break
[breik]
v.打碎, 折断, 违背, 解决, 中断, 透露, 变弱, 锐减, 结束
n.破裂, 休息, 中断, 急冲, 好运
例句与用法：
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
那狗咬了我一口，但是没有把皮咬破。
The window broke into pieces.
窗户碎成碎片。
The cold weather at last broke at the end of March.
寒冷的天气终于在三月末结束了。
There is a break during the performance for the audience to take a rest.
演出中有一次中场休息，让听众们稍事休息。
词形变化：
动词过去式: broke | 动词过去分词: broken | 动词现在分词: breaking | 动词第三人称单数: breaks |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 打破; 折断; 使碎裂
He fell down and broke his ankle.
他跌断了脚踝。
2. 毁坏, 弄坏; 砸破
They broke down the door with a big heavy log.
他们用一根粗大的木头将门砸开。
3. 兑开(大额钞票等)
4. 越(狱); 从……挣脱
break jail
越狱
5. 冲破(障碍等); 破……而入; 闯入
The river broke its banks during the flood.
洪水期间河水冲破了堤岸。
6. 破(土); 割破
He fell but didn't break the skin.
他跌倒了但没有擦破皮肤。
7. 打破(寂静等); 切断(电路等); 中止(旅程等)
Radio contact was suddenly broken.
无线电联络突然中断了。
At last Phil broke the silence.
终于，菲尔打破了沉寂。
8. 使垮掉; 制服; 放弃(习惯); 使放弃习惯
He just can't break such a bad habit.
他就是改不掉这个坏习惯。
9. 破坏(约束); 违反
She didn't break the rules.
她没有违反规定。
10. 打破(记录); 超过
She broke the world record for the broad jump.
她打破了跳远的世界记录。
11. 透露; 说出
12. 破解(密码); 破(案); 拆穿
13. 使破产
vi.
1. 破碎; 破裂; 断裂
The plate broke to pieces when it fell on the floor.
盘子落在地上摔碎了。
2. 破掉, 被损坏
My watch has broken.
我的表坏了。
3. 猛闯, 突破; 强行逃脱[Q]
The man broke away from his guards.
这人从看守处逃脱了。
4. 中断, 中止
Let's break for lunch.
让我们停下来吃午饭吧。
5. (精神等)垮掉
His health began to break two years ago.
两年前他的健康状况开始变糟。
6. 突然发生; 突然传出
We had no sooner set out than a thunder storm broke.
我们刚动身就下起了大雷雨。
7. (天空)破晓
When day broke he had already been on the way.
天亮时, 他已在路上了。
8. (嗓音)突变
n.
1. 破损, 破裂; 裂缝; 折断[C]
A break in the pipe was found out.
发现管道上有一处裂缝。
2. 暂停; 休息[C]
There is a ten-minute break between the classes.
课间休息十分钟。
3. 断绝, 绝裂[C][(+with/from)]
Finally she made the break with her family.
她最终与家庭脱离了关系。
4. (天气、话题等的)骤变[C][(+in)]
There was a break in the weather last week.
上周天气突然变化。
5. 【口】机会; 好运[C]
As a long-distance runner his main break came last spring in Australia.
作为一位长跑选手, 他是上个春天在澳大利亚真正交上好运的。
6. 逃亡; 越狱[C]
7. (台球)一次连续得分
8. 【网】发球一方输掉的发球局[C]
9. 破晓[U]
短语词组：
without a break
1. 不停顿地
She's worked for 27 hours without a break.
她已连续工作了二十七个小时。