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break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | 행운 |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| break n | (gap) | 틈, 틈새 |
| | The children slipped through a break in the fence. |
| break n | (weather: change) | 변화 |
| | They are waiting for a break in the storm. |
| break n | (rush to escape) | 탈출, 탈주 |
| | | 탈옥 |
| | The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door. |
| break n | informal (relationship rupture) | 결별, 이별, 헤어짐 |
| | Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. |
| break n | (voice change) (목소리) | 변성 |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| break n | UK (school recreation period) | 방학 |
| | It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom. |
| break vi | (pool: scatter balls) (당구) | 브레이크 샷을 치다 |
| | When I play pool, I always like to break. |
| break vi | (burst) | 터지다 |
| | The water balloon broke. |
| break vi | (be disconnected) | 끊기다 |
| | The long-distance connection broke. |
| break vi | (pause) | 멈추다 |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| break vi | (dawn) (날이) | 새다 |
| | | 밤새다 |
| | | 동트다 |
| | The dawn is about to break. |
| break vi | (health: fail) | 약해지다 |
| | His health broke after years of toil. |
| break vi | (voice: change) (목소리가) | 변하다, 변성하다 |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | ~을 위해 멈추다 |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (infringe) | ~을 위반하다, ~을 어기다 |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) | ~을 약화하다 |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) (계약) | ~을 깨다, ~을 끝내다 |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) | ~을 박살내다 |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | 조각내다 |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) | ~을 잔돈으로 바꾸다 |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | ~을 뚫다 |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) (암호) | ~을 해독하다 |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | ~에서 탈출하다 |
| | | ~에서 탈옥하다 |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) (기록) | ~을 경신하다, ~을 깨다 |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) | ~을 파산시키다 |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) (야구) | ~을 던지다, ~을 날리다 |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) (비유, 의지나 생각 등을) | ~을 꺾다 |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | ~을 터뜨리다 |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) | ~을 풀다, ~을 해결하다 |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) | ~을 길들이다 |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) | ~을 전하다, ~을 알리다 |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) (테니스) | ~을 브레이크하다 |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) | ~을 깨다, ~을 깨뜨리다 |
| | | ~가 틀렸음을 입증하다 |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) | ~을 넘다 |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | ~에 침입하다 |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
구동사
break | broken | recess |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | 산산이 부서지다 |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | ~을 분해하다, ~을 해체하다 |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | ~을 망치다, ~을 분열시키다 |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | 나가다, 독립하다 동 |
| 참고: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | ~에서 나가다, ~에서 독립하다 동 |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | ~에서 분리되다, ~에서 떨어지다 동 |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | 고장 나다 |
| 참고: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| | 집에 오는 길에 차가 고장 났다. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | 울음을 터뜨리다 |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| | 스텔라는 경찰에게 남편의 사고 소식을 듣고 울음을 터뜨렸다. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | 결렬되다 |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
| | 노조는 퇴직 수당에 대한 협상이 결렬되자 파업을 선언했다. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) | ~을 부수다 동(타) |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | ~을 분해하다 동(타) |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | ~을 분석하다 동(타) |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | 침입하다 |
| | Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| | 도둑들이 침입해 금고를 습격했다. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | 끼어들다 |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
| | 끼어들어서 죄송합니다. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) | ~을 길들이다, ~을 훈련시키다 동(타) |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) | ~을 길들이다 동(타) |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (신발 등) | ~을 길들이다 동(타) |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | ~을 교육하다, ~을 훈련시키다 동(타) |
| | The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | ~에 침입하다 |
| | Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| | 도둑들이 집에 침입해 보석을 여러 점 훔쳤다. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | 갑자기 ~하기 시작하다 |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| | 나는 그 할머니가 갑자기 노래하기 시작해서 깜짝 놀랐다. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | ~에 끼어들다 |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| | 개리는 우리 대화에 끼어들어 저녁 식사가 준비되었다고 말했다. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | ~에 진입하다 |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| | 조안나는 경력 발전을 위해 디지털 마케팅 분야에 진입하고 싶어 한다. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | 떨어지다 |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| | 문손잡이가 헐거워지더니 결국 떨어졌다. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | ~을 떼다, ~을 떼어 내다 동(타) |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | ~을 파기하다 |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| | 매트와 글렌다는 약혼을 파기하기로 했다. |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | 탈출하다, 달아나다 동 |
| | The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | ~에서 탈출하다, ~에서 달아나다 동 |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| | 죄수는 터널을 파서 감옥에서 탈출했다. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | 발생하다 동 |
| | (전쟁) | 발발하다 동 |
| | (질병) | 창궐하다 동 |
| | The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) (비우) | 피부가 뒤집어지다 동 |
| | I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve! |
| break out vi phrasal | (rash, etc.: develop on skin) (여드름, 발진) | 나다, 올라오다 동 |
| | A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion. |
break [sb] out,
break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (set [sb] free) | ~을 탈출시키다 동 |
| | One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | 극복하다, 타개하다 동 |
| 참고: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | 분해되다 |
| | | 해체되다 |
| 참고: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| | 바위는 점차 모래로 분해된다. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) | 갈라서다, 헤어지다, 결별하다 |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| | 그 커플은 3년 동안 사귄 후 갈라섰다. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | ~와 결별하다, ~와 헤어지다 |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | 휴교하다 동(자) |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | ~을 끝내다 |
| | | ~을 해체하다 |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| | 그녀는 결혼 생활을 끝낸 것이 그의 어머니가 지속해서 간섭했기 때문이라며 비난했다. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) | ~을 멈추다, ~을 말리다 동(타) |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | ~을 쪼개다, ~을 바스러뜨리다 동(타) |
| | Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (통화 연결) | ~가 끊기다 동(자) |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |