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🇺🇸 /bɹˈeɪk/
🇬🇧 /bɹeɪk/
表示“打破、断开”或“中断、结束”的常用词;作名词时还常指破裂、间歇或休息时间,并可引申为变化、机会和故障等。
💡 记忆钩子
核心概念是“把连续的东西打断”:物体被打碎是打断整体,活动被中止是打断进程,工作中的休息是进程暂时断开,名词还可指这种断开的地方或时间。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“打破”和“中断、结束”两组核心动词义,再学习“休息、短假、间歇”等名词义。
- 注意它的过去式和过去分词是不规则形式,学习时应与原形一起记忆。
- 不要把表示“打破”的词和表示“刹车”的同音词混淆。
📖 中文释义
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core 断裂;破裂处📖 指物体被打断后分成两块或更多部分的情况,或这种断裂本身。它体现了把一个连续整体打断的核心概念。💡 常用搭配是“骨头发生断裂”或“有一道断裂”,也可说“干净的断裂”。用于医学或物体损坏时都可以,但不要把它和表示“刹车”的词混淆。The X-ray showed a small break in her wrist.X光显示她的手腕有一处小骨折。There was a clean break in the glass.玻璃整齐地裂成了两块。
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common 空隙;缺口📖 指连续的东西中间出现的开口或空出来的一段,例如云层、墙壁或两件物体之间的空隙。💡 常用结构是“某物之间的空隙”或“云层中的空隙”。它强调可见的空间开口,不是一般意义上的休息或中断。We saw the moon through a break in the clouds.我们透过云层的空隙看到了月亮。
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common 断裂;决裂;脱离📖 指与原来连续的状态、传统、关系或做法彻底分开,形成明显的转折。这里被打断的不是物体,而是思想、历史或社会进程。💡 常用搭配是“与过去彻底决裂”或“与传统决裂”。通常需要接说明断开什么的介词短语;语气比普通的“改变”更强,表示明显脱离。The new policy marked a complete break with the past.这项新政策标志着与过去的彻底决裂。
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core 休息;休息时间📖 指工作、学习或活动暂时停下来的一段时间,让人恢复精力。这是把正在进行的进程暂时断开的时间。💡 常用结构是“休息几分钟”或“在休息时间做某事”。通常说“休息一下”而不是把它当作一次正式假期;可数时常用单数或复数。Let’s take a ten-minute break.我们休息十分钟吧。I checked my messages during my lunch break.我在午休时间查看了消息。
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common 课间休息📖 在英国英语中,尤其在学校语境里,指两节课之间供学生休息的时间。它是学习进程中的一个短暂断开。💡 常用搭配是“课间休息”或“在课间休息时”。这是英国英语用法;谈一般工作休息时,通常直接根据语境使用普通的休息义。UKThe children played outside during the morning break.孩子们在上午课间休息时到外面玩。
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common 短假;短途度假📖 指时间不长的假期,通常是周末或几天的外出休假。它把日常工作和生活暂时断开,但时间比长假短。💡 常用搭配是“周末短假”或“去某地度个短假”。常指旅游性质的短期休假,不要只理解成一天中的休息时间。We booked a short break by the sea.我们预订了一次海边短假。
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common 暂时分开📖 指恋爱关系中的双方暂时分开一段时间,以冷静思考关系,而不一定意味着永久分手。这里断开的是亲密关系的日常联系。💡 常用句型是“需要暂时分开”或“和某人暂时分开”。它通常暗示关系仍可能继续;若明确结束关系,应使用表示分手的说法。She said she needed a break from the relationship.她说她需要暂时离开这段关系冷静一下。
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common 中场休息;幕间休息📖 指演出、比赛、广播节目等两个部分之间的暂停时段。它把连续进行的节目或比赛暂时断开。💡 常用搭配是“中场休息后”或“休息期间”。具体翻译取决于活动:戏剧常指幕间休息,体育比赛常指中场休息。We bought drinks during the break in the play.我们在戏剧的幕间休息时买了饮料。
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common 重大转变;转机📖 指处境、态度、看法或关注重点发生明显变化,也可指带来这种变化的机会。原来的发展连续性被打断,事情转向新的阶段。💡 常用搭配是“重大转变”或“难得的机会”。在职业语境中,某人的“机会”通常指改变人生的突破机会;不要把它理解成普通的小变化。Winning the scholarship was her big break.获得这项奖学金是她人生中的重大转机。
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rare 价格骤跌📖 在金融语境中,指证券市场价格突然下跌,打破原来的价格走势。
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common 破晓;天亮📖 指早晨开始、天色破晓的时刻,也就是夜晚被新一天打断的时间。💡 最常见于固定搭配“破晓、天亮”。它通常不单独泛指任何开始,而是专指清晨由黑夜转入白天。We left the village at daybreak.我们在破晓时离开了村子。
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common 逃跑;突围📖 指突然逃离原来的地方或控制,打断原本受限制的状态。常含有抓住机会迅速逃走的意思。💡 常用结构是“设法逃跑”或“朝门口逃去”。这类用法常带有动作迅速、趁机逃脱的意味,不能只替换成一般的“离开”。The prisoner made a break for the door.囚犯突然朝门口逃去。
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common 分隔符;分页断点📖 在书面文本或计算机排版中,指把连续文字分成不同部分的分隔位置,例如换行、分段或分页处。💡 常用搭配是“分页断点”“分节符”或“在此处分隔”。具体含义取决于软件或排版系统;不要把它和表示故障的用法混淆。Insert a page break before the new chapter.在新章节前插入分页符。
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rare 中止信号📖 在计算机中,指让程序停止运行或暂时挂起执行的按键操作或其他信号。
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rare 断点的简称📖 这是计算机编程术语中对“断点”的省略说法,指程序执行时可暂停的位置。abbreviation alt-of ellipsis
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common 天气转变📖 主要在英国英语中,指持续的好天气或坏天气终于结束并出现变化。这里表示天气状态连续性被打断。💡 常用搭配是“天气转变”或“坏天气结束”。这是偏英国的天气用语;日常表达中也可根据语境直接说天气开始好转或变坏。BritishThere was a welcome break in the rainy weather.连绵的雨天终于出现了令人欣慰的转变。
