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简明英汉词典
	break
	[breik]
	n.
	休息, 暂停, 破裂, 突变
	v.
	打破, 违犯, 折断, 削弱, 超过, 突变
美国传统词典[双解]
	break
	break
	AHD:[br3k]
	D.J.[breik]
	K.K.[brek]
	v.（动词）
	broke[br?k] bro.ken[br?“k…n] break.ing， breaks
	v.tr.（及物动词）
(1)	To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
	打破，击碎：使突然或猛烈地分裂成碎片；使碎裂
(2)	To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
	掰碎，砍碎：把…分成碎片，如通过折断或切开：
	break crackers for a baby.
	替一个婴儿把饼干掰碎
(3)	To snap off or detach:
	折断，分开：使…喀嚓一声折断：使脱离：
	broke a twig from the tree.
	从树上折断一根小树枝
(4)	To fracture a bone of:
	折断…的骨头：
	I broke my leg.
	我摔断了腿
(5)	To fracture (a bone):
	折断（一根骨头）：
	I broke my femur.
	我摔断大腿骨
(6)	To crack without separating into pieces.
	损坏但不裂成碎片
(7)	To destroy the completeness of (a group of related items):
	分离，拆散：破坏（一组有关联物体的）完整：
	broke the set of books by giving some away.
	把一套书拆散，取其中数本送人
(8)	To exchange for smaller monetary units:
	兑开大额钞票：
	break a dollar.
	兑开一美元
(9)	To vary or disrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
	中断，停止：改变或中断…的单一性或连续性：
	a plain that was broken by low hills; caught the ball without breaking stride.
	一片被低矮的山丘阻隔的平原；没有改变步伐就接到球
(10)	Electricity To open:
	【电学】中断，停止：
	break a circuit.
	中断电路
(11)	To force or make a way through; puncture or penetrate:
	刺穿，贯穿：强行冲破，开辟道路；刺：
	The blade barely broke the skin.
	那把刀刃仅仅刺破皮肤
(12)	To part or pierce the surface of:
	分开，穿过：分开或刺破…表面：
	a dolphin breaking water.
	一头跃出水面的海豚
(13)	To cause to burst.
	使…爆裂
(14)	To force one's way out of; escape from:
	挣脱，脱逃：强行越出：从…逃离：
	break jail.
	越狱
(15)	To find an opening or flaw in:
	在…中找出破绽：
	They couldn't break my alibi.
	他们不能证明我案发时不在现场的辩解不实
(16)	To find the solution or key to; uncover the basic elements and arrangement of:
	破解，解决：找到…的解决办法或答案；揭开…的基本成分或暴露…的排列方式：
	break a code; break a spy ring.
	破译密码；破坏间谍网
(17)	To make known, as news:
	泄露，透露：告知，如消息：
	break a story.
	透露一则新闻
(18)	To surpass or outdo:
	超过，胜过：
	broke the league's home-run record.
	打破联盟的本垒打纪录
(19)	To overcome (a force or resistance):
	克服（武力或抗拒）：
	break the sound barrier.
	克服音速障碍
(20)	To put an end to by force or strong opposition, especially to end (a strike) by means other than negotiation.
	终止，结束：动用武力或通过激烈的反对使…结束，尤指通过谈判以外的方式结束（罢工）
(21)	To lessen in force or effect:
	减少，变小：在力量或效果方面减弱：
	break a fall.
	使瀑布水量变少
(22)	To render useless or inoperative:
	使…无用，损坏：
	We accidentally broke the radio.
	我们不小心弄坏了收音机
(23)	To weaken or destroy, as in spirit or health; overwhelm with adversity:
	使虚弱，使绝望，使困窘：使虚弱或损坏，如在精神，健康方面：通过逆境、厄运来制服：
	“For a hero loves the world till it breaks him”(William Butler Yeats)
	“因为英雄深爱世人，直到世人令他绝望”(威廉·巴特勒·耶茨)
(24)	To cause the ruin or failure of (an enterprise, for example):
	破产，失败：使（例如一家企业）垮台，失败：
	Indiscretion broke both marriage and career.
	鲁莽轻率使他的婚姻和事业都失败了
(25)	To reduce in rank; demote.
	使降职，使…降级
(26)	To cause to be without money or go into bankruptcy.
	使破产
(27)	To fail to fulfill; cancel:
	不能履行：取消：
	break an engagement; break one's vacation plans.
	解除婚约；取消假期计划
(28)	To fail to conform to; violate:
	不服从；破坏：
	break the speed limit.
	超速
(29)	Law To invalidate (a will) by judicial action.
	【法律】通过法律手续使（遗嘱）无效
(30)	To give up (a habit).
	放弃（习惯）
(31)	To cause to give up a habit:
	使放弃习惯：驯服：
	They managed to break themselves of smoking.
	他们设法戒了烟
(32)	To train to obey; tame:
	训练使服从；驯服：
	The horse was difficult to break.
	那匹马很难被制服
	v.intr.（不及物动词）
(1)	To become separated into pieces or fragments.
	分裂成碎片
(2)	To become cracked or split.
	破裂，分裂
(3)	To become unusable or inoperative:
	无用，无效，故障：
	The television broke.
	电视机坏了
(4)	To give way; collapse.
	屈服；崩溃
(5)	To burst:
	破裂了：
	The blister has finally broken.
	水疱终于破了
(6)	To become punctured or penetrated.
	刺穿，贯穿
(7)	To intrude on:
	闯入，侵入：
	They broke in upon a heady conversation.
	他们打断了一场热烈的谈话
(8)	To filter in or penetrate:
	渗进，刺进：
	Sunlight broke into the room.
	阳光射进房间
(9)	To become fractured.
	折断了
(10)	To scatter or disperse; part:
	分散；分开：
	The clouds broke after the storm.
	暴风雨过后，云层分开了
(11)	Games To make the opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
	【游戏】开球：打台球时开球破局
(12)	Sports To separate from a clinch in boxing.
	【体育运动】拳击时，双方抱持后拆散
(13)	To move away or escape suddenly.
	突然离开，逃走
(14)	To come forth or begin from a state of latency; come into being or emerge:
	出现，显现：从隐伏的状态中显露出来，形成，出现：
	A storm was breaking over Miami. Crocuses broke from the soil.
	迈阿密上空暴风雨大作。藏红花破土而出
(15)	To emerge above the surface of water.
	冒出水面
(16)	To become known or noticed:
	为人所知：
	The big story broke on Friday.
	这个重要新闻在星期五传开了
(17)	To change direction suddenly.
	突然改变方向
(18)	Baseball To curve near or over the plate:
	【棒球】使曲线飞行：从本垒板附近或上面呈曲线飞行：
	The pitch broke away from the batter.
	投出的球偏离了击球员
(19)	To change suddenly from one tone quality or musical register to another:
	变化音调：突然改变音质或声区：
	My voice broke to a whisper.
	我的声音变成了喁喁细语
(20)	Linguistics To undergo breaking.
	【语言学】发生割裂
(21)	To change to a gait different from the one set. Used of a horse.
	指马突然改变步态
(22)	To interrupt or cease an activity:
	中断，停止：中断或停止一项活动：
	We'll break for coffee at ten.
	我们会在10点钟休息一下，喝点咖啡
(23)	To discontinue an association, an agreement, or a relationship:
	打断，中止：中止交往、协议、联系：
	The partners broke over a financial matter. One hates to break with an old friend.
