| 主要翻译 |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (smash: into pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破 dǎ pò
TCTraditional Chinese 打破 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打碎 dǎ pò，dǎ suì
TCTraditional Chinese 打碎 |
| | If you play ball in the house, you will break something. |
| | 你要在房子里玩球，会砸破东西的。 |
| break [sth] vtr | (fracture a bone) | SCSimplified Chinese 折断（骨头） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使（骨头）破裂 |
| | Alan broke his arm when he fell. |
| | Janis broke two ribs when she slipped on the ice. |
| | 艾伦摔倒时，摔断了手臂。珍妮丝在冰面上滑倒时，摔断了两根肋骨。 |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (end [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 打断 dǎ duàn
TCTraditional Chinese 打斷 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终止 dǎ duàn，zhōng zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 終止 |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | 冠军队连连获胜的好运被主队打断了。 |
| break⇒ vi | (fragment, shatter) | SCSimplified Chinese 打碎 dǎ suì
TCTraditional Chinese 打碎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破碎 dǎ suì，pò suì
TCTraditional Chinese 破碎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 粉碎 dǎ suì，fěn suì
TCTraditional Chinese 粉碎 |
| | The window broke, and now there's glass all over the floor. |
| | 窗户碎了，现在地板上到处都是玻璃碴。 |
| break vi | (stop functioning) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏掉 huài diào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出故障 huài diào，chū gù zhàng
TCTraditional Chinese 發生故障 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 损坏 huài diào，sǔn huài
TCTraditional Chinese 損壞 |
| | Our old television finally broke. |
| | 我们那台老电视终于坏掉了。 |
| break n | (rest) | SCSimplified Chinese 休息，歇息 xiū xī，xiē xī
TCTraditional Chinese 休息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 间歇，暂停，休息，间断 jiàn xiē，zàn tíng，xiū xī，jiàn duàn
TCTraditional Chinese 間歇，休息，間斷 |
| | A break from training gave the football players a rest. |
| | 足球队员停止训练，休息了一会儿。 |
| break n | (in schedule: holiday) (学校) | SCSimplified Chinese 假期，短期休假 jià qī ，duǎn qī xiū jià |
| | There will be no classes until after Christmas break. |
| | 圣诞假期结束之前都不上课了。 |
| break n | (person: fracture) | SCSimplified Chinese 骨折 gǔ zhé |
| | Will suffered a bad break when he went skiing. |
| | 威尔去滑冰时骨折了。 |
| break n | (suspension, pause) | SCSimplified Chinese 暂停，中止 zàn tíng，zhōng zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 中止 |
| | A break from discussions will give us time to gather more information. |
| | 暂停讨论能让我们有时间收集更多信息。 |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (promise: fail to fulfill) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破 dǎ pò
TCTraditional Chinese 打破 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 违反 dǎ pò，wéi fǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 違反 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 未能履行 |
| | I'm angry at Michelle for breaking her promise not to tell anyone my news. |
| | 米歇尔打破了承诺，对其他人说了我的事，我非常生气。 |
| break⇒ vi | (amniotic fluid: be discharged) (羊水) | SCSimplified Chinese 破
TCTraditional Chinese 破 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 排出 pái chū |
| | The expectant mother's waters broke in the middle of the night. |
| | 那位孕妇的羊水在午夜时分破了。 |
| 其他翻译 |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 突破口, 机会, 机遇 |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| break n | (gap) | SCSimplified Chinese 裂口 liè kǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 裂缝 liè kǒu，liè fèng
TCTraditional Chinese 裂縫 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破裂处 liè kǒu，pò liè chù |
| | The children slipped through a break in the fence. |
| | 孩子们从篱笆的裂缝处窜了过去。 |
| break n | (weather: change) (天气) | SCSimplified Chinese 突变，突然变化 tū biàn，tū rán biàn huà
TCTraditional Chinese 突變 |
| | They are waiting for a break in the storm. |
| | 他们在等着风暴停止，天气突变。 |
| break n | (rush to escape) (为了逃跑而) | SCSimplified Chinese 猛冲 měng chōng
TCTraditional Chinese 猛衝 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 急冲 měng chōng ，jí chōng |
| | The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door. |
| | 守卫没料到犯人们会往门口猛冲，意图逃跑。 |
| break n | informal (relationship rupture) | SCSimplified Chinese 关系破裂 guān xì pò liè
TCTraditional Chinese 關係破裂 |
| | Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. |
| break n | (voice change) (嗓音) | SCSimplified Chinese 突变，变粗，变调，变声 tū biàn，biàn cū，biàn diào
TCTraditional Chinese 突變 |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| | 变声是他步入青春期的迹象，他的声音从低音变到中音，没法控制。 |
| break n | UK (school recreation period) | SCSimplified Chinese 课间休息 kè jiān xiū xī
TCTraditional Chinese 課間休息 |
| | It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom. |
| | 雨一直下个不停，所以我们整个课间休息都是在教室度过的。 |
| break n | (tennis) | SCSimplified Chinese 破发 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破发球局 |
| | The French player made a poor serve, which resulted in her opponent getting a break. |