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rare 破发局📖 在网球中,指接发球的一方赢下一局,从而打破发球方原本的优势。
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rare 开球📖 在台球类运动中,指一局比赛开始时打出的第一杆。
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rare 单杆得分📖 在斯诺克中,指一名球员一次连续上台击球所得的总分。
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rare 快速反击📖 在足球等运动中,指球队从防守或夺球状态迅速转入进攻的反击。它把比赛原有的攻防连续性突然转向另一方。
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rare 球的弧线偏转📖 在高尔夫中,指球在果岭上因坡度或草地纹理而产生的弯曲运动轨迹。
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rare 破浪处;浪区📖 在冲浪中,指海浪向前倾倒或涌散、形成白色浪花的地点。
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rare 赛马起跑📖 在赛马中,指比赛开始、马匹冲出起点的时刻。
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rare 拆包配卡📖 在集换式卡牌游戏中,指打开整包卡牌并把其中的卡分发或出售给其他玩家的活动。
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rare 四轮马车📖 一种旧式大型四轮马车,车身笔直,带有可折叠车篷,车夫座位在前面。dated
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rare 旧式马车📖 这是一个已过时的替代形式,指一种没有车身、用于训练马匹的车或马车。alt-of alternative
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rare 马嚼子📖 在马术中,指放在马嘴里、用来控制马匹的尖锐马嚼子或简单马衔。
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rare 音乐间奏📖 指一段音乐中常位于两段主歌之间的短小部分,部分演奏者暂停而其他人继续演奏。它把连续的主唱或乐段暂时打断。
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rare 管乐器的换区点📖 在管乐器的音阶中,指乐器从较低音区转换到较高音区的那个音高位置,也就是把连续的音区暂时“断开”再接到另一段。💡 常见搭配是“cross the break smoothly”(平稳地越过换区点)或“play through the break”。这是管乐器教学和演奏中的专业用法,日常谈话中通常不会这样使用。
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rare 歌唱音区转换处📖 在歌唱中,指胸声、头声等不同音区之间的过渡区域;歌手在这里可能感觉声音发生了明显的断开或变化。💡 常见于声乐训练语境,通常与“the vocal break”或“the break between registers”等结构连用。这是专业术语,不宜用来泛指普通的唱歌失误。
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rare 河岸险峻地带📖 在地理名称或地理描述中,指河流沿岸有陡峭河岸、悬崖或峡谷的一段地方,常用复数形式表示这类地貌。💡 通常以复数形式“breaks”出现在地名或地理描述中,例如表示某条河沿岸的一大片险峻地带。这个用法地域性和专业性较强,不能把普通的河岸都称为“breaks”。in-plural
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rare 错误;出丑📖 这是过时的俚语用法,指说错或做错了某事,因而暴露失误或显得尴尬。💡 通常只会在旧文本或特定方言、俚语语境中见到,现代标准英语中不建议主动使用。不要把它和表示“休息”或“打破”的常见用法混淆。obsolete slang
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rare 嘻哈音乐中的打击乐段落📖 在嘻哈音乐中,break指歌曲里被DJ反复延长的打击乐段落,常作为舞蹈节奏使用。它仍然体现了“把连续的东西打断”:歌曲的连续旋律暂时让位给突出的节奏段。💡 常见搭配是“a break in a song”以及“repeat or extend the break”,用于说明歌曲中的这一段或DJ对它的处理。这是嘻哈、DJ和音乐评论中的专门用法;不要把这里的 break 误解为普通的“休息”或一般性的歌曲停顿。
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core 断裂;打碎📖 把一个完整的物体打断成两块或更多部分,或物体自己裂开、碎掉;这种断裂通常不能轻易恢复原状。这正是把连续整体打断的核心概念。💡 常见结构是“物体+break”或“break+物体”,也可说“break into pieces”。物体自己断裂时用不及物结构,使物体断裂时用及物结构;不要把表示“打破纪录”的break和这里的物理断裂混为一谈。ergative intransitive transitiveBe careful not to break the glass.小心别把玻璃杯打碎了。The branch broke under the weight of the snow.树枝在积雪的重量下折断了。
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common 换开;分成小额📖 把一笔钱换成较小面额,或把某物分成较小的单位。它仍然保留了“把整体打断成小部分”的画面。💡 常见说法是“break a bill/note”或“break something into smaller units”。在商店、出租车等场景中,break后面通常接钞票或金额;不要用它表示普通的“花掉”一张钞票。transitiveCould you break a fifty for me?你能帮我把一张五十元的钞票换开吗?
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common 使意志崩溃📖 使某人失去精神力量或继续坚持的意志,常常是因为极大的痛苦、压力或打击。💡 常见结构是“break someone”或“break someone's spirit”。它强调精神上被击垮,不一定表示身体受伤;表示让人短暂难过时,通常用make someone sad而不用break。transitiveYears of cruel treatment finally broke him.多年的残酷对待最终击垮了他。
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common 悲痛欲绝📖 自己被悲伤或痛苦压垮,尤其常用于形容极度伤心的状态;“我的心碎了”就是情感被打断、难以维持的形象。💡 常见结构是“someone's heart is breaking”或“break down in tears”。通常用于强烈悲伤,语气比一般的sad更重;不要把heart is breaking按字面理解为心脏真的裂开。intransitiveHer heart was breaking as she watched her son leave.看着儿子离开,她心都碎了。