	合伙人在财政问题上分裂了。人们不愿意和老朋友断绝关系
(24)	To diminish or discontinue abruptly:
	突然减弱，突然中断：
	The fever is breaking.
	一下子就退烧了
(25)	To diminish in or lose physical or spiritual strength; weaken or succumb:
	衰弱，绝望：在精神或健康方面垮掉；变弱：
	Their good cheer broke after repeated setbacks.
	他们的热诚在接二连三的挫折之后消失殆尽
(26)	To decrease sharply in value or quantity:
	锐减：在价值或数量方面锐减：
	Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.
	当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌
(27)	To come to an end:
	结束：
	The cold spell broke yesterday.
	寒流昨天就结束了
(28)	To collapse or crash into surf or spray:
	碎开，散开：迸溅成碎浪或水花：
	waves that were breaking along the shore.
	沿着海岸迸溅的波浪
(29)	Informal To take place or happen; proceed:
	【非正式用语】发生；发展：
	Things have been breaking well for them.
	他们的事情进展很顺利
(30)	To break dance.
	跳霹雳舞
	n.（名词）
(1)	The act or an occurrence of breaking.
	破裂，折断
(2)	The result of breaking, as a crack or separation.
	破裂处：如裂缝，裂口
(3)	A beginning or an opening:
	开始，敞开：
	the break of day; a break in the clouds.
	天破晓了；云层的空隙
(4)	A sudden movement; a dash:
	急冲，猛跑：
	The dog made a break toward the open field.
	狗向田野冲去
(5)	An escape:
	逃跑：
	a prison break.
	越狱
(6)	An interruption or a disruption in continuity or regularity:
	中断，打断：指连续性和常规性的打断：
	television programming without commercial breaks.
	没有插商业广告的电视节目
(7)	A pause or an interval, as from work:
	暂停，休息：工作时的间歇：
	a coffee break.
	喝咖啡的间歇
(8)	A sudden or marked change.
	突变
(9)	A violation:
	破坏：
	a security break.
	破坏安全
(10)	An often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck:
	好运：突然来到的运气，尤指好运：
	finally got the big break in life.
	一生中最后走了好运
(11)	Informal
	【非正式用语】
(12)	An allowance or indulgence; accommodating treatment:
	津贴：津贴；予人方便的待遇：
	The boss gave me a break because I'd been sick.
	因为生病，老板给了我方便
(13)	A favorable price or reduction:
	优惠的价格，打折：
	a tax break for charitable contributions.
	为慈善赠品提供的优惠税额
(14)	A severing of ties:
	断绝联系：
	made a break with the past; a break between the two families.
	不再受往事的羁绊；两个家庭关系的断绝
(15)	Informal A faux pas.
	【非正式用语】失礼：指在社交上有失检点的行为、话语
(16)	A sudden decline in prices.
	价格暴跌
(17)	A caesura.
	韵脚中断
(18)	Printing
	【印刷术】
(19)	The space between two paragraphs.
	断纸：段落之间的空白处
(20)	A series of three dots ( . . . ) used to indicate an omission in a text.
	省略号：三个点（…），用来表示文本的省略
(21)	The place where a word is or should be divided at the end of a line.
	行尾的单词移行处
(22)	Electricity Interruption of a flow of current.
	【电学】电流的断路
(23)	Geology A marked change in topography such as a fault or deep valley.
	【地质学】断层：地形上的显著变化，如断层，深谷
(24)	Nautical The point of discontinuity between two levels on the deck of a ship.
	【航海】间断面：船甲板的两层之间的中断点
(25)	Music
	【音乐】
(26)	The point at which one register or a tonal quality changes to another.
	换音点，改调点
(27)	The change itself.
	换音，改调
(28)	A solo jazz cadenza played during the pause between the regular phrases or choruses of a melody.
	独奏华彩段：在正常的乐句间或乐曲的合唱部分间的暂停时刻表演的爵士乐独奏华彩段
(29)	A change in a horse's gait to one different from that set by the rider.
	马的步态改变：指马改变骑手制定的步态
(30)	Sports The swerving of a ball from a straight path of flight, as in baseball or cricket.
	【体育运动】曲线飞行：棒球或板球运动中球的曲线飞行
(31)	Sports The beginning of a race.
	【体育运动】起跑
(32)	Sports The separation after a clinch in boxing.
	【体育运动】拳击中扭抱后分开
(33)	Games The opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
	【游戏】开球破局：打台球时第一杆把聚在一起的球打散
(34)	Games A run or unbroken series of successful shots, as in billiards or croquet.
	【游戏】连续得分：打台球或槌球时一次连续得分
(35)	Sports Games Failure to score a strike or a spare in a given bowling frame.
	【体育运动】【游戏】滚球的失误
(36)	Also brake A high horse-drawn carriage with four wheels.
	也作 brake 四轮马车
(37)	Break dancing.
	霹雳舞
常用词组
	break down
(1)	To cause to collapse; destroy:
	使崩溃；毁坏：
	break down a partition; broke down our resolve.
	捣毁一堵隔墙；丧失了我们的决心
(2)	To become or cause to become distressed or upset.
	变得或使痛苦，烦躁
(3)	To have a physical or mental collapse.
	使健康、精神崩溃
(4)	To give up resistance; give way:
	放弃抵抗；屈服：
	broke down and bought a new car; prejudices that break down slowly.
	不再坚持，买了一辆新的小轿车；慢慢放弃了的偏见
(5)	To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable:
	失效；没用了：
	The elevator broke down.
	电梯出毛病了
(6)	To render or become weak or ineffective:
	使…变弱，变得无效：
	Opposition to the king's rule gradually broke down his authority.
	对国王统治的反抗逐渐削弱了他的权威
(7)	To divide into or consider in parts; analyze.
	给…分类；分析
(8)	To be divisible; admit of analysis:
	成为可分的；可进行分析：
	The population breaks down into three main groups.
	人口可分成三个主要的群族
(9)	To decompose or cause to decompose chemically.
	从化学上分解，使从化学上分解
(10)	Electricity To undergo a breakdown.
	【电学】击穿
	break in
(1)	To train or adapt for a purpose.
	驯服，习惯于：为一目的而训练或使…适应
(2)	To loosen or soften with use:
	用惯，穿惯：通过使用使…松软：
	break in new shoes.
	把一双新鞋穿得合脚
(3)	To enter premises forcibly or illegally:
	强行进入，非法进入：
	a prowler who was trying to break in.
	企图非法闯入的小偷
(4)	To interrupt a conversation or discussion.
	打断谈话，打断讨论
(5)	To intrude.
	闯入
	break into
(1)	To interrupt:
	打断：
	“No one would have dared to break into his abstraction”(Alan Paton)
	“没有人胆敢打断他的臆想”(艾伦·佩顿)
(2)	To begin suddenly:
	突然开始：
	The horse broke into a wild gallop. The child broke into a flood of tears.
	那匹马开始狂奔。那个孩子突然放声大哭
(3)	To enter (a field of activity):
	进入（一个活动领域）：
	broke into broadcast journalism at an early age.
	早年就进入了广播新闻界
	break off
(1)	To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.
	扯断，断裂：通过扭曲，撕扯分开
(2)	To stop suddenly, as in speaking.
	说话时突然打住
(3)	To discontinue (a relationship).
	断绝（关系）
(4)	To cease to be friendly.
	不再友好，绝交
	break out
(1)	To become affected with a skin eruption, such as pimples.
