break
break的意思、解釋
過(guò)去式：broke; 過(guò)去分詞：broken; 現(xiàn)在分詞：breaking;
break 基本解釋break的反義詞
及物動(dòng)詞（使）破; 打破（紀(jì)錄）; （常指好天氣）突變; 開(kāi)始
不及物動(dòng)詞突破; （嗓音）突變; 破曉; （價(jià)格）突然下跌
名詞破裂; 中間休息; 間斷; 短假
break在線翻譯
break 相關(guān)詞組1. break in : 闖入；
2. break up : 分解, 驅(qū)散, 結(jié)束；
3. break through : 突破；
4. break down : 分解；
5. break out : 爆發(fā)；
6. break off : 折斷；
7. break of : 改掉(習(xí)慣), 戒掉(嗜好)；
8. break into : 破門(mén)而入, 侵占；
9. break away : 突然離開(kāi)；
10. break even : 并列起跑, 得失相當(dāng)；
11. without a break : 不斷地, 不停頓地；
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break 相關(guān)例句及物動(dòng)詞
1. The stone broke the window.
石頭打壞了窗子。
2. He fell down and broke his ankle.
他跌斷了腳踝。
1. break
1. They broke him of his addiction.
他們除去他吸毒的癮。
不及物動(dòng)詞
1. When day broke he had already been on the way.
天亮?xí)r，他已在路上了。
名詞
1. A break in the pipe was found out.
發(fā)現(xiàn)管道上有一處裂縫。
break 情景對(duì)話A going concern-(贏利企業(yè))
A：Whats your overseas branch factory going?
你海外的分廠進(jìn)展如何？
B：Not very good at first. It has been two years before it becomes a going concern.
開(kāi)始不太理想，直到兩年以后才開(kāi)始贏利。
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A：Once you break the ice, it will be better and better.
一旦打開(kāi)局面，肯定會(huì)越來(lái)越好的。
B：I hope so.
但愿如此。
換現(xiàn)金、零錢(qián)
A：Excuse me. Could you please break this five into some coins for me? I want to make a call.
對(duì)不起，打擾一下。您能幫我把這張五元錢(qián)換成零錢(qián)嗎？我想要打個(gè)電話。
B：Sure. What would you like?
可以。您想要怎么換？
A：How about two dollars in quarters and the rest in dimes and nickels?
二十五美分的換兩元，其余的換成十美分和五美分的。
B：Let me see. Good, I happen to have enough. There you go.
讓我看看，也許…還行，我正巧有這些硬幣。給你。
A：Its so kind of you.
非常感謝。
break是什么意思
B：Not at all.
不客氣。
工作
A：This will be your office here.
這就是你的辦公室。
B：A corner office? Really? Wow, this is great!
一間辦公室，真的嗎？太棒了！
A：We try to give everyone in the upper management team a nice office. After all, you will be spending a lot of time in here.
我們盡力為高層管理團(tuán)隊(duì)中的每個(gè)成員安排一間比較好的辦公室。畢竟你要在那里呆很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
B：I suppose so. It’s great.
我也這樣認(rèn)為。真不錯(cuò)。
A：On Monday, we’ll give you the keys to the company car. You can use it for personal use, but make sure to keep track of the gas you use. We’ll reimburse you for the upkeep and the gas you use for business.
我們周一會(huì)給你公司汽車(chē)的鑰匙。你可以作為私車(chē)使用，但一定要記下用油量。我們會(huì)為你報(bào)銷汽車(chē)的保養(yǎng)費(fèi)和汽車(chē)作為公用時(shí)的油費(fèi)。
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B：Is there a coffee machine around here?
這附近有咖啡機(jī)嗎？
A：Yes, we have a coffee machine and some other beverages in the break room.
有，休息室里有咖啡機(jī)和其他飲料。
break的解釋
B：Where’s that again?
休息室在哪里呢？
A：It’s just down the hall, the fourth door on your right.
在大廳下面，你右邊的第四間。
break的翻譯
B：Got it.
知道了。
A：You can always call me if you need anything and I will get it for you. That’s one of my duties as your personal assistant.
