查词历史：

break break-make ratio break the thread

break
[英] [breik] [美] [brek] 生词本

vt.& vi.

vt.

vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Break  

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. 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. 

  • 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。

  • Break the cauliflower into florets...

    把花椰菜撕成小朵。

2. 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. 

  • 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。

  • Several people were treated for broken bones.

    数人接受了断骨治疗。

  • Break is also a noun.

    • It has caused a bad break to Gabriella's leg.

      这导致加布里埃拉一条腿严重骨折。

3. 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. 

  • 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。

  • Do not use the cream on broken skin.

    不要在破损皮肤的表面涂护肤霜。

4. 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. 

  • 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。

  • The lead biker broke his bike chain.

    那位领先的自行车手车链子断了。

5. 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. 

  • 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。

  • ...broken promises.

    背弃的承诺

6. VERB 挣脱；解脱 If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it. 

  • 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

7. VERB 结束（困难或不利局面）；打破（僵局） If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it. 

  • The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...

    内政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局面的新提案已被提交。

  • The country is heading towards elections which may break the party's long hold on power.

    这个国家正在朝着举行选举的目标迈进，选举可能会打破该党对政权的长期垄断。

  • Break is also a noun.

    • Nothing that might lead to a break in the deadlock has been discussed yet.

      还没有讨论出一个可能打破这一僵局的办法。

8. 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. 

  • 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。

9. 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. 

  • 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。

10. 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. 

  • 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。

  • They have yet to break the link with the trade unions.

    他们还必须断绝与工会组织的联系。

  • Break is also a noun.

    • Making a completely clean break with the past, the couple got rid of all their old furniture.

      为了与过去彻底决裂，这对夫妇扔掉了他们全部的旧家具。

11. 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. 

  • 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。

12. 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. 

  • 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。

  • Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'

    肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”

13. 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. 

  • They broke for lunch.

    他们停下来吃午饭。

14. N-COUNT See also: lunch break; tea break; 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. 

  • 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。

  • She rang Moira during a coffee break.

    她利用工间喝咖啡的休息时间给莫伊拉打了个电话。

15. N-COUNT 短假 A break is a short holiday. 

  • They are currently taking a short break in Spain.

    他们目前正在西班牙休短假。

16. 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. 

  • 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。

17. 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. 

  • 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。

18. 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. 

  • 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。

19. 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. 

  • 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。

20. N-COUNT 机遇；机会；好运 A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something. 

  • 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。

21. VERB See also: record-breaking; 打破（纪录） If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement. 

  • 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。

22. VERB See also: daybreak; （天）破晓 When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended. 

  • They continued the search as dawn broke.

    天放亮后他们继续搜寻。

23. 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. 

  • Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.

    丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。

24. VERB 破解，破译（密码） If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it. 

  • It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.

    恐怕他们会破译盟军的密码。

25. 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. 

  • Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.

    戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。

26. VERB （男孩嗓音）变粗 When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice. 

  • 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。

27. 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. 

  • 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。

28. VERB （网球比赛中）破，赢得（对手的发球局） In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving. 

  • He broke McEnroe's serve.

    他破了麦肯罗的发球局。

  • Break is also a noun.

    • A single break of serve settled the first two sets.

      前两盘的比赛都是靠破掉对方一个发球局而分出胜负。

29. See also: broke; broken; heartbreak; heartbreaking; heartbroken; outbreak;  
30. 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. 

  • '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。”

31. 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. 

  • '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。

32. PHRASE 逃离；离开 If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something. 

  • 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。

33.   to break the bank→see: bank;  to break cover→see: cover;  to break even→see: even;  to break new ground→see: ground;  to break someone's heart→see: heart;  all hell breaks loose→see: hell;  to break the ice→see: ice;  to break ranks→see: rank;  to break wind→see: wind; 
相关词组：
break away  break down  break in  break into  break off  break out  break through  break up 
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"

体育

  • 1.投两球未击倒全柱
  • 2.动作中断
  • 3.停顿现象
  • 4.休息时间
  • 5.器械破裂
  • 6.调教

医学

  • 1.①中断：失去连续性，某结构(尤指骨)的折断，见fracｔure；②断路：切断电流，区别于通路

数学

<名>
  • 1.破译

法律

  • 1.违反

物理学

<名>
  • 1.得失相当
  • 2.break-even 核聚变中能量的。

电力

<名>
  • 1.分断时间
  • 2.break-time
  • 3.穿通
  • 4.break-through

药学

<名>
  • 1.断裂

计算机

  • 1.断开；撕开；中断，停顿，间断，【微软】分隔符[BK,BR]
  • 2.打断，打破，破译［密码］，中止，
1. He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.
他是如此虚荣狂妄，宁可和人翻脸，有笑话却不能不说。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A interne should never,on any account,break his confidence.
实习医生无论如何都不能失去信心。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. A thief can break into a car in under ten seconds.
窃贼十秒钟之内就能把车撬开。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A unity invariably tends to break up into different parts.
统一体总要分解为不同部分的。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武装冲突有一触即发之势。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. Be careful not to break the instruments.
经意点，别损坏仪器。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. Break Asian records and set sights on world level in sports.
冲出亚洲，走向世界。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. Break the ten-yuan note, please.
把这10元的票子破开。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. Break up these large lumps of dirt.
把这些大泥块弄碎。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Brittle things break easily.
脆的东西容易破碎。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. China cups are apt to break.
瓷杯容易打碎。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Dark clouds were gathering in the skies over Europe. War was soon to break out.
欧洲上空乌云密布，战争即将爆发。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. Dawn began to break.
东方欲晓。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. Did you break the whole dish?
盘子被你打碎了？

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. Disagreement reached such a pitch that we thought a fight would break out.
意见分歧达到我们以为会争吵起来的程度。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.
医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. Don't bear hard on the pencil, it will break.
别使劲压铅笔，不然会断。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. Don't bear hard upon the pencil, it will break.
别使劲压铅笔，不然会断。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. Don't break in when he is telling the story.
他讲故事的时候别打断他。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. Don't break the set.
不要把整套的东西拆散。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》