	出皮疹：被皮疹感染，如丘疹
(2)	To develop suddenly and forcefully:
	猛地爆发：
	Fighting broke out in the prison cells.
	牢房里发生斗殴
(3)	To ready for action or use:
	把…准备好供使用：
	Break out the rifles!
	准备好来福枪！
(4)	To bring forth for consumption:
	拿出…供消费：
	Let's break out the champagne.
	我们开一瓶香槟吧
(5)	To emerge or escape.
	出现或逃走
(6)	To be separable or classifiable into categories, as data.
	可分开归入各种类别，如数据
(7)	To isolate (information) from a large body of data.
	分隔：从大量数据中把（信息）离析出来
	break through
	To make a sudden, quick advance, as through obstruction or opposition.
	突破，穿过：冲破障碍突然、迅速地前进
	break up
(1)	To separate into pieces; divide:
	把…分裂成碎片；分开：
	break up a chocolate bar.
	把一块长条巧克力弄碎
(2)	To interrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
	打破…的统一性或连贯性：
	An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon.
	突然的造访打破了漫长的午后时光
(3)	To scatter; disperse:
	分散：
	The crowd broke up after the game.
	比赛结束后人群四面散开
(4)	To bring or come to an end:
	使…结束；结束：
	Guards broke up the fight. The marriage broke up.
	警卫们结束了这场打斗。婚姻破裂了
(5)	Informal To burst or cause to burst into laughter.
	【非正式用语】爆发出大笑，使…爆发出大笑
习惯用语
	break a leg
	Used to wish someone, such as an actor, success in a performance.
	用来祝愿某人（如演员）演出成功
	break bread
	To eat together.
	一道用餐
	break camp
	To pack up equipment and leave a campsite.
	打好背包，离开露营地
	break cover
	To emerge from a protected location or hiding place:
	离开隐蔽处：从安全的地方或隐蔽的地方露出：
	The platoon broke cover and headed down the road.
	一群人从暗处走出来，沿着大路前进
	break even
	To gain an amount equal to that invested, as in a commercial venture.
	收支相抵：获得与投资相等的利润，如在商业冒险中
	break new ground
	To advance beyond previous achievements:
	更好成绩：在以前取得的成绩上更进一步：
	a company that broke new ground in the field of computers.
	在计算机领域取得新进展的公司
	break (one's) neck
	To make the utmost possible effort.
	竭尽全力：尽最大可能的努力
	break rank或
	break ranks
(1)	To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.
	秩序混乱，如士兵的队列
(2)	To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order:
	不符合，不相称：不符合盛行的或所期望的模式或秩序：
	“Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive fa?ades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk”(Sharon Churcher)
	“建筑专家们过去一直批评那个广场，因为它与邻近的第五大街街区别具一格的建筑物正面不相称。这个街区的建筑物与人行道齐平”(沙伦·丘彻)
	break (someone's) heart
	To disappoint or dispirit severely.
	极为失望或沮丧
	break (someone's) service【体育运动】
	To win a game, as in tennis, served by one's opponent.
	网球中接发球得分
	break the ice
(1)	To make a start.
	开始
(2)	To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.
	打破僵局：缓和紧张或过分正式的气氛、场合
	break wind
	To expel intestinal gas.
	放屁
语源
(1)	Middle English breken
	中古英语 breken
(2)	from Old English brecan * see bhreg-
	源自古英语 brecan *参见 bhreg-
参考词汇
(1)	break， crack， fracture， burst， split， splinter， shatter， shiver， smash
(2)	These verbs are compared as they mean to separate or cause to separate into parts or pieces.
	这些动词在表示使分裂成碎片时可以进行比较。
(3)	Break is the most general and like the other members of the set implies either the sudden application of force or the build-up of internal stress:
	Break 最普通，正如这组动词中其它词一样，含有突然用力或内部压力的聚积的意思：
	a window broken by vandals;
	被故意打碎的一扇窗；
	broke her leg;
	她折断了腿；
	a delicate chair that will break under a great weight. To
	一张会在重压下破碎的精致椅子。
(4)	crack is to break, often with a sharp snapping sound, without dividing into parts:
	crack 是使破裂，常带有啪的一声，并不裂成碎片：
	I cracked the platter when I knocked it against the table.
	我把盘子撞到桌子，它被碰裂了。
	The foundation of the house cracked during the earthquake.
	地震时那幢房子的地基裂开了。
	The soil cracked from the drought.
	土壤干裂了。
(5)	Fracture applies to a break or crack in a rigid body:
	Fracture 用于指坚硬躯壳的折断、裂损：
	fractured her skull in the accident;
	在事故中她的头盖骨破裂了；
	a vertebra that fractured in the fall.
	摔断了的脊椎骨。
(6)	Burst implies a sudden coming apart, especially from internal pressure, and the dispersion of contents:
	Burst 含有突然分开的意思，尤指由于内部压力，各自分散开：
	The child burst the balloon with a pin.
	那个孩子用别针把气球戳破了。
	Her appendix burst.
	她的阑尾破了。
(7)	Split refers to a division into sections longitudinally or along the direction of the grain:
	Split 指竖向或顺着纹理分裂成几个部分：
	split the log with an ax;
	用斧子劈开木头；
	frost that caused the rock to split.
	使岩石裂开的冰冻。
(8)	Splinter implies splitting into long, thin, sharp pieces:
	Splinter 指裂成又长又细尖锐碎片：
	The tree was struck by lightning and splintered.
	那棵树被闪电劈裂了。
	Repeated blows splintered the door. To
	不断的敲击把门都打裂了。
(9)	shatter is to break into many loose scattered pieces:
	shatter 指碎成许多松散的小片：
	The bottle will shatter if you drop it.
	如果你把瓶子掉到地上，它就会裂成小碎片。
	An exploding gas main shattered the tiles in the courtyard.
	爆炸的煤气主要管线把院子里的瓦片都震碎了。
(10)	Shiver is a term rarely encountered outside literary contexts; like shatter, it indicates sudden force that causes fragmentation:
	Shiver 很少用于文学作品之外；正如shatter, 表示使成为碎片的突发力量：
	“Every statue was hurled from its niche . . . every painted window [was] shivered to atoms” (John Lothrop Motley).
	“每一尊雕像都从壁龛上被推了下来…每一扇彩画的窗户震得粉碎” （约翰·洛斯罗普·莫特利）。
	“The panels shivering in, like potsherds” (Thomas Carlyle).
	“窗格震碎了，象陶器的碎片” （汤姆斯·卡莱尔）。
(11)	Smash stresses force of blow or impact and suggests complete destruction:
	Smash 强调打击的力量，指完全的摧毁：
	My glasses slipped from my hand and smashed on the floor.
	我的眼镜从手中滑下去，在地板上摔得粉碎。
	The boat was smashed on the rocks. See also Synonyms at demote, opportunity
	那艘船在岩石上摔得粉碎参见同义词 demote， opportunity
现代英汉词典
	break
	[breIk]
	vt., vi.
	broke, broken, breaking
(1)	打破；碰破；折断；打碎
	The stone broke the window.
	石头打坏了窗子。
	The cup broke on the floor.
	杯子摔碎在地板上了。
	You'll break your neck if you aren't more careful! (喻)
	你如果不加倍小心,你会摔死的!
(2)	分裂；裂开
	The newly-published chronicle breaks down into eight major parts.
	这部新出版的编年史分成八大部分。
(3)	毁坏；弄坏；损坏
	He broke his wristwatch.