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core 打断;终止📖 中断一个正在持续的活动、过程或习惯,使它不再继续。这延续了“把连续进程打断”的核心概念。💡 常见结构是“break a habit/rule/silence/promise”或“break off an activity”。break a habit表示主动戒掉习惯,break the silence表示打破沉默;不要只根据中文“打破”判断,因为宾语也可以是习惯、承诺或安静状态。transitiveI am trying to break my habit of checking my phone at night.我正努力改掉晚上查看手机的习惯。A loud knock broke the silence.一阵响亮的敲门声打破了寂静。
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common 使破产📖 使个人或企业在经济上无法继续维持,资金链被彻底打断而陷入破产或严重亏损。💡 常见结构是“break a company/business”或“be broken by+经济压力”。它强调造成经济上的毁灭,不只是让收入减少;说某人自己破产时通常用go broke或go bankrupt。transitiveThe long closure nearly broke the family business.长期停业差点让这家家族企业破产。
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rare 破产📖 指企业经营失败、破产;这是较旧的用法,现代英语中通常说go broke或go bankrupt。intransitive obsolete
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common 价格骤跌📖 在金融语境中,价格突然跌破原来的水平,原本稳定的走势被向下打断。💡 常见结构是“a price/stock breaks”或“break below+价格水平”。它是金融市场用语,通常指突然跌破支撑位或原有区间;一般日常谈论价格下降时用fall或drop更自然。intransitiveThe stock broke below twenty dollars after the disappointing report.报告令人失望后,这只股票跌破了二十美元。
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common 违反📖 不遵守法律、规则、承诺或约定,把原本应持续有效的约束打断。💡 常见结构是“break the law/rules/promise/agreement”。宾语通常是具体的规定或承诺;表示没有遵守某项要求时,也可以用violate或fail to follow,但break更常用于固定搭配。transitiveAnyone who breaks the rules will be asked to leave.违反规定的人都会被要求离开。
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common 退烧📖 体温下降,通常表示疾病最危险的阶段已经过去。这里是把持续的高热状态打断。💡 常见结构是“someone's fever breaks”或“the fever broke during the night”。它常用于描述发烧自然退下去,不等于主动给某人退烧;正式医疗说明中也可说the fever went down。intransitiveHis fever finally broke early this morning.他的烧今天凌晨终于退了。
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common 结束📖 某种持续的天气或状态结束,不再继续保持原来的样子。💡 常见结构是“the weather/heat/drought breaks”或“the spell of hot weather breaks”。主语通常是天气、炎热或其他持续状态;不要把这里的break理解为“开始”,具体含义取决于所搭配的状态。intransitiveThe heat should break by the weekend.这股高温到周末应该就会结束。
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common 开始或结束📖 用于天气、风暴等突然出现或开始,也可表示某种持续状态突然结束;重点是原本连续的状态发生了明显转折。💡 常见结构是“the storm breaks”或“day breaks”。搭配storm、war等时通常表示开始,搭配heat、spell等时通常表示结束;不要脱离宾语和上下文单独翻译。intransitiveWe reached the cabin just before the storm broke.暴风雨来临前,我们及时赶到了小屋。
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common 天亮📖 黎明到来,夜晚的连续状态被晨光打断,天开始亮起来。💡 常见结构是“dawn/day/morning breaks”,通常不接人作宾语。这个用法多见于文学、新闻或较有画面感的叙述;日常口语也常说it gets light或the sun comes up。intransitiveWe set out as soon as day broke.天一亮我们就出发了。
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rare 破坏游戏平衡📖 在游戏中通过改规则或利用漏洞,让游戏失去原有挑战性,使某一方获得不公平优势。slang transitive
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common 发生故障📖 机器、设备或系统停止正常工作,原本连续运行的功能被打断。也可以表示使它停止正常工作。💡 常见结构是“something breaks”或“break something”,也常说“break down”。不及物用法描述设备坏了,及物用法表示某人或某事把设备弄坏;表示程序暂时停止时,要根据上下文区别于crash。intransitive transitiveThe washing machine broke, so we had to wash everything by hand.洗衣机坏了,所以我们只好手洗所有东西。
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common 破坏兼容性📖 软件或系统的改动使原来能正常配合的旧版本、程序或功能不再兼容,连续的技术支持被打断。💡 常见结构是“a change/update breaks backward compatibility”或“breaks an existing feature”。这是软件开发中的技术用法,通常需要说明被破坏的是哪种兼容性;不要把它理解成程序一定完全停止运行。intransitive specifically transitiveThe latest update broke compatibility with older devices.最新更新破坏了与旧设备的兼容性。
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common 打开封闭处📖 使封条、封口或其他阻挡物失去阻挡作用,从而可以进入、打开或通过。💡 常见结构是“break a seal/lock/barrier”。宾语通常是具体的封闭物或阻挡物;break a seal强调破封,不一定表示把封条彻底撕碎。transitivePlease do not break the seal until the package reaches the lab.包裹送到实验室前请不要拆封。