| break vi | (pool: scatter balls) | SCSimplified Chinese 开球破局 kāi qiú pò jú
TCTraditional Chinese 開球破局 |
| | When I play pool, I always like to break. |
| break vi | (burst) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆裂 bào liè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 突然破裂 bào liè ，tū rán pò liè |
| | The water balloon broke. |
| | 水气球突然破裂了。 |
| break vi | (be disconnected) (连接) | SCSimplified Chinese 中断 zhōng duàn
TCTraditional Chinese 中斷 |
| | The long-distance connection broke. |
| | 远程连接中断了。 |
| break vi | (pause) | SCSimplified Chinese 中止 zhōng zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 中止 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使不再继续 zhōng zhǐ，shǐ bú zài jì xù |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| break vi | (dawn) | SCSimplified Chinese 破晓 pò xiǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拂晓 pò xiǎo，fú xiǎo |
| | The dawn is about to break. |
| | 拂晓将至。 |
| break vi | (health: fail) | SCSimplified Chinese （健康状况）变糟糕 jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng biàn zāo gāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垮掉 jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng biàn zāo gāo，kuǎ diào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese （身体）变衰弱 jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng biàn zāo gāo，shēn tǐ biàn shuāi ruò |
| | His health broke after years of toil. |
| | 长年累月的辛劳把他的身体拖垮了。 |
| break vi | (voice: change) (声音) | SCSimplified Chinese 变声 |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| | 他13岁的时候开始变声。 |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 中断去
TCTraditional Chinese 中斷 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 因…中断 |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| | 在几个小时的讨论过后，委员会成员中断了讨论，去喝咖啡，吃东西了。 |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (infringe) | SCSimplified Chinese 违反 wéi fǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 違反 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打破 wéi fǎn ，dǎ pò
TCTraditional Chinese 打破 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破坏 wéi fǎn ，pò huài
TCTraditional Chinese 破壞 |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) | SCSimplified Chinese 减弱 jiǎn ruò vtr
TCTraditional Chinese 減弱 |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| | 拳击手的封锁动作削弱了对手的攻击。 |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…失效 shǐ shī xiào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 废除 shǐ shī xiào，fèi chú
TCTraditional Chinese 廢除 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宣告…无效 shǐ shī xiào，xuān gào wú xiào |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) | SCSimplified Chinese 打败 dǎ bài
TCTraditional Chinese 打敗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打垮 dǎ bài，dǎ kuǎ |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | SCSimplified Chinese 拆开 chāi kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 拆開 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拆散 chāi kāi，chāi sàn |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) (零钱) | SCSimplified Chinese 兑换 duì huàn
TCTraditional Chinese 兌換 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 找零 duì huàn，zhǎo líng |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | SCSimplified Chinese 穿破 chuān pò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 钻破 chuān pò，zuān pò |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) | SCSimplified Chinese 破译（密码等） pò yì mì mǎ děng |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 从…逃脱 cóng táo tuō
TCTraditional Chinese 從…逃脫 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 逃出 cóng táo tuō，táo chū |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) (体育) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破（记录） dǎ pò jì lù |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…破产 shǐ pò chǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 使…破產 |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 投出（曲线球） tóu chū qū xiàn qiú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使(球)曲线飞行 tóu chū qū xiàn qiú，shǐ qiú qū xiàn fēi xíng |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) (精神、意志) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...垮掉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消磨，摧毁 xiāo mó ，cuī huǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 摧毀 |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 撕裂 sī liè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 撕开 sī liè ，sī kāi |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 解决 jiě jué
TCTraditional Chinese 解決 |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 制服, 驯服, 驯养 |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) (媒体) | SCSimplified Chinese 公布, 发表 |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 破了对手的发球局 |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) | SCSimplified Chinese 驳倒 bó dǎo |