	他把他的手表弄坏了。
(4)	（突然用力）变成；成为
	The prisoner broke loose.
	犯人脱逃了。
(5)	擦破
	to break the skin
	擦破皮肤
(6)	违背；违犯；不遵守
	to break the law
	犯法
	He always breaks faith with his clients.
	他对顾客总是不守信用。
	It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
	全组人员干了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。
	If smeone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group.
	如果有人违反了制度,就把问题提交给全体成员解决。
(7)	闯
	He broke into the shop
	他闯入商店。
(8)	驯服；制服
	to break a horse
	驯服一匹马
(9)	超过；超越
	to break a record in sports
	打破运动记录
(10)	泄露；发布；透露
	to break the news
	发布消息
(11)	中断
	Let's break for a meal.
	让我们休息一下去吃饭吧。
(12)	结束；停止
	to break the silence
	打破沉寂
(13)	突然发生，突然出现
	as day breaks
	拂晓时
	Day breaks.; Day dawns.
	天亮了。
(14)	衰退；减弱
	His health broke.
	他的健康衰退。
(15)	突变
	His voice broke when he was 15.
	他15岁时嗓音突然变了。
(16)	破译（密码）
	She broke their code.
	她破译了他们的密码。
习惯用语
	break the back of
	完成主要的或最艰难的部分
	It took all the members of the section the whole day to break the back of the job.
	全组人员干了一整天才把工作的最主要部分完成了。
	break camp
	拔营
	break cover
	跳出躲藏处
	break the ice
	打破冷场
	break new ground
	有新发现
	The scheme says nothing new; it doesn't break new ground.
	这个方案没有新意,它没有提出新的见解。
	break step
	步伐紊乱
	break wind
	放屁
词性变化
	break
	n.
(1)	破；破裂；破隙
	a break in the clouds
	云朵间的一线青天
(2)	暂停；休息
	a coffee break
	饮咖啡的小憩
	Let's have a break.
	让我们休息一会儿。
	After a short break the play continued.
	休息片刻后,戏继续开演。
	We've been doing experiments 24 hours without a break.
	我们的实验已连续不断地进行了二十四小时。
(3)	突变
	a break from the past
	一反过去的做法
	A break anywhere in the circuit may cause the lights in the neighbourhood to go out.
	电路上任一处断路,都会使这一带的电灯熄灭。
	The cold weather broke at the beginning of April.
	寒冷的天气到四月初开始变暖了。
(4)	破晓
	at day-break
	破晓时
(5)	〈台球〉连续击球得分
(6)	〈网球〉接发球得分
(7)	机会；运气
	Give him a break.
	给他一次机会。
常用词组
	break away
(1)	逃走；逃脱
	The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup.
	抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。
	Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules. (喻)
	现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。
(2)	断裂；开裂
	A large piece of ice broke away from the main block.
	一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。
	break down
(1)	破坏；拆散
	The Congressmen of the Republican tried to break down the opposition from their opponents to their proposal. (喻)
	共和党的议员们试图使他们的反对派不再反对他们的提案。
	Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances.
	人体中的化学元素把食物分解成有用的物质。
	break down old conventions
	打破旧框框
	The robbers broke the door down.
	强盗们把门砸开了。
	The peace talks are said to have broken down. (喻)
	据说和谈破裂了。
(2)	制服；被制服
(3)	（机器）损坏
	Our truck broke down outside town.
	我们的卡车在城外抛锚了。
	The car broke down halfway to the destination.
	汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。
	The car broke down halfway to the camp.
	车子在去营地的半路上抛锚了。
	The 8 o'clock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'
	8点钟的那趟车因在芬格林车站出了故障而被取消了。
(4)	失败；破裂
	Their opposition broke down.
	他们的反对意见打消了。
(5)	精神崩溃；失去控制
	He broke down and wept.
	他不禁失声痛哭。
(6)	起化学变化
	Food is broken down by chemicals.
	化学物质引起食物转化。
(7)	细分；分类
	break even
	不赚不赔；收支平衡
	break in
(1)	闯入；强行进入
	The burglar broke in and stole my money.
	夜窃贼破门而入,偷了我的钱。
(2)	打断；插嘴
	It's her usual habit to break in with some ideas of her own.
	他常常打断别人的话来发表自己的观点。
	Don't break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
	冒险家讲他自己的经历时,别打断他。
	Children shouldn't break in on adults' conversation.
	小孩子不要打断大人们的谈话。
	The telephone ring broke in on/upon my thoughts.
	电话铃声打断了我的思路。
(3)	训练；驯养；使（某人）熟悉工作
	The engineering doctor from abroad only broke in with us last month.
	从国外回来的工程博士是上个月才开始和我们一道工作的。
	break into
(1)	闯入
	The thieves broke into the office and stole some money.
	小偷闯入办公室，偷了一些钱。
	The bandits broke into the jewelry and stole near all the valuable necklaces.
	土匪们闯进了珠宝店盗走了几乎所有值钱的项链。
(2)	打断；插话
(3)	突然…起来
	to break into song
	突然唱起歌来
	The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
	观众们爆发出一阵欢呼,醉汉鞠了一躬。
	The car windows broke into pieces when the two cars crashed into each other.
	两辆车相撞时车上的窗玻璃破裂成碎片。
	The new waitress dropped the dish on the floor, and it broke into fragments.
	新来的女服务员把菜盘子掉在地上,摔成了碎片。
(4)	勉强动用
	to break into one's savings
	勉强动用存款
	break of
	除去（某人的）习性
	They broke him of his addiction.
	他们除去他吸毒的瘾。
	Doctors keep trying to break him of smoking the drug.
	医生多次设法使他戒毒。
	break out
(1)	逃脱；逃出
	to break out of prison
	越狱而逃
(2)	突然发生
	Fire broke out in the kitchen.
	厨房突然发生了火灾。
	It was almost midnight that a fire broke out in the neighbourhood.
	昨天快半夜了这儿附近发生了火灾。
	World War II broke out in 1939.
	第二次世界大战是1939年爆发的。
	His back broke out in spots.
	他背上出现了许多斑点。
	She broke out in curses in her dream.
	她在梦中大声咒骂起来。
	The fire broke out in the basement.
	地下室着了火。
	Hostilities have broken out between the two countries.
	两国之间爆发了战争。
	break through
	突破
	After the storm the sun broke through the clouds.
	风暴过后太阳冲破了云层。
	At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease.
	那些内科医生和专家们终于在同心脏病的斗争中取得了突破。
	The guerrillas soon broke through.
	游击队很快就突围了。
	break up
(1)	分裂
(2)	结束；解散
	The crowd started to break up when the night fell.
	天快黑时人群开始散开了。
	The ice will break up when the warm weather comes.
	天气转暖,冰层就会破裂。
	Their marriage broke up.
	他们的婚姻破裂了。
	The police broke up the fighting crowd.
	警察驱散了打架的人群。
	He may break up under all this pressure.
	在这么大的压力下他可能会崩溃。
	Break it up!
	别打啦!
	The company top meeting didn't break up until midnight.
	公司高层会议到半夜才结束。
	The police broke up the fight among the two black gangs.
	警察驱散了两个黑帮间的殴斗。
(3)	（学校）开始放假
	When will you break up this winter?
	今年冬季你们什么时候放假?
(4)	使发笑；逗乐；使苦恼
	That joke really broke me up.
	那个笑话可把我逗乐了。
现代英汉综合大辞典
	break
	[breik]
	vt.