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common 突破障碍📖 使一道屏障不再挡住去路,重点在于取得通行或进入的效果。💡 常见结构是“break through a barrier/line”或“break a barrier”。break through通常强调成功穿过障碍,而单独的break a barrier更强调让障碍失去作用;两者不要混用来表示普通的开门。specifically transitiveThe rescue team broke through the blocked passage.救援队突破了被堵住的通道。
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rare 冲散;打乱📖 破坏队形、排列或组织结构,使原本整齐连续的安排变得混乱,也可指刺穿某种防线。transitive
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rare 破浪📖 海浪到达浅水处后碎裂并形成浪花,属于描述海浪运动的专门用法。intransitive
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rare 突然出现📖 某物突然冲出、显现或开始向外发展,带有从原本隐藏或平静的状态中突破出来的感觉。intransitive
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common 暂时休息📖 暂时中断工作或正在做的事,去吃饭、休息或处理别的事情;休息时间就是进程暂时断开的时段。💡 常见结构是“break for lunch/coffee”或“take a break”。break for后面接休息期间要做的事,take a break则强调休息本身;不要说break to lunch来表示“午休”。intransitiveLet's break for lunch and continue this afternoon.我们先休息吃午饭,下午再继续。
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common 减缓坠落📖 在物体下落途中用某物挡住或减缓它,使它不会马上撞上下面的地方。💡 常见结构是“something breaks someone's fall”。宾语通常是fall,而不是被保护的人;它强调减缓或中断下落,不一定表示完全没有受伤。transitiveA tree branch broke her fall when she slipped down the slope.她从斜坡滑下时,一根树枝缓冲了她的坠落。
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common 发布新闻📖 率先公开一条重要新闻,或让某个消息、乐队等进入公众视野。它像是把原本未公开的信息打断出来。💡 常见结构是“break a story/news”或“break the news to someone”。break a story强调媒体率先报道,break the news强调把消息告诉某人;不要把它简单理解为普通的report。ergative transitiveThe local reporter broke the story before the national networks heard about it.当地记者在全国电视台得知消息前就率先报道了这件事。
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rare 突然传来声音📖 声音突然变得能被听见,打破原本的寂静或安静状态。intransitive
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common 打破平静📖 使原本稳定、安静或持续不变的状态突然发生变化,例如声音打破寂静。💡 常见结构是“break the silence/calm/tension”。宾语通常是抽象的平静状态;它强调突然打断,不等于彻底消除这种状态。transitiveThe baby’s cry broke the quiet of the room.婴儿的哭声打破了房间里的安静。
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common 冲向;逃往📖 突然脱离原来的位置或队伍,向某个方向冲去或逃跑,像是把束缚自己的状态打断。💡 常见结构是“break for+地点”,表示朝某处冲去或逃往某处;也可说break away and run。这个短语带有突然、急迫的意味,不适合普通的慢慢走向某地。transitiveWhen the gate opened, the runners broke for the finish line.大门打开后,跑步者们冲向终点线。
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rare 突然变成糟糕状态📖 在非正式表达中,指事情或局面突然变得很糟,尤其见于短语“break bad”。copulative informal
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common 青春期声音变低沉📖 指人在青春期声音发生变化,通常是声音变得更低沉;可以看作原来连续的声音状态被打断并转成新的状态。💡 常见结构是“某人的声音 + break”,多用于说明青春期的声音变化。这个义项通常谈男性声音变低沉,不能把它泛用于所有音高变化;描述说话时突然失声或沙哑时,通常要用其他表达。intransitiveHis voice broke during his teenage years.他在青少年时期声音变得低沉了。
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common 声音因情绪或用力而变调、破裂📖 指声音因为激动、紧张、疲劳或用力而突然改变音调,听起来像声音被打断或裂开。💡 常见结构是“voice + break”或“break when + 从句”,多用于说话、唱歌时的声音。它既可指音调升高,也可指音调降低,不等于青春期声音变低沉的长期变化。intransitiveHer voice broke when she tried to thank everyone.她试着感谢大家时,声音因激动而变了调。
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rare 乳状液分层📖 在化学或工程语境中,指乳状液失去稳定性而分层,原本混合在一起的状态被打断。💡 通常用“乳状液 + break”或“break into separate phases”等技术结构,只用于专业讨论;日常说食物或液体分层时一般不用这个义项。intransitive
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common 打破纪录或超过数字📖 指超过原有的数字、成绩或纪录,从而把原来的最高水平打破,建立新的纪录。💡 常见结构是“break + 纪录、数字或记录”,也可说“break the record for + 项目”。宾语必须是被超越的纪录或数值,不要把“赢得比赛”一概说成这个义项。transitiveThe swimmer broke the national record by two seconds.这名游泳运动员将全国纪录提高了两秒。
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common 网球接发球局获胜📖 在网球等比赛中,指接发球的一方赢下对手的发球局,相当于打断对方原本占优势的发球进程。💡 常见结构是“break serve”或“break someone’s serve”,通常用于网球报道和比赛解说。它只表示赢下对手的发球局,不是泛指赢得一分或整场比赛。transitiveShe broke serve early and held on to win the set.她很早就破掉了对手的发球局,并保持优势赢下这一盘。