| | (借口、辩辞等) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...不能成立 |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) | SCSimplified Chinese 超出 chāo chū
TCTraditional Chinese 超出 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超过 chāo chū，chāo guò
TCTraditional Chinese 超過 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超越 chāo chū，chāo yuè |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| | 那个人因为驾驶超速而被传讯。 |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | SCSimplified Chinese 强行闯入 qiáng xíng chuǎng rù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破门而入 qiáng xíng chuǎng rù，pò mén ér rù
TCTraditional Chinese 破門而入 |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
动词短语
break | break into |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 破碎 pò suì
TCTraditional Chinese 破碎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 碎裂 pò suì，suì liè |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | SCSimplified Chinese 拆开 chāi kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 拆開 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分拆 |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
break [sth] apart,
break apart [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | SCSimplified Chinese 分裂 fēn liè
TCTraditional Chinese 分裂 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使...分崩离析 |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | SCSimplified Chinese 离开 lí kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 離開 |
| | (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 单飞 lí kāi，dān fēi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 独立 lí kāi，dú lì
TCTraditional Chinese 獨立 |
| 备注: 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. |
| | 乐队的两名成员离开乐队成立了自己的乐队。 |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) (团体) | SCSimplified Chinese 脱离，离开 tuō lí，lí kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 脫離，離開 |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| | 几名党员脱离了该党派成立了自己的极端主义组织。 |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | SCSimplified Chinese 从…掉下来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从…分离 |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| | 当苏将蛋糕从烤箱里取出时，把手从门上脱落下来。 |
| break back vi phrasal | (tennis: win after losing previous game) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 回敬破发 |
| | Federer broke back to win the third game. |
| break back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (sports: return to original position) | SCSimplified Chinese 回到原位 |
| | The goalkeeper saved the shot, but the ball broke back to Smith, who scored. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏掉，抛锚 huài diào，pāo máo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发生故障 fā shēng gù zhàng |
| 备注: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| | 回家的路上，车子抛锚了。 |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | SCSimplified Chinese 精神崩溃 jīng shén bēng kuì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 情绪失控 |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| | 斯特拉在警察告知自己丈夫出事时，精神崩溃了。 |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | SCSimplified Chinese 崩溃，瓦解，破裂 bēng kuì ，wǎ jiě ，pò liè
TCTraditional Chinese 崩潰，瓦解，破裂 |
| | (身体) | SCSimplified Chinese 垮掉，衰弱 kuǎ diào，shuāi ruò
TCTraditional Chinese 衰弱 |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
| | 退休福利的谈判破裂后，工会号召进行罢工。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (将门、墙等) | SCSimplified Chinese 摧毁，捣毁，破坏 cuī huǐ，dǎo huǐ，pò huài
TCTraditional Chinese 摧毀，搗毀，破壞 |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
| | 当对房屋进行搜查时，警方破门而入。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…分解成化学成分 |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
| | 消化时，胃酸会将食物分解成化学成分。 |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…进行分解分析 |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| | 我们能够将整个过程分解为一系列独立的阶段。 |
| break forth vi phrasal | (emerge, happen suddenly) | SCSimplified Chinese 崛起 jué qǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 突显 |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | SCSimplified Chinese 强行进入 qiáng xíng jìn rù
TCTraditional Chinese 強行進入 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闯入 qiáng xíng jìn rù，chuǎng rù |
| | Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| | 小偷闯入后，掠走保险柜里的财物。 |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | SCSimplified Chinese 插话 chā huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打断 chā huà，dǎ duàn
TCTraditional Chinese 打斷 |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
| | 请原谅我擅自插话。 |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) | SCSimplified Chinese 驯（马等） |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
| | 马特为赛马场训练马匹。 |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (新汽车、新引擎等) | SCSimplified Chinese 通过使用使其慢慢合用 |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
| | 最好慢慢发动引擎。 |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (新鞋) | SCSimplified Chinese 穿一阵使其慢慢合脚 |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