如果你有什么需要可以隨時(shí)叫我，我會(huì)幫你解決。作為你的私人助理，這是我的部分職責(zé)。
break 網(wǎng)絡(luò)解釋1. break什么意思
1. 部分刪除對(duì)象或把對(duì)象分解為兩部分：域的面積和周長(zhǎng)(AREA)AR ---- 創(chuàng)建按指定方式排列的多重對(duì)象副本(ARRAY)H、BH ---- 使用圖案填充封閉區(qū)域或選定對(duì)象(BHATCH)B ---- 根據(jù)選定對(duì)象創(chuàng)建塊定義(BLOCK)BR ---- 部分刪除對(duì)象或把對(duì)象分解為兩部分(BREAK)CHA ----
2. 跳出循環(huán)：然后繼續(xù)執(zhí)行循環(huán)的下一迭代語(yǔ)句j2me跳出循環(huán)(break)和跳過(guò)某個(gè)點(diǎn)繼續(xù)后面的循環(huán)(continue)j2me選擇與循環(huán)混合程序設(shè)計(jì)循環(huán)語(yǔ)句嵌套循環(huán)語(yǔ)句例如:for(){for(){}}在解決復(fù)雜問(wèn)題時(shí),
3. break：brk; 中斷
break 雙語(yǔ)例句1. So now, you will understand why our women football team is so good today. 6546456呵5468呵79879不785★要★★復(fù)4564制556哦464With a concept inspired by the famed Silk Road, our Torch Relay will break new ground, traveling from Olympia through some of the oldest civilizations known to man-Greek, Indian and Chinese.
與概念由啟發(fā)famed 絲綢之路，我們的火炬中轉(zhuǎn)將打破新基地，旅行從Olympia 經(jīng)由一些最舊的文明已知對(duì)人希臘語(yǔ)，印地安人和漢語(yǔ)。
2. break的意思
2. It is this holy light which enables us to break out of the marshland of materialism.
這個(gè)神圣之光使我們自物質(zhì)的沼澤中突圍成為可能。
3. I prefer you to anonymous, willing to break your wings and take as long as you love me, I would be unable to stand.
我情愿為你隱去姓名，情愿為你折斷雙翼，只要你拿愛(ài)與我回應(yīng)，我無(wú)力抗拒。
4. If I break off this unfulfilling relationship, it could take years to get back on my feet again.
如果我半途而廢，也要花費(fèi)幾年的時(shí)間恢復(fù)元?dú)狻?/p>
5. I want you to break into the hold and steal the schedule.
我想讓你闖入要塞，把記錄表偷出來(lái)。
6. Regardless of how you break down a renting versus homeownership argument, there is one universal fact.
不管你如何打破了出租房主與爭(zhēng)論中，有一個(gè)普遍的事實(shí)。
7. In the first set, I was down 6-1 in the tie-break and I don`t really know how I came back to take the set.
在第一盤(pán)搶七局我曾以1-6落后，我也不知道是怎么拿下那一盤(pán)的。
8. Five set points against you in that tie break?
當(dāng)你浪費(fèi)了很多個(gè)賽末點(diǎn)后在搶七面臨五個(gè)盤(pán)末點(diǎn)你有什麼想法？
9. break
9. A. preset electronic quick break protection:without any extemal quick fuse, it can ptotect it self and give an alatm befote starting or during the proceddof starting, oreratine and soft stop.
內(nèi)置電子速斷保護(hù)：不需外加快熔，如起動(dòng)前或起動(dòng)過(guò)程、動(dòng)行過(guò)程、軟停軒過(guò)程中下口發(fā)生短路均作么自保護(hù)，并報(bào)警動(dòng)作。
10. I didn't mean to break in on you.
對(duì)不起，我不是故意要插嘴的。
11. No, certainly I ought not to ride up to him, I ought not to break in on his sorrow.
不對(duì)，我根本就不應(yīng)該走到國(guó)王面前去，不應(yīng)該破壞他的沉思狀態(tài)。
12. My grandmather often wagged her jaw, but i couldn't bear to break in on.
我祖母經(jīng)常喋喋不休，我卻不忍心打斷她。
13. break
13. I'm terribly sorry to break in on you like this.
這樣打擾你們我真過(guò)意不去。
14. This paper systematically reports the effects of S and accelerator on mechanical properties(yield strength and elongation at break)and the thermostimulation deformation temperature of B-stage Gutta-Percha.
