroy the power of (a movement or organization) the management are out to break the union 同義詞 destroy, crush, smash, quash, defeat, ... 更多vanquish, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, cripple, bring someone to their knees, weaken, enfeeble, sap, suppress, subdue, cow, dispirit, impair, undermine, demoralize, incapacitate, extinguish
   • ▪ destroy the effectiveness of (a strike), typically by bringing in other people to replace the striking workers the company has attempted to break the strike using non-union labor
   • ▪ tame or train (a horse).
   • 5. (of the weather) change suddenly the weather broke and thunder rumbled through a leaden sky 同義詞 change, undergo a change, alter, shift, metamorphose
   • ▪ (of a storm) begin violently when all were aboard, the storm broke
   • ▪ (of dawn or day) begin with the sun rising dawn was just breaking 同義詞 dawn, begin, start, come into being, come forth, ... 更多emerge, appear
   • ▪ (of clouds) move apart and begin to disperse on the seventh of September the clouds broke for the first time
   • ▪ (of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam the Caribbean sea breaking gently on the shore 同義詞 crash, dash, beat, pound, lash, ... 更多batter
   • ▪ (of the voice) falter and change tone, due to emotion her voice broke as she relived the experience 同義詞 falter, quaver, quiver, tremble, shake
   • ▪ (of a boy's voice) change in tone and register at puberty after his voice broke, he left the choir
   • ▪ (of a vowel) develop into a diphthong, under the influence of an adjacent sound.
   • ▪ (of prices on the stock exchange) fall sharply.
   • ▪ make the first stroke at the beginning of a game of billiards, pool, or snooker.
   • 6. (of news or a scandal) suddenly become public since the news broke I've received thousands of wonderful letters 同義詞 erupt, burst out, break out
   • ▪ make bad news known to (someone) he was trying to break the terrible news gently to his father 同義詞 reveal, disclose, divulge, let out, announce, ... 更多tell, impart, make public, make known, release, proclaim
   • 7. (chiefly of an attacking player or team, or of a military force) make a rush or dash in a particular direction the flight broke to the right and formed a defensive circle
   • ▪ (of a pitched baseball) curve or drop on its way toward the batter.
   • ▪ (of a bowled cricket ball) change direction on bouncing, due to spin.
   • ▪ (of a ball) rebound unpredictably the ball broke to Craig but his shot rebounded from the post

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an interruption of continuity or uniformity the magazine has been published without a break since 1950 同義詞 interruption, interval, gap, hiatus, lapse of time, ... 更多lacuna, discontinuation, discontinuance, discontinuity, suspension, disruption, cutoff, stop, stoppage, cessation, caesura, archaicsurcease
   • ▪ an act of separating oneself from a state of affairs a break with the past
   • ▪ a change in the weather a week or so may pass without a break in the weather 同義詞 change, alteration, variation
   • ▪ a change of line, paragraph, or page dotted lines on the screen show page breaks
   • ▪ a change of tone in the voice due to emotion there was a break in her voice now
   • ▪ an interruption in an electrical circuit.
   • ▪ the winning of a game against an opponent's serve.
   • 2. a pause in work or during an activity or event I need a break from mental activity those returning to work after a career break 同義詞 rest, respite, interval, breathing space, lull, ... 更多recess, stop, pause, tea break, coffee break, intermission, interlude, entr'acte, informalbreather, letup, time out, downtime, smoko
   • ▪ a short vacation the Christmas break 同義詞 time off, period of leave, holiday, minibreak, vacation, ... 更多informalstaycation, vac, vacay
   • ▪ a short solo or instrumental passage in jazz or popular music.
   • 3. a gap or opening he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic the spectacular vistas occasionally offered by a break in the rainforest 同義詞 gap, opening, space, hole, breach, ... 更多chink, crack, fissure, cleft, rift, chasm, tear, split, slit, rent, rupture
   • 4. an instance of breaking something, or the point where something is broken a break in the valve was being repaired
   • 5. a rush or dash in a particular direction, especially by an attacking player or team he made a bounce pass for a basket on the break in the second quarter
   • ▪ informal a breakout, especially from prison.
   • ▪ a curve or drop in the path of a pitched baseball.
   • 6. informal an opportunity or chance, especially one leading to professional success he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show 同義詞 opportunity, stroke of luck, chance, opening, foot in the door
   • 7. a consecutive series of successful shots, scoring a specified number of points a break of 83 put him in front for the first time
   • ▪ a player's turn to make the opening shot of a game or a rack whose break is it?

   片語

   • break the back of
   • break even
   • break free
   • break in two
   • break a leg!
   • break of day
   • break something open
   • break someone's serve
   • break wind
   • a clean break
   • give someone a break
   • make a break for
   • them's the breaks
   • break away
   • break down
   • break forth
   • break in
   • break into
   • break off
   • break out
   • break out in
   • break through
   • break up
   • break with