break短语动词用法大全

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1. break away (from)

(1) 突然逃掉或离开。如:

The thief broke away from the policeman. 小偷从警察那逃脱了。

(2) 断绝往来,脱离。如:

He broke away from all his old friends. 他同他所有的老朋友断绝了往来。

(3) 改掉(旧习惯),破除(旧作法)。如:

You must break away from such habits. 你必须改掉那些习惯。

2. break down

(1) (机器、车辆等)坏了。如:

The car broke down after an hour’s driving. 车子开了一个小时就坏了。

(2) (计划、谈判等)失败。如:

Our plans have broken down. 我们的计划已失败了。

(3) (谈话、通讯等)中断。如:

He broke down as he was singing. 他没唱完就突然停住了。

(4) (健康、精神等)变坏。如:

Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 工作的压力把他的身体弄垮了。

3. break in

(1) 突然进来,强行进入。如:

He broke in and stole my money. 他闯进来偷了我的钱。

(2) 插嘴,打岔。如:

He broke in with some ideas of his own. 他插话谈了自己的一些想法。

Please don’t break in on our conversation. 请不要打断我们的谈话。

The secretary broke in to say that a telegram had just arrived. 秘书插话说刚收到一个电报。

注:以上用法的 break in 通常是不及物的,但有时也用作及物动词,带宾语,表示:训练某人(物),使某人(物)适应。如:

He is breaking in the new man as a machine operator. 我在训练那个新工人操作机器。

Two weeks in the new office should be enough to break you in. 在新办公室上两星期的班便足以让你适应了。

4. break into

(1) 强行进入。如:

The thieves planned to break into a bank. 这些小偷计划闯银行。

(2) 突然……起来。如:

Hearing the news, she broke into tears. 听到这个消息,她就哭了起来。

The man broke into a run when he saw the police. 那个人一看到警察,拨腿就跑。

(3) 打断,插嘴。如:

He broke into the discussion with a shout of warning. 他大声警告,打断了讨论。

(4) 占用时间。如:

Social activities break into my time. 社会活动占去了我的时间。

注:break into 与 break in 的有时可表示相同的意思,但前者通常为及物的,后者通常为不及物的。

5. break off

(1) 停止讲话。如:

He broke off in the middle of a sentence. 他一句话没讲完就停住了。

(2) 暂停,休息。如:

Let’s break up for a rest. 我们休息一会儿吧。

(3) (使)折断。如:

The mast has (been) broken off. 桅杆折断了。

6. break out (火灾、战争等)突然发生或爆发。如:

A fire broke out during the night. 夜间发生了火灾。

The 2nd World War broke out in September, 1939. 第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

Influenza usually breaks out in winter. 流感通常发生在冬季。

注:是不及物动词,所以不能带宾语,也不能用于被动语态。(from www.nmet168.com)

7. break through

(1) 突破,有重要创见。如:

Scientists say they’re beginning to break through in the fight against cancer. 科学家们说,他们在防治癌症方面开始有所突破。

(2) 克服,征服。如:

You must try to break through your shyness. 你必须要设法克服羞怯。

(3) 强行穿过(进入)。如:

The enemy’s defences were strong but our soldiers broke through. 敌人的防线很艰固,但仍为我军所突破。

注:有时指太阳、月亮等从云层里出来。如:

The sun broke through at last in the afternoon. 下午太阳终于从云层里钻了出来。

8. break up

(1) 解散,驱散。如:

The police broke up the crowd (the meeting). 警察驱散了人群(集会)。

(2) (学校等)放假。如:

When do you break up for Christmas? 你们什么时候放圣诞节假?

(3) 结束,破裂。如:

The weather shows signs of breaking up. 好天气看样要过去了。

Their marriage is breaking up. 他们的婚姻濒临破裂。

(4) 击碎,撞碎。如:

The ship broke up on the rocks. 船触礁撞毁了。

(5) 绝交。如:

She’s just broken up with her boy-friend. 她刚与男朋友绝交。


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