本文較系統(tǒng)地報(bào)導(dǎo)了硫磺及促進(jìn)劑對(duì)B階段杜仲膠力學(xué)性能(屈服強(qiáng)度、模量、抗拉強(qiáng)變及斷裂仲長(zhǎng)率)及熱刺激變形溫度的影響。
15. In these industries, the average cost curve declines steadily with higher volume, and the profits made on sales beyond the break-even point are substantial.
在這些工業(yè)中，那平均費(fèi)用曲線衰微穩(wěn)定地以較高的體積，和利潤(rùn)制造在拍賣(mài)中超過(guò)那收支平衡的點(diǎn)是可觀的。
16. Break-even pointcan be represented with sales volume, it means the point where the total sales income is equal to the total cost, i. e.
盈虧平衡點(diǎn)可以用銷售量來(lái)表示，是指全部銷售收入等于全部成本時(shí)簡(jiǎn)單的說(shuō)就是不虧本也不賺錢(qián)。
17. The break-even point is the sales level at which operating in come is zero: total revenues equal total expenses.
保本點(diǎn)是營(yíng)業(yè)利潤(rùn)為零時(shí)的銷售水平，總收入等于總費(fèi)用。
18. It includes Break-even Analysis, Sales Forecasts, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements broken down monthly for the first year and then annually for the next 2-5 years.
財(cái)政計(jì)劃應(yīng)該包括盈虧平衡分析，銷售預(yù)測(cè)，資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表，第一年每月達(dá)到的現(xiàn)金流量，以及接下來(lái)2到5年間每年的現(xiàn)金流量。
19. Then this line of division will finally be erased and the barrier will break down.
那么這條線的劃分最終將抹除，壁壘也將被打破。
20. When it`s not logistically possible to take a personal break, a shift in perspective can be valuable.
當(dāng)它的后勤上不采取可能打破個(gè)人、轉(zhuǎn)變角度可以寶貴。
break 詞典解釋1. 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.
break的解釋
e.g. He fell through the window, breaking the glass...
他撞破玻璃從窗口摔了下去。
e.g. The plate broke...
盤(pán)子打破了。
2. 折斷（骨頭）；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.
e.g. She broke a leg in a skiing accident...
她在一次滑雪事故中摔斷了一條腿。
e.g. Old bones break easily...
老年人容易骨折。
3. （使）（表層、蓋子或密封）破裂；撕開(kāi)
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.
e.g. Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...
一旦你撕開(kāi)瓶子的密封條，你就無(wú)法再把它復(fù)原。
e.g. The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...
水皰一旦破了就必須用繃帶包扎起來(lái)。
4. （使）（工具或機(jī)器）損壞
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
e.g. When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...
離合器失靈后，汽車(chē)只能在二擋行駛。
e.g. Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...
租房者無(wú)需擔(dān)心屋頂漏水和洗衣機(jī)出故障。
5. 破壞，違反（規(guī)則、承諾或協(xié)議）
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
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e.g. We didn't know we were breaking the law.
我們不知道自己在犯法。
e.g. The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
這家公司一直否認(rèn)自己是有意違反武器禁運(yùn)規(guī)定。
6. 掙脫；解脫
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
e.g. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
她用肘猛擊他的胸部，掙脫了出來(lái)。
e.g. ...his inability to break free of his marriage.
他無(wú)法擺脫婚姻的束縛
7. 結(jié)束（困難或不利局面）；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.
e.g. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...
內(nèi)政大臣力圖打破貧困和犯罪之間的惡性循環(huán)。
e.g. New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...
旨在結(jié)束各競(jìng)爭(zhēng)派別之間僵持局面的新提案已被提交。
8. 打破（沉默）
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
e.g. Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...