	(broke [brEuk]; broken [5brEukEn])
(1)	毁坏, 损坏
(2)	打破, 撞破; 折断; 撕开
(3)	违反, 违背; 破坏; 破除; 取消, 解除
(4)	挖掘; 开垦, 翻(土), 梳(麻); 闯入; 越(狱), 突围, 打开(局面等), 开创(新路等)
(5)	使中止; 打断, 截断, 妨碍; 搅乱; 戒除; 放弃
(6)	兑开(大额钞票); 拆开(整体); 解开(难题, 链条等)
(7)	制服; 训练; 驯(兽); 制止; 阻止; 破获(案件); 破解(密码)
(8)	泄; 泄露
(9)	使衰败; 使破产, 免职, 降职; 葬送(前途)
(10)	打破, 超过(记录)
(11)	挫败, 压倒, 削弱
(12)	驳倒, 使(证据、辩辞等)不能成立
(13)	(棒球)投(变化球), (拳击)制止(扭抱)
(14)	【律】非法侵入
(15)	使(股票等)猛跌价
(16)	以大肆渲染而开始
	break a cup
	打坏一个杯子
	break one's promise
	食言
	break the law
	违反法律
	break a strike
	使罢工停止
	break the tie
	打破不分胜负的局面
	break the case
	破获案件
	break the news to sb.
	向某人泄露消息
	The railway communication is broken.
	铁路交通断绝了。
	Trees break the force of the wind.
	树使风力减弱。
	The captain was broken for neglect of duty.
	上尉因玩忽职守而被降职。
	The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow.
	棱镜把光分解成虹的各种色彩。
词性变化
	break
	[breik]
	vi.
(1)	破裂, 碎; 损坏; 折断; 坏掉
(2)	受干扰; 受挫折; (军队等)溃败; (疮)溃烂
(3)	闯入(into); 逃出(from, out of); 摆脱, 分离; 决裂
(4)	突然发生, 突变; (消息)突然传出
(5)	(霜、雾等)消散; (天)破晓, 放晴
(6)	破产, 倒闭; (信用、名誉等)扫地
(7)	(健康等)垮掉, 变弱; (抵抗等)崩溃; 屈服
(8)	(花)发芽, 长(蕾)
(9)	折拢, 弯起, 折开
(10)	(工作中)稍作休息
(11)	发生, 发展, 进展
(12)	[美](证券)行市暴跌
(13)	突然转向; (舰艇等)突现于水面
(14)	[美]突然跑起来; 猛冲(for); (波浪)冲击(over, on, against)
(15)	(奶酥)在制造黄油时分成流汁和脂肪
(16)	(棒球)曲行, 投歪
(17)	(从扭抱中)放开, 分开
(18)	跳霹雳舞
	A piece of china breaks easily.
	瓷器容易打碎。
	Dawn began to break.
	东方欲晓。
	The story broke in a morning paper.
	消息在一家晨报上透露出来了。
	The storm broke.
	风暴突然开始了。
	The heat-wave broke.
	热浪消散了。
	His health is broken.
	他的身体垮了。
	The bank broke.
	这家银行倒闭了。
	Things are breaking right for us.
	情况正朝着有利于我们的方向发展。
	break
	[breik]
	n.
(1)	破裂; 损坏; 裂口, 折断
(2)	(天气的)突变; 破晓
(3)	中止, 停顿, (电视广播节目等的)暂停; (工间, 课间的)休息
(4)	决裂, 绝交
(5)	[口]闯进; 猛冲; 奔, 跑; 突破; (飞机失速后的)突然下降
(6)	[美俚]失策, 失败; (市价等的)暴跌
(7)	语言无礼, 举止不当
(8)	[俚]运气, [口]机会
(9)	(台球)连得分数; (球的)反跳, 屈折
(10)	【音】急剧变调
(11)	【电】断线, 断路(器)
(12)	【矿】断层;【刷】断开处; 连接符号“-”
(13)	(从扭抱中)分开
(14)	开垦地; (谷物的)舂
(15)	(赛马等的)起跑
(16)	大型四轮马车
(17)	(曲线的)折点, 拐点
(18)	渗透点; 静接点
(19)	荧光屏上的脉冲光影 ⑵
(20)	【航空】急剧压坡度; 飞机坠落, 机翼下沉 ⑵
(21)	换密日期⑵
(22)	毛皮露底; (皮鞋)头帮上的褶纹; 绒面褶纹 ⑵
(23)	(酒类等的)混浊性凝结物
	a break of the bridge
	桥的破损处
	a break in the clouds
	云朵间的一线青天
	a break in the weather
	天气的突变
	have a break
	休息一会儿
	break from the past
	和过去决裂
	She's won too. What's a break!
	她也赢了, 真是好运气。
	Give him a break.
	给他一个改过的机会吧!
	He made a break for the gate.
	他向门口跑去。
继承用法
	breakaway
	n.
(1)	脱离
(2)	(牛、羊等)狂奔
(3)	离群之兽
(4)	起跑
词性变化
	break
	[breik]
	adj.
(1)	脱离的
(2)	【剧】容易拆除的(布景等)
	breakback
	n.
	(工作部件的)弹回安全器
	breakfinder
	n.
	炮眼壁探缝器
	breakfrequency
	n.
	拐点频率
	breakfront
	[`breIkfrQnt]
	adj.
	(橱柜等)凸肚的
	n.
	凸肚型橱[书]柜
	breakhead
	n.
	船头用的破冰装置
	break-in
	n.
(1)	闯入
(2)	【军】突破
(3)	插入, 嵌入, 挤, 打断[坏]
(4)	滚动, 碾平
(5)	试车, 试运转, 磨[跑, 走]合
	breakmark
	n.
	灰点(绸缎疵点)
	breakneck
	[5breIknek]
	adj.
	危险的
	break-of-bulk
	n.
	货物分卸
	break-off
	n.
	破坏, 断开
	breakout
	[5breIkaJt]
	n.
(1)	爆发
(2)	越狱
(3)	【军】突围
	break-over
	n.
	转折, (报刊文章)转页刊登的部分, 穿[导]通,【地质】圆脊
	break-point
	n.
	断[分割, 转折, 停止]点, 转效点
	break-promise
	n.
	不守信用的人; 失信者
	breakstone
	n.
	碎石
	breakup
	[5breIkQp]
	n.
(1)	解散, 崩溃
(2)	停止, 终止
(3)	分手, 绝交
(4)	分离, 中断, 断开, 缺口; 分[瓦]解, 溶化, 蜕[裂]变; 馏分组成
	breakwater
	[5breIkwC:tE(r)]
	n.
	防洪堤
	breakweather
	n.
	[澳]临时性的掩蔽所
	breakwind
	n.
(1)	[澳]土人住的茅屋
(2)	防风墙[林, 设备], 挡风(罩)
	breakable
	[5breIkEb(E)l]
	adj.
	易破的; 脆的
	n.
	易碎物
	breakability
	n.
习惯用语
	a bad break
	失言; 丢人; 倒霉, 不幸
	a good break
	好机会; 好运气
	a luck break
	好机会; 好运气
	an even break
	[美俚]条件均等的机会
	get the breaks
	[美俚]交好运, 碰到有利的机会
	give sb. a break
	给某人一个(改正错误的)机会
	make a (bad) break
	失言, 失态, 随便说话; 犯错误
	make a break for it
	[口](趁人不注意时)偷跑, 逃跑
	make a break of
	(台球赛中)连续得分
	make a (clean) break with
	与...绝交
	The breaks were against us.