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common 开球并打散球📖 在台球、斯诺克等球类游戏中,指进行第一杆,把整齐摆放的球打散,正式开始一局。💡 常见结构是“break”单独作动词,或“whose turn is it to break?”。这里不是一般的“打破物体”,而是比赛术语;不要和网球中的“破发”混淆。intransitiveIt’s your turn to break, so place the cue ball behind the line.轮到你开球了,把白球放在线后面。
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rare 在双陆棋中吃掉棋子📖 在双陆棋术语中,指把某一点上的两个棋子中的一个移除。💡 只用于双陆棋规则说明,通常接表示棋子或位置的宾语;在普通棋类对话中不要用它泛指“吃子”。transitive
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rare 降职或降军衔📖 指撤销某人的职位或军衔,使其降级;现代英语中多见于被动结构。💡 常见形式是“be broken to + 较低军衔或职位”,语体正式且多见于历史、军事或政治叙述;日常职场中通常不用它表示降职。transitive
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common 断开联系或连接📖 指把两方之间正在维持的连接、接触或纠缠断开,让它们不再连在一起。💡 常见结构是“break + connection/contact/link”或“break off + connection”,也可用于命令某人停止身体接触。宾语通常是联系、连接或纠缠,不要和表示彻底终止关系的其他短语混用。transitiveThe referee told the players to break the clinch.裁判让两名选手停止抱缠。
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common 发动反攻📖 在体育语境中,指一方迅速摆脱原来的位置或防守状态,向前发动反击,把比赛进程打断并转向进攻。💡 常见结构是“break from + 位置或区域”,后面常接表示进攻动作的成分。这个义项主要用于体育报道;日常说回应批评或军事反击时,应根据语境选择更明确的词。intransitiveThe midfielder broke from the center circle and started a counterattack.那名中场球员从中圈附近突进,发动了反攻。
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rare 透露心意或意图📖 这是过时用法,指把自己的想法、意图或心事向别人透露出来。💡 通常见于古旧文学中的“break one’s mind to someone”,现代英语中不宜照搬;日常表达应改用表示透露或说明的常用词。obsolete transitive
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rare 身体或能力衰弱📖 指人的身体状况或精神、能力逐渐衰弱,健康和力量被慢慢打断。💡 这是旧式或文学性用法,现代日常英语中很少单独这样说;谈健康恶化时通常使用更明确的表达。intransitive
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rare 使材料失去坚韧或一致性📖 指破坏某种材料原有的强度、坚固性或均匀状态,使它变得松散或不再保持原状。💡 常见于纺织、材料处理等专业语境,结构是“break + 材料”;不要把它当作普通“打碎”用于一般物体。transitive
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rare 撤职或开除📖 指正式撤销某人的职务、身份或任命,使其失去原有的官方地位。💡 多见于历史或正式文献,常用被动形式“be broken”;现代职场语境通常改用表示解雇或撤职的常用词。transitive
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common 突然改变步态或动作📖 指突然改变原来的移动方式,例如从走路转为跑步或从慢跑转为疾驰,把连续的动作进程切换到另一种状态。💡 常见结构是“break into + a run/gallop/laughter”等,后面接突然进入的动作或状态。这里的“into”不能省略;不要误解为把某物撞坏。intransitiveWhen the gate opened, the horses broke into a run.大门打开后,马群突然跑了起来。
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rare 关系破裂📖 指朋友之间闹翻或终止友谊,使原本持续的关系断开。💡 这是古旧用法,现代英语中不常这样表达;日常谈朋友绝交时通常使用更明确的短语。archaic intransitive
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rare 终止程序运行📖 在计算机语境中,指让程序在没有正常完成前停止执行。💡 常见于编程或调试说明,宾语通常是程序或执行过程;它是技术用法,不等于程序因故障自行崩溃。
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rare 调试时暂停程序📖 在调试程序时,指主动暂停程序的执行,以便检查当时的运行状态。💡 常见结构是“break during debugging”或在调试器中设置断点;只用于程序调试,不能泛指暂停任何电脑任务。
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rare 使文本换行📖 在计算机排版或文本处理中,指允许或造成一行文字在某处结束并转到下一行。💡 常见于排版、标记语言和字符编码的技术说明,通常和“line break”或“不换行”设置一起出现;不用于普通写作中描述手动按回车。
breaks
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common 跳霹雳舞📖 在街舞或音乐语境中,break 表示跳霹雳舞,也就是用快速、有节奏的动作进行地板舞表演;这仍可看作“打断”连续动作、形成独特舞步的引申用法。💡 常用 break 表示“跳霹雳舞”,也可说某人会 break 或正在 break。这个用法属于街舞俚语,通常出现在音乐、舞蹈和青年文化语境中;正式介绍舞种时,宜改用更明确的说法。slangThe dancers broke to the beat while the crowd cheered.舞者们随着节拍跳起了霹雳舞,观众纷纷喝彩。
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rare 刹车📖 在主要为历史性的用法中,break 可表示使车辆或火车减速、刹车;这是把行进过程“打断”的特殊引申义。💡 通常只会在历史文献或旧式铁路语境中见到 break 表示“刹车”。现代英语中应使用 brake,不能因发音相近而把两个词混写。rare
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📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 75 组
weaken or destroy in spirit or body;
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break
His resistance was broken
a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death
上位: weaken
an escape from jail
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break
breakout
jailbreak
gaolbreak
prisonbreak
prison-breaking
the breakout was carefully planned
上位: escape, flight
