breakwater

['breik.wɔ:tə]

n.防波堤

例句与用法：

Some Americans want to go further and undermine him(Gorbachev), even to encourage a breakup of the Soviet Union. That would only play into the hands of reactionaries, not help the reformers.

有些美国人要进一步削弱他(戈尔巴乔夫), 甚至鼓励苏联解体。那仅能予以反动派可乘之机，而无助于改革派。

"Do you think I should go back and live with Angus again?" "You can try. It's never too late to mend and the breakup may have made him see sense."

"你认为我应该回去和安格斯重归于好吗？""你可以试试。改过不嫌晚嘛，再说，这次一段时间的分手也会使他明白许多道理。

He seemed to have a rather clinical view of the breakup of his marriage.

他似乎是相当冷静地看待自己的婚姻破裂。

详细释义：

n.

防波堤