休打破了沉默，問(wèn)道：“她總是遲到嗎？”
e.g. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一聲尖叫打破了這可怕的沉寂。
9. （天氣的）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.
break的翻譯
e.g. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.
天氣的突然放晴幫助救援人員找到了邁克爾·本森。
10. （與…）決裂；斷絕（聯(lián)系）；放棄
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.
e.g. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...
明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室傳統(tǒng)，娶了一位平民女子為妻。
e.g. They were determined to break from precedent...
他們決心打破先例。
11. （使）擺脫，（使）戒除（習(xí)慣）
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
e.g. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...
如果你還在吸煙的話，就盡量戒除這個(gè)習(xí)慣吧。
e.g. The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.
教授希望改掉學(xué)生們不動(dòng)腦筋就想找到答案的習(xí)慣。
12. 瓦解…的決心；使喪失勇氣；毀掉…的前程
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
e.g. He never let his jailers break him...
他決不會(huì)讓監(jiān)獄看守們摧毀他的意志。
e.g. The newspapers and television can make or break you...
報(bào)紙和電視會(huì)使你成功，也會(huì)將你毀掉。
13. 短暫休息；稍停
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
break的反義詞
e.g. They broke for lunch.
他們停下來(lái)吃午飯。
14. 間歇；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.
e.g. They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break...
他們可以幫忙照料孩子，這樣你就可以歇一歇了。
e.g. I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...
我想他停下工作休息15分鐘對(duì)他會(huì)有好處。
15. 短假
A break is a short holiday.
e.g. They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
他們目前正在西班牙休短假。
16. （為短暫歇息而）打斷（旅程）
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
e.g. Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
由于天氣炎熱，我們?cè)谝患亦l(xiāng)村小旅館停下來(lái)稍作歇息。
17. 減弱（勢(shì)頭）；減輕（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.
break在線翻譯
e.g. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.
有人墜落壓在他身上，致使他頸部受重傷。
18. （消息在報(bào)紙、電視或電臺(tái)）發(fā)布，傳播
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
e.g. The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...
據(jù)報(bào)道首相已經(jīng)辭職。
e.g. He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
丑聞傳開(kāi)后他辭去了主教職務(wù)。
19. （通常以委婉的方式）透露，告知（壞消息）
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
e.g. Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...
然后路易絲挑明了她要離開(kāi)我。
e.g. I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
我煩惱了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，后來(lái)決定還是把這事告訴她。
20. 機(jī)遇；機(jī)會(huì)；好運(yùn)
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
e.g. He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.
他進(jìn)入了電視圈，獲得的第一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)是在連續(xù)劇《公民詹姆斯》中與錫德·詹姆斯演對(duì)手戲。
21. 打破（紀(jì)錄）
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.
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e.g. Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres...
卡爾·劉易斯已經(jīng)打破了百米賽跑的世界紀(jì)錄。
e.g. Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.
《侏羅紀(jì)公園》打破了所有票房紀(jì)錄。
22. （天）破曉
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.
e.g. They continued the search as dawn broke.
天放亮后他們繼續(xù)搜尋。
23. （波浪)減勢(shì)，落下
When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.
e.g. Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
丹尼聆聽(tīng)著波浪拍岸的聲音。
24. 破解，破譯（密碼）
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
break
e.g. It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
恐怕他們會(huì)破譯盟軍的密碼。
25. （因悲傷或害怕嗓音）突變，變調(diào)
If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.
e.g. Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
戈弗雷聲音都變了，停頓下來(lái)。
26. （男孩嗓音）變粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
e.g. He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘謹(jǐn)，聲音聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是某個(gè)還沒(méi)完全變聲的男孩。
27. （天氣）突變；（風(fēng)暴）驟起
If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
e.g. I've been waiting for the weather to break...
我一直在等待著暴風(fēng)雨的到來(lái)。
e.g. She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.
她希望能夠在起風(fēng)暴前趕到旅館。
28. （網(wǎng)球比賽中）破，贏得（對(duì)手的發(fā)球局）
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
e.g. He broke McEnroe's serve.