	[美俚]命运跟我们作对。
	without a break
	继续不断地, 不停顿地
	break away
(1)	抢先开始
(2)	突然离开; 逃走
(3)	突然改变
(4)	脱离; 放弃; 革除
(5)	拆除, 拆毁
(6)	(云、雾等)消散
	break back
(1)	【体】突然反向行进扰乱对方防御
(2)	(板球)大幅度转变方向
(3)	向后溜走
	break dancing
	霹雳舞(60年代起源于美国纽约贫民区, 后在地面摇滚舞基础上揉合体操、杂技和芭蕾舞动作, 80年代流行)
	break down
(1)	失败; 落空
(2)	毁掉; 拆除; 损坏; 瓦解; 崩溃
(3)	失去控制
(4)	分为细目
(5)	克服; 征服
(6)	【化】改变...的化学成分
(7)	打倒在地上; 粉碎
(8)	哭泣
(9)	态度软化; 招供
	break forth
	突然发出, 迸发
	break from
	挣脱; 突然离去
	break in
(1)	训练; 驯养
(2)	闯入; 破门而入
(3)	打断; 插嘴
(4)	开始使用
	break in on
(1)	闯入
(2)	恍然大悟; 忽然想起
(3)	打断(谈话); 打扰; 妨碍
	break in upon
(1)	闯入
(2)	恍然大悟; 忽然想起
(3)	打断(谈话); 打扰; 妨碍
	break into
(1)	闯入; 潜入; 破门而入
(2)	进入(新行业)
(3)	插入; 打断
(4)	开始(某种活动)
(5)	突然加快(步伐或速度)
(6)	突然...起来
(7)	占用...时间
(8)	兑开(大面值的钞票或硬币)
(9)	动用(留作紧急时使用的物品)
	break it up
(1)	[口]散开! 别打架了! 别吵架了!
(2)	[美俚]鼓掌
	break of
	使免于; 戒去; 治愈
	break off
(1)	突然停止; 暂停; 休息一下
(2)	折断; 绝交
(3)	离开正路
(4)	因顶头风而改变航向
	break off from
	戒除; 放弃; 和...绝交
	break off with
	与...断绝交往
	break open
	以暴力启开
	break out
(1)	发生; 爆发
(2)	发疹
(3)	逃出; 突围
(4)	准备使用
(5)	由贮藏处取出使用
(6)	【航海】准备起锚
(7)	打开; 启开(货物等)
(8)	突然说出[发出, 做出]
(9)	悬挂(旗, 帆等)
	break out in
(1)	突然布满
(2)	突然发作
	break out of
	摆脱(束缚等)
	break over
(1)	溢出
(2)	违犯
(3)	(浪涛)冲击; 扑打
(4)	(笑声, 掌声, 骂声等)阵阵袭向, 冲向
	break short off
	突然中止
	break through
(1)	突破
(2)	从后面出现
(3)	(在科学研究上)有重大发现
(4)	克服; 打破
	break up
(1)	停止
(2)	散开
(3)	分成小块; 拆开; 分解
(4)	衰弱; (精神)崩溃
(5)	解散
(6)	使哄堂大笑
(7)	打断; 破坏
(8)	断交; 绝交; 破裂
(9)	(天气)突然变化
(10)	使苦恼
(11)	结束, (学校期末)放假
	break up into
	分解成; 分割成
	break upon
	显露; 突然出现
	break with
(1)	与...绝交
(2)	打破
特殊用法
	automatic break
	自动断开
	back break
	(爆破孔的)背面裂断
	baseline break
	基线中断
	bead break
	珠断(拉制玻璃纤维出现玻璃珠时的断裂)
	body break
	辊身折断
	bottom break
	【植】基出枝;【采矿】底部断裂
	chain break
	通道中断
	circuit loop break
	(在靠近一对绝缘子处的)线路断开
	clean break
(1)	无火花断路
(2)	(果冻)光洁的断面
	cloud break
	【气】云的破裂
	cold break
	冷淀物, 冷却残渣
	control break
	【自】控制改变
	corner break
	隅裂(钢锭缺陷)
	cross breaks
	横折, 折纹
	crown break
	外胎顺轮周破裂
	crystalline break
	晶体断口
	curve break
	曲线转折点
	diagonaly body break
	辊身对角折断
	double break
	双断
	edge break
	边折(带钢缺陷)
	fast break
	快攻
	fine break
	细(粉)碎系统
	fire break
	防火间距
	glass break
	玻璃状断口
	half-moon break
	(钢轨)底裂
	hammer break
	【电】锤形衔铁断路器
	hot break
	加热消蚀
	impulse spring break
	脉动簧断开
	instantaneous break
	瞬时切断
	irregular break
	不平整断口
	isochromatid break
	等点断裂
	isolocus break
	等位断裂
	light break
	光间歇
	line break
	输送管线断裂
	mercury break
	水银断续器
	mid-day break
	午休
	middle break
	中断
	multiple break
	多重断开
	neck break
	颈折断
	potential break
	潜在断裂
	price break
	价格间断
	protracted break
	长时受力损坏
	quick break
	快速断开
	rough break
	粗糙断口, 不平滑断口
	score break
	断痕
	service break
	发球员输掉发球的一局
	staggered breaks
	交叉切断
	station break
	电台间歇
	stem break
	【植】茎变色, 变褐
	sticker break
	粘结条痕(带钢热处理缺陷)
	stratigraphic break
	地层间断
	string break
	字串断开, 断串, 字串段落
	tape break
	磁带断裂
	upper break
	上部缺失
	vertical body break
	辊身沿轴线垂直面折断
	vibrating break
	振动断续器
	water break
	水膜残迹(洗涤餐具、金属等硬表面物件, 因效果不良, 经漂清后在其外表上残存有小水珠的现象)
	wipe break
	断路器
	wood stick break
	木制绝缘子
	break of load
	负荷的中断
	break of oil
	油加热后沉淀
	break of picture sequence
	图象时序破坏
	break of service
	接发球得分
参考词汇
	break burst crack crush fracture smash
	都含“破环”、“破裂”的意思。
(1)	break 指“物体部分或整个碎裂、折断或毁坏”, 如:
	If you break that vase you'll have to pay for it.
	假如你打碎那花瓶, 你得赔偿。
(2)	burst 指“由于内部压力而猛然破裂”, 多用作不及物动词, 如:
	He watched the bombs bursting in air.
	他看见炸弹在空中爆炸。
(3)	crack 指“裂开”、“破裂”, 如:
	The nut shell is very strong, I can't crack it.
	核桃壳很硬, 我不能弄破它。
(4)	crush 指“外部巨大的压力造成物体压碎或压变形”, 如:
	Eggs crush easily.
	鸡蛋容易压碎。
(5)	smash 指“沉重的打击使某物完全成为碎片”, 如:
	They smashed the enemy's defences.
	他们摧毁了敌人的防卫工事。
(6)	fracture 指“折断”、“断裂”, 也指“(外科)挫伤”、“骨折”, 如:
	He fell from a tree and his leg fractured in three places.