diminish or discontinue abruptly
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break
The patient's fever broke last night
上位: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
fracture a bone of
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fracture
break
I broke my foot while playing hockey
上位: injure, wound
fall sharply
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break
stock prices broke
上位: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
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open frame
break
the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
上位: score
make submissive, obedient, or useful;
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break in
break
The horse was tough to break
I broke in the new intern
上位: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
be broken in
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If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
上位: change
crack; of the male voice in puberty
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his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
上位: change state, turn
render inoperable or ineffective
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break
You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
上位: damage
a sudden dash
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he made a break for the open door
上位: dash, sprint
become separated into pieces or fragments;
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break
separate
split up
fall apart
come apart
The figurine broke
The freshly baked loaf fell apart
下位: break open, break up, burst, bust, crack, crush, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, ladder, puncture, run, smash, snap, split
参见: break down, break up, decompose
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments;
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break
He broke the glass plate
She broke the match
上位: divide, separate
下位: dash, fracture, shatter, smash
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
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crack
check
break
The glass cracked when it was heated
上位: change
下位: crack
happen;
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recrudesce
develop
Report the news as it develops
These political movements recrudesce from time to time
上位: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
参见: break out, erupt
prevent completion;
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break
break off
discontinue
stop
stop the project
break off the negotiations
上位: end, terminate
下位: bog, bog down, break up, cut off, disrupt, fracture, interrupt
terminate; ;
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interrupt
break
She interrupted her pregnancy
break a lucky streak
break the cycle of poverty
上位: end, terminate
下位: freeze, hold on, stop, suspend
the act of breaking something
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breakage
break
breaking
the breakage was unavoidable
下位: chip, chipping, crack, cracking, fracture, rupture, shattering, smashing, splintering
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;
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break
interruption
disruption
gap
it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
上位: delay, holdup
下位: cut-in, insert, interjection, interpellation, interpolation, interposition
lessen in force or effect;
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dampen
damp
soften
weaken
break
soften a shock
break a fall
上位: blunt, deaden
下位: damp, dampen, deaden
stop operating or functioning; ; ; ; ;
