breach
单词辨析：
指同一物体的两部分或两者之间的空间、差别、差距等。
There is a gap in the wall.
墙上有道裂缝。
He pushed through a gap which the man was repairing.
他冲过那个人正在修补的一个缺口。
The gap between the two parties has narrowed considerably.
双方的隔阂已大大缩小。
指防护墙、堤坝等上的缺口。
There is a breach in the castle wall.
城堡墙壁上有个缺口。
The waves made a breach in the sea wall.
海浪将防波堤冲开了一个缺口。
普通用词，可指各种事物的裂隙、缺口等。
There is a break in the water pipe.
水管上有个裂口。
The moon shone through a break in the clouds.
月光透过云层的缝隙照射下来。
指墙上、窗帘接合部之间等可透过风、光线的小裂缝。
Wind came through a chink in the wall.
风从墙上的裂缝中透了进来。
Through a chink in the wall she could see a bit of the blue sky.
透过墙上的缝隙她可以看到一线蓝天。
尤指岩石等表面自然的裂缝。
He was stuck in a cleft of the rocks.
他被卡在一个岩石缝里。
He hid the message in a cleft of the stone.
他把情报藏在石头的裂缝里。
相关例句：
A breach was made in the city wall.
城墙扒了个豁口。
The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
这位议员被控违反了保密规定。
The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave
石灰岩上有许多缝隙，故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。
As one falls, others step into the breach.
前仆后继。
It's clearly a breach of contract.
这显然是违反了合同。
This was such a great breach of etiquette, he hardly knew what to do.
这是严重失礼的行为，他几乎手足无措。