	他从树上掉下来, 腿三处骨折。
用法词典
	break
	来自中古英语 breken<古英语 brecan
英文相关词典
	break
	burst crack fracture interruption interval letup pause rest rupture violation mend repair
[七国语言]英汉地质大词典
	break
	破坏, 裂口, 崩落
[七国语言]英汉电子大词典
	break
	破坏
[七国语言]英汉电子工程大词典
	break
	断线, 断路;断开
[七国语言]英汉公共大词典
	break
	断;破碎;弄坏
[七国语言]英汉矿业大词典
	break
	崩落
[七国语言]英汉轻工业大词典
	break
	毁损, 破损
[七国语言]英汉生物学大词典
	break
	破裂
[七国语言]英汉信息大词典
	break
	断, 中断
英汉双解计算机词典
	break
	【动】断开,撕开;中断,停顿,间断;［断;暂停］
	1.In communications, to interrupt the sending end and take control of the circuit at the receiving end.
	在通信技术中,中断发送端的发送,并在接收端取得电路的控制权。 2.A separation of continuous paper forms, usually at the perforation. \| 通常在穿孔处对连续格式纸进行的分离。 3.On an IBM PC, to stop operations, either by pressing the Control (Ctl) key and Break key or by issuing a command. \| 在IBM PC上,同时按下控制键(Ctl)和Break键或发出命令而终止操作。 4.In the Documentation Composition Facility, an interruption in the formatting of input lines so that the next input line is printed on a new output line. \| 在文件组合软件(DCF)中,输入行格式化过程中的一次中断,导致下一个输入行在新的输出行上打印。 5.To interrupt the telephone, teletype or data transmitting through sending a space character. \| 通过发送一空格字符来中断电话、电传机或数据传输。参阅receive interruption。
美国传统词典
	break
	break
	AHD:[br3k]
	D.J.[breik]
	K.K.[brek]
	v.
	broke[br?k] bro.ken[br?“k…n] break.ing, breaks
	v.tr.
(1)	To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
(2)	To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
	break crackers for a baby.
(3)	To snap off or detach:
	broke a twig from the tree.
(4)	To fracture a bone of:
	I broke my leg.
(5)	To fracture (a bone):
	I broke my femur.
(6)	To crack without separating into pieces.
(7)	To destroy the completeness of (a group of related items):
	broke the set of books by giving some away.
(8)	To exchange for smaller monetary units:
	break a dollar.
(9)	To vary or disrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
	a plain that was broken by low hills; caught the ball without breaking stride.
(10)	Electricity To open:
	break a circuit.
(11)	To force or make a way through; puncture or penetrate:
	The blade barely broke the skin.
(12)	To part or pierce the surface of:
	a dolphin breaking water.
(13)	To cause to burst.
(14)	To force one's way out of; escape from:
	break jail.
(15)	To find an opening or flaw in:
	They couldn't break my alibi.
(16)	To find the solution or key to; uncover the basic elements and arrangement of:
	break a code; break a spy ring.
(17)	To make known, as news:
	break a story.
(18)	To surpass or outdo:
	broke the league's home-run record.
(19)	To overcome (a force or resistance):
	break the sound barrier.
(20)	To put an end to by force or strong opposition, especially to end (a strike) by means other than negotiation.
(21)	To lessen in force or effect:
	break a fall.
(22)	To render useless or inoperative:
	We accidentally broke the radio.
(23)	To weaken or destroy, as in spirit or health; overwhelm with adversity:
	“For a hero loves the world till it breaks him”(William Butler Yeats)
(24)	To cause the ruin or failure of (an enterprise, for example):
	Indiscretion broke both marriage and career.
(25)	To reduce in rank; demote.
(26)	To cause to be without money or go into bankruptcy.
(27)	To fail to fulfill; cancel:
	break an engagement; break one's vacation plans.
(28)	To fail to conform to; violate:
	break the speed limit.
(29)	Law To invalidate (a will) by judicial action.
(30)	To give up (a habit).
(31)	To cause to give up a habit:
	They managed to break themselves of smoking.
(32)	To train to obey; tame:
	The horse was difficult to break.
	v.intr.
(1)	To become separated into pieces or fragments.
(2)	To become cracked or split.
(3)	To become unusable or inoperative:
	The television broke.
(4)	To give way; collapse.
(5)	To burst:
	The blister has finally broken.
(6)	To become punctured or penetrated.
(7)	To intrude on:
	They broke in upon a heady conversation.
(8)	To filter in or penetrate:
	Sunlight broke into the room.
(9)	To become fractured.
(10)	To scatter or disperse; part:
	The clouds broke after the storm.
(11)	Games To make the opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
(12)	Sports To separate from a clinch in boxing.
(13)	To move away or escape suddenly.
(14)	To come forth or begin from a state of latency; come into being or emerge:
	A storm was breaking over Miami. Crocuses broke from the soil.
(15)	To emerge above the surface of water.
(16)	To become known or noticed:
	The big story broke on Friday.
(17)	To change direction suddenly.
(18)	Baseball To curve near or over the plate:
	The pitch broke away from the batter.
(19)	To change suddenly from one tone quality or musical register to another:
	My voice broke to a whisper.
(20)	Linguistics To undergo breaking.
(21)	To change to a gait different from the one set. Used of a horse.
(22)	To interrupt or cease an activity:
	We'll break for coffee at ten.
(23)	To discontinue an association, an agreement, or a relationship:
	The partners broke over a financial matter. One hates to break with an old friend.
(24)	To diminish or discontinue abruptly:
	The fever is breaking.
(25)	To diminish in or lose physical or spiritual strength; weaken or succumb:
	Their good cheer broke after repeated setbacks.
(26)	To decrease sharply in value or quantity:
	Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.
(27)	To come to an end:
	The cold spell broke yesterday.
(28)	To collapse or crash into surf or spray:
	waves that were breaking along the shore.
(29)	Informal To take place or happen; proceed:
	Things have been breaking well for them.
(30)	To break dance.
	n.
(1)	The act or an occurrence of breaking.
(2)	The result of breaking, as a crack or separation.
(3)	A beginning or an opening:
	the break of day; a break in the clouds.
(4)	A sudden movement; a dash:
	The dog made a break toward the open field.
(5)	An escape:
	a prison break.
(6)	An interruption or a disruption in continuity or regularity:
	television programming without commercial breaks.
(7)	A pause or an interval, as from work:
	a coffee break.
(8)	A sudden or marked change.
(9)	A violation:
	a security break.
(10)	An often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck:
	finally got the big break in life.
(11)	Informal
(12)	An allowance or indulgence; accommodating treatment:
	The boss gave me a break because I'd been sick.
(13)	A favorable price or reduction:
	a tax break for charitable contributions.
(14)	A severing of ties:
	made a break with the past; a break between the two families.
(15)	Informal A faux pas.
(16)	A sudden decline in prices.
(17)	A caesura.
(18)	Printing
(19)	The space between two paragraphs.
(20)	A series of three dots ( . . . ) used to indicate an omission in a text.
(21)	The place where a word is or should be divided at the end of a line.
(22)	Electricity Interruption of a flow of current.
(23)	Geology A marked change in topography such as a fault or deep valley.
(24)	Nautical The point of discontinuity between two levels on the deck of a ship.
(25)	Music
(26)	The point at which one register or a tonal quality changes to another.
(27)	The change itself.
(28)	A solo jazz cadenza played during the pause between the regular phrases or choruses of a melody.
(29)	A change in a horse's gait to one different from that set by the rider.
(30)	Sports The swerving of a ball from a straight path of flight, as in baseball or cricket.
(31)	Sports The beginning of a race.
(32)	Sports The separation after a clinch in boxing.
(33)	Games The opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
(34)	Games A run or unbroken series of successful shots, as in billiards or croquet.
(35)	Sports Games Failure to score a strike or a spare in a given bowling frame.