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fail
go bad
give way
die
give out
conk out
go
break
break down
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
上位: change
下位: blow, blow out, burn out, crash, go down, malfunction, misfunction
(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
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break of serve
he was up two breaks in the second set
上位: score
the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
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break
上位: shot, stroke
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
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Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
上位: change, shift, switch
come into being;
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light broke over the horizon
Voices broke in the air
上位: become, get, go
find the solution or key to
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break
break the code
上位: figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
find a flaw in;
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break
break an alibi
break down a proof
上位: destroy, ruin
undergo breaking
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break
The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
interrupt the flow of current in
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break
break a circuit
上位: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
cease an action temporarily;
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pause
intermit
break
We pause for station identification
let's break for lunch
上位: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
下位: breathe, catch one's breath, rest, take a breather
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; ; ; ; ;
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unwrap
disclose
let on
bring out
reveal
discover
expose
divulge
break
give away
let out
uncover
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
unwrap the evidence in the murder case
The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
上位: tell
下位: babble, babble out, betray, bewray, blab, blab out, blow, come out, come out of the closet, confide, leak, let the cat out of the bag, out, peach, reveal, sing, spill the beans, spring, talk, tattle
be released or become known; of news
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break
get out
get around
News of her death broke in the morning
下位: leak, leak out
a pause from doing something (as work);
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respite
recess
break
time out
we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
上位: pause
surpass in excellence;
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better
break
She bettered her own record
break a record
上位: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
pierce or penetrate
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break
The blade broke her skin
上位: penetrate, perforate
become punctured or penetrated
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break
The skin broke
break a piece from a whole
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break
break off
snap off
break a branch from a tree
上位: detach
go to pieces; ;
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wear
wear out
bust
fall apart
The lawn mower finally broke
The gears wore out
The old chair finally fell apart completely
上位: crumble, decay, dilapidate
下位: fray, frazzle
参见: break apart, break away, break off, break up, chip, chip off, come off, crash
ruin completely
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break
bust
He busted my radio!