他破了麥肯羅的發(fā)球局。
29. see also: broke;broken;heartbreak;heartbreaking;heartbroken;outbreak
30. 破曉時(shí)分
The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
e.g. 'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'
“我，”他以富有詩(shī)意的語(yǔ)言結(jié)尾，“將守候著你，直至晨光初露?！?/p>
31. 別煩我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
e.g. 'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.
“我可是個(gè)貨真價(jià)實(shí)的高智商小伙兒，特雷西?！闭材匪归_(kāi)玩笑地說(shuō)道。“哦，別煩我了，”特雷西抱怨道。
32. 逃離；離開(kāi)
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.
e.g. The moment had come to make a break or die...
那個(gè)時(shí)候不跑就沒(méi)命了。
e.g. Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.
丹朝他的汽車(chē)跑去，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)駕駛座位置的門(mén)被鎖住了。
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
相關(guān)詞組：break awaybreak downbreak inbreak intobreak offbreak outbreak throughbreak up
break 單語(yǔ)例句1. " He tried to break my arm and he butted me, " McBride said.
2. Portland led by four at the break when officials ruled Miller's reverse layup beat the halftime buzzer.
3. He was caught by security guards right after he used a stone to break the glass door to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
4. The role was a break for Duran who says China's increasingly competitive acting scene has made it more difficult for foreign actors to find roles.
5. Riot police fired tear gas to break up violent protests by thousands of Muslims against the US offensive in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
6. Caffeine is a staple in office break rooms across the nation, pepping up adults who slog through their days feeling drowsy and tired.
7. Karamanlis rejected opposition calls on Sunday for early elections but called a meeting for yesterday to discuss the prison break.
8. He said he expects more people will sign up as incoming students learn more about campus and as upperclassmen return from summer break.
9. But the Canadian held serve and Zheng quickly gave Wozniak three break points, finally surrendering the match with a forehand return that went long.
10. It intends to break the global and regional strategic balance, minimize other countries'capability of strategic counterattack during emergencies and squeeze their strategic space.
break 英英釋義break的解釋
noun
1. an escape from jail
e.g. the breakout was carefully planned
Synonym: breakoutjailbreakgaolbreakprisonbreakprison-breaking
2. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
e.g. the break in the eighth frame cost him the match
Synonym: open frame
3. a sudden dash
e.g. he made a break for the open door
4. the act of breaking something
e.g. the breakage was unavoidable
Synonym: breakagebreaking
5. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
e.g. it was presented without commercial breaks
there was a gap in his account
Synonym: interruptiondisruptiongap
6. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
e.g. he was up two breaks in the second set
Synonym: break of serve
7. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
8. a pause from doing something (as work)
e.g. we took a 10-minute break
he took time out to recuperate
Synonym: respiterecesstime out
9. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
e.g. then there was a break in her voice
10. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
e.g. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Synonym: rupturebreachseveranceriftfalling out
11. an unexpected piece of good luck
e.g. he finally got his big break
Synonym: good luckhappy chance
12. the occurrence of breaking
e.g. the break in the dam threatened the valley
13. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
e.g. the telephone is an annoying interruption
there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
Synonym: interruption
14. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
e.g. they built it right over a geological fault
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
Synonym: faultfaultinggeological faultshiftfracture
15. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
e.g. it was a nasty fracture
the break seems to have been caused by a fall
Synonym: fracture
16. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonym: pauseintermissioninterruptionsuspension
verb
1. weaken or destroy in spirit or body
e.g. His resistance was broken
a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death
2. diminish or discontinue abruptly
e.g. The patient's fever broke last night
3. fracture a bone of
e.g. I broke my foot while playing hockey
Synonym: fracture
4. fall sharply
e.g. stock prices broke
5. make submissive, obedient, or useful
e.g. The horse was tough to break
I broke in the new intern
Synonym: break in
6. be broken in
e.g. If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
7. crack
of the male voice in puberty
e.g. his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
8. render inoperable or ineffective
e.g. You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!