(36)	Also brake A high horse-drawn carriage with four wheels.
(37)	Break dancing.
常用词组
	break down
(1)	To cause to collapse; destroy:
	break down a partition; broke down our resolve.
(2)	To become or cause to become distressed or upset.
(3)	To have a physical or mental collapse.
(4)	To give up resistance; give way:
	broke down and bought a new car; prejudices that break down slowly.
(5)	To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable:
	The elevator broke down.
(6)	To render or become weak or ineffective:
	Opposition to the king's rule gradually broke down his authority.
(7)	To divide into or consider in parts; analyze.
(8)	To be divisible; admit of analysis:
	The population breaks down into three main groups.
(9)	To decompose or cause to decompose chemically.
(10)	Electricity To undergo a breakdown.
	break in
(1)	To train or adapt for a purpose.
(2)	To loosen or soften with use:
	break in new shoes.
(3)	To enter premises forcibly or illegally:
	a prowler who was trying to break in.
(4)	To interrupt a conversation or discussion.
(5)	To intrude.
	break into
(1)	To interrupt:
	“No one would have dared to break into his abstraction”(Alan Paton)
(2)	To begin suddenly:
	The horse broke into a wild gallop. The child broke into a flood of tears.
(3)	To enter (a field of activity):
	broke into broadcast journalism at an early age.
	break off
(1)	To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.
(2)	To stop suddenly, as in speaking.
(3)	To discontinue (a relationship).
(4)	To cease to be friendly.
	break out
(1)	To become affected with a skin eruption, such as pimples.
(2)	To develop suddenly and forcefully:
	Fighting broke out in the prison cells.
(3)	To ready for action or use:
	Break out the rifles!
(4)	To bring forth for consumption:
	Let's break out the champagne.
(5)	To emerge or escape.
(6)	To be separable or classifiable into categories, as data.
(7)	To isolate (information) from a large body of data.
	break through
	To make a sudden, quick advance, as through obstruction or opposition.
	break up
(1)	To separate into pieces; divide:
	break up a chocolate bar.
(2)	To interrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
	An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon.
(3)	To scatter; disperse:
	The crowd broke up after the game.
(4)	To bring or come to an end:
	Guards broke up the fight. The marriage broke up.
(5)	Informal To burst or cause to burst into laughter.
习惯用语
	break a leg
	Used to wish someone, such as an actor, success in a performance.
	break bread
	To eat together.
	break camp
	To pack up equipment and leave a campsite.
	break cover
	To emerge from a protected location or hiding place:
	The platoon broke cover and headed down the road.
	break even
	To gain an amount equal to that invested, as in a commercial venture.
	break new ground
	To advance beyond previous achievements:
	a company that broke new ground in the field of computers.
	break (one's) neck
	To make the utmost possible effort.
	break rankor
	break ranks
(1)	To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.
(2)	To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order:
	“Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive fa?ades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk”(Sharon Churcher)
	break (someone's) heart
	To disappoint or dispirit severely.
	break (someone's) serviceSports
	To win a game, as in tennis, served by one's opponent.
	break the ice
(1)	To make a start.
(2)	To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.
	break wind
	To expel intestinal gas.
语源
(1)	Middle English breken
(2)	from Old English brecan * see bhreg-
参考词汇
(1)	break, crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash
(2)	These verbs are compared as they mean to separate or cause to separate into parts or pieces.
(3)	Break is the most general and like the other members of the set implies either the sudden application of force or the build-up of internal stress:
	a window broken by vandals;
	broke her leg;
	a delicate chair that will break under a great weight. To
(4)	crack is to break, often with a sharp snapping sound, without dividing into parts:
	I cracked the platter when I knocked it against the table.
	The foundation of the house cracked during the earthquake.
	The soil cracked from the drought.
(5)	Fracture applies to a break or crack in a rigid body:
	fractured her skull in the accident;
	a vertebra that fractured in the fall.
(6)	Burst implies a sudden coming apart, especially from internal pressure, and the dispersion of contents:
	The child burst the balloon with a pin.
	Her appendix burst.
(7)	Split refers to a division into sections longitudinally or along the direction of the grain:
	split the log with an ax;
	frost that caused the rock to split.
(8)	Splinter implies splitting into long, thin, sharp pieces:
	The tree was struck by lightning and splintered.
	Repeated blows splintered the door. To
(9)	shatter is to break into many loose scattered pieces:
	The bottle will shatter if you drop it.
	An exploding gas main shattered the tiles in the courtyard.
(10)	Shiver is a term rarely encountered outside literary contexts; like shatter, it indicates sudden force that causes fragmentation:
	“Every statue was hurled from its niche . . . every painted window [was] shivered to atoms” (John Lothrop Motley).
	“The panels shivering in, like potsherds” (Thomas Carlyle).
(11)	Smash stresses force of blow or impact and suggests complete destruction:
	My glasses slipped from my hand and smashed on the floor.
	The boat was smashed on the rocks. See also Synonyms at demote, opportunity
[名词委审定]英汉数学名词(1993)
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	破译
[名词委审定]英汉医学名词(三, 遗传学等, 1994)
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	断裂
英汉船舶大词典
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	n.船楼端,断开,断流
英汉电力大词典
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	n.损坏,破坏,断裂
朗文英汉综合电脑词典
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	断开；撕开；中断，停顿，间断，【微软】分隔符[BK,BR]
英汉电信大词典
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	n.破裂,断线
英汉地质大词典
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	n.间断,破裂,坡折
英汉法学大词典
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	v.破坏 ,破裂,损坏,违犯 ;n.休息
英汉纺织大词典
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	n.线面裂纹,毛皮露底
英汉广播大词典
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	n.停播
英汉航海大词典
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	n.破产
英汉环境大词典
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	n.破裂,打碎,破坏
英汉航空大词典
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	n.破裂,断裂;n.违反,破坏;n.中断,休息
英汉化学大词典
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	n.破裂,中断,破坏,破晓,断开,滴定突跃;vi.断裂,破裂,违反,变弱,消失
英汉海运大词典
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	破坏，破裂，断裂切断，断开断路，断线，断面断路器船楼端违背，违犯气温突变碎，破，浪开花使破坏使切断，使断开间歇违反，打开
基本词义
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	破坏，破裂，断裂，断开，断路断路器船楼端违背，违犯使破坏，使切断，使断开
基本词义
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	破坏，破裂，断裂切断，断开断路，断线，断面断路器船楼端违背，违犯气温突变⑧碎，破，浪开花使破坏使切断，使断开
基本词义
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	破坏，破裂，断裂切断，断开断路，断线断路器使破坏使切断，使断开
基本词义
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	碎破浪开花船楼端断路器，间歇气温突变违反，破坏打开
英汉经贸大词典
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	n.破产
英汉计算机大词典
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	vi.断裂(破裂,违反;n.中断(变动,断路器
英汉机械大词典
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	n.破裂,断裂
英汉建筑大词典
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	n.裂缝,裂口,断层,间断,破裂,坡折
英汉农牧林大词典
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	n.开垦
英汉汽车大词典
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	n.断电,中止遮断
英汉贸易大词典
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	证券行情突然显著下跌,违反,破产
英汉心理学大词典
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	工间休息
现代商务英汉大词典
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	证券行情突然显著下跌,违反,破产
英汉冶金大词典
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	n.切断,断路
英汉医学大词典
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	n.滴定突跃,工间休息
英汉中医大词典
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	n.打破,打断,开创