反义: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
上位: destroy, ruin
参见: analyse, analyze, break apart, break down, break off, break up, bust up, chip, cut off, disassemble, dismantle, dissect, knap, sever, take apart, wrack, wreck
separate from a clinch, in boxing
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break
The referee broke the boxers
上位: disunite, divide, part, separate
make the opening shot that scatters the balls
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break
上位: shoot
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
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break
break up
The book dealer would not break the set
上位: alter, change, modify
exchange for smaller units of money
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break
I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
上位: change, commute, convert, exchange
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up;
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break
burst
erupt
break into tears
erupt in anger
do a break dance
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break dance
break-dance
break
Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
上位: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
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break
The surf broke
上位: cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way
break down, literally or metaphorically; ; ; ; ;
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collapse
fall in
cave in
give
give way
break
founder
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
上位: change
下位: buckle, crumple, flop, sink, slide down, slump
emerge from the surface of a body of water
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break
The whales broke
上位: appear
scatter or part
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break
The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
上位: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
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break
The ranks broke
上位: flee, fly, take flight
move away or escape suddenly; ;
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break
break out
break away
The horses broke from the stable
Three inmates broke jail
Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
上位: break loose, escape, get away
change directions suddenly
同义词集:
break
上位: change, shift, switch
reduce to bankruptcy;
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bankrupt
ruin
break
smash
My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;
同义词集:
demote
bump
relegate
break
kick downstairs
She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant
反义: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade
上位: assign, delegate, depute, designate
下位: reduce, sideline
参见: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; ;
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separate
part
split up
split
break
break up
The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
My friend and I split up
下位: break away, disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce, secede, splinter, split up
invalidate by judicial action
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break
The will was broken
上位: annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void
interrupt a continued activity
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break
break away
She had broken with the traditional patterns
上位: break up, part, separate, split, split up
cause the failure or ruin of;
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break
His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage
This play will either make or break the playwright
反义: make
上位: ruin
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; ; ;
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transgress
offend
infract
violate
go against
breach
break
offend all laws of humanity
violate the basic laws or human civilization
break a law
break a promise
反义: keep, observe
上位: disrespect
下位: blunder, boob, conflict, contravene, drop the ball, goof, infringe, intrude, run afoul, sin, transgress, trespass
enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; ;
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break in
break
Someone broke in while I was on vacation
They broke into my car and stole my radio!
who broke into my account last night?
上位: intrude, trespass
下位: crack
happen or take place
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break
Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
上位: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
come forth or begin from a state of latency
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break
The first winter storm broke over New York
上位: come forth, emerge
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
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violate
go against
break
This sentence violates the rules of syntax
give up
同义词集:
break
break cigarette smoking
上位: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
cause to give up a habit
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break
She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
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break
The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
上位: alter, change, vary
come to an end
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break
The heat wave finally broke yesterday
上位: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate
an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
同义词集:
break
then there was a break in her voice
上位: alteration, change, modification
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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rupture
breach
break
severance
rift
falling out
they hoped to avoid a break in relations
上位: breakup, detachment, separation
下位: schism
an unexpected piece of good luck
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break
good luck
happy chance
he finally got his big break
上位: accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke
the occurrence of breaking
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break
the break in the dam threatened the valley
上位: breakup, detachment, separation
下位: snap
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity;
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interruption
break
the telephone is an annoying interruption
there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
上位: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
下位: abatement, dislocation, disruption, eclipse, hiatus, occultation, punctuation, reprieve, respite, suspension
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
同义词集:
fault
faulting
geological fault
shift
fracture
break
they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
上位: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
同义词集:
fracture
break
it was a nasty fracture
the break seems to have been caused by a fall
上位: harm, hurt, injury, trauma
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
同义词集:
pause
intermission
break
interruption
suspension
上位: interval, time interval
下位: blackout, delay, halftime, hold, lapse, letup, lull, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time lag, time-out, wait
🌳 词源
主要源自古英语中表示“打破”的词,并可追溯到原始印欧语词根“打破”。音乐语境中的相关名词义是音乐术语的截短形式。
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti
Proto-Germanic *brekaną
Proto-West Germanic *brekan
Old English brecan
Middle English breken
English break
From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Doublet of bray.
Cognates
Cognates of Germanic origin include Scots brek (“to break”), West Frisian brekke (“to break”), Dutch breken (“to break”), Low German breken (“to break”), German brechen (“to break”), French broyer (“to crush, grind”), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, “to break, destroy”), Norwegian brek (“desire, yearning”).
Also cognate with Albanian brishtë (“fragile”), Latin frangō (“break, break up, shatter”, verb), whence English fracture and other terms – fragile, frail, fraction, and fragment.
The modern pronunciation shows an irregular change of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language; contrast this with the development of other words such as speak and wreak.
🔄 变式
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imperat
brake
archaic
breaked
past
breakest
archaic
breaketh
archaic
breaking
present
breaks
plural
broke
1st_sg
broken
past
brokest
archaic
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