9. become separated into pieces or fragments
e.g. The figurine broke
The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Synonym: separatesplit upfall apartcome apart
10. destroy the integrity of
usually by force
cause to separate into pieces or fragments
e.g. He broke the glass plate
She broke the match
11. become fractured
break or crack on the surface only
e.g. The glass cracked when it was heated
Synonym: crackcheck
12. happen
e.g. Report the news as it develops
These political movements recrudesce from time to time
Synonym: recrudescedevelop
13. prevent completion
e.g. stop the project
break off the negotiations
Synonym: break offdiscontinuestop
14. terminate
e.g. She interrupted her pregnancy
break a lucky streak
break the cycle of poverty
Synonym: interrupt
15. lessen in force or effect
e.g. soften a shock
break a fall
Synonym: dampendampsoftenweaken
16. stop operating or functioning
e.g. 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
Synonym: failgo badgive waydiegive outconk outgobreak down
17. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
e.g. Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children
18. come into being
e.g. light broke over the horizon
Voices broke in the air
19. find the solution or key to
e.g. break the code
20. find a flaw in
e.g. break an alibi
break down a proof
21. undergo breaking
e.g. The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
22. interrupt the flow of current in
e.g. break a circuit
23. cease an action temporarily
e.g. We pause for station identification
let's break for lunch
Synonym: pauseintermit
24. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
e.g. 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
Synonym: unwrapdiscloselet onbring outrevealdiscoverexposedivulgegive awaylet out
25. be released or become known
of news
e.g. News of her death broke in the morning
Synonym: get outget around
26. surpass in excellence
e.g. She bettered her own record
break a record
Synonym: better
27. pierce or penetrate
e.g. The blade broke her skin
28. become punctured or penetrated
e.g. The skin broke
29. break a piece from a whole
e.g. break a branch from a tree
Synonym: break offsnap off
30. go to pieces
e.g. The lawn mower finally broke
The gears wore out
The old chair finally fell apart completely
Synonym: wearwear outbustfall apart
31. ruin completely
e.g. He busted my radio!
Synonym: bust
32. separate from a clinch, in boxing
e.g. The referee broke the boxers
33. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
34. destroy the completeness of a set of related items
e.g. The book dealer would not break the set
Synonym: break up
35. exchange for smaller units of money
e.g. I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy
36. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
e.g. break into tears
erupt in anger
Synonym: bursterupt
37. do a break dance
e.g. Kids were break-dancing at the street corner
Synonym: break dancebreak-dance
38. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
e.g. The surf broke
39. break down, literally or metaphorically
e.g. 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
Synonym: collapsefall incave ingivegive wayfounder
40. emerge from the surface of a body of water
e.g. The whales broke
41. scatter or part
e.g. The clouds broke after the heavy downpour
42. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
e.g. The ranks broke
43. move away or escape suddenly
e.g. The horses broke from the stable
Three inmates broke jail
Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
Synonym: break outbreak away
44. change directions suddenly
45. reduce to bankruptcy
e.g. My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!
The slump in the financial markets smashed him
Synonym: bankruptruinsmash
46. assign to a lower position
reduce in rank
e.g. She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant
Synonym: demotebumprelegatekick downstairs
47. discontinue an association or relation
go different ways
e.g. The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
My friend and I split up
Synonym: separatepartsplit upsplitbreak up
48. invalidate by judicial action
e.g. The will was broken
49. interrupt a continued activity
e.g. She had broken with the traditional patterns
Synonym: break away
50. cause the failure or ruin of
e.g. His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage
This play will either make or break the playwright
51. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
e.g. offend all laws of humanity
violate the basic laws or human civilization
break a law
break a promise
Synonym: transgressoffendinfractviolatego againstbreach
52. enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
e.g. Someone broke in while I was on vacation
They broke into my car and stole my radio!
who broke into my account last night?
Synonym: break in
53. happen or take place
e.g. Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months
54. come forth or begin from a state of latency
e.g. The first winter storm broke over New York
55. fail to agree with
be in violation of
as of rules or patterns
e.g. This sentence violates the rules of syntax
Synonym: violatego against
56. give up
e.g. break cigarette smoking
57. cause to give up a habit
e.g. She finally broke herself of smoking cigarettes
58. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
e.g. The flat plain was broken by tall mesas
59. come to an end
e.g. The heat wave finally broke yesterday