| | 有时新鞋需要时间来磨合。 |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | SCSimplified Chinese 培养…做… |
| | (环境或工作) | SCSimplified Chinese 使…适应，使…熟悉 shǐ shóu xī / shǐ shú xī
TCTraditional Chinese 使…適應 |
| | The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| | 该公司有着一个为期三个月的项目来使新进员工适应工作环境。 |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | SCSimplified Chinese 脱落 tuō luò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 断开 tuō luò ，duàn kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 斷開 |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| | 门把手变松了，并且最终脱落下来。 |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | SCSimplified Chinese 掰下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 折断 zhé duàn |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| | 奥尔加从那板巧克力上掰下一大块儿。 |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | SCSimplified Chinese 断绝（往来） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绝（交） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终止，结束，中断 zhōng zhǐ，jié shù，zhōng duàn
TCTraditional Chinese 終止，結束，中斷 |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| | 马特和格伦达决定解除婚约。 |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 逃脱 táo tuō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 逃离 táo tuō，táo lí |
| | The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| | 囚犯逃离并试图躲过看守人员。 |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 逃离 táo lí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从…逃出去 |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| | 囚犯挖了条地道，逃离了监狱。 |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | SCSimplified Chinese 爆发 bào fā
TCTraditional Chinese 爆發 |
| | The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| | 餐厅里一片祥和，而后一个扔来的瓶子引发了一场打斗。 |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) (皮肤) | SCSimplified Chinese 长疙瘩，发疹子 |
| | I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve! |
| | 我吃了太多糖，现在长痘了。就在我和史蒂夫约会前，我的脸上长痘了！ |
| break out vi phrasal | (rash, etc.: develop on skin) (疹子，皮疹等) | SCSimplified Chinese 出，长
TCTraditional Chinese 出，長 |
| | A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion. |
| | 用了这种乳液后，爱丽丝脸上起疹子了。 |
break [sb] out,
break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (set [sb] free) | SCSimplified Chinese 帮…逃离 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 帮…逃出去 |
| | One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| | 一名帮派成员被关进监狱，其他成员把他救了出来。 |
break [sth] out,
break out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (divide into categories) | SCSimplified Chinese 分为 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分成 |
| | The website breaks out gift ideas according to recipient and price range. |
| | 这个网站根据收礼对象和价格区间对各种礼物创意进行分类。 |
| break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (develop: a rash, spots) | SCSimplified Chinese 突然出现 tū rán chū xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 突然出現 |
| | I'm so stressed, it's no wonder I've broken out in hives. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | SCSimplified Chinese 取得重大突破 qǔ dé zhòng dà tū pò |
| 备注: 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. |
| | 公司成功利用这些新想法取得了重大突破。 |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | SCSimplified Chinese 碎裂 suì liè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 粉碎 suì liè ，fěn suì
TCTraditional Chinese 粉碎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分解 suì liè ，fēn jiě
TCTraditional Chinese 分解 |
| | Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| | 岩石最终都会分解成沙子。 |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) (夫妻) | SCSimplified Chinese 关系破裂，分手，离异 guān xì pò liè，fēn shǒu，lí yì
TCTraditional Chinese 關係破裂 |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| | 那对情侣交往了三年后分手了。 |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…分开 yǔ fēn kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 與…分開 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…崩了 yǔ fēn kāi，yǔ bēng le |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| | 我认为你应该跟你男朋友分手。 |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) (学校) | SCSimplified Chinese 放假，学期结束 |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| | 学校下周就会开始放暑假。 |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | SCSimplified Chinese 使破裂 shǐ pò liè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使分手 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使分手 |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| | 她指责他妈妈不断干涉来使他们的婚姻破裂。 |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) | SCSimplified Chinese 制止（打架） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将（打架者）分开 |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| | 班主任介入并将打架的两个男孩子分开。 |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | SCSimplified Chinese 粉碎 fěn suì
TCTraditional Chinese 粉碎 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使…成碎片 |
| | Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| | 把饼干弄成小碎片，并将碎片放到食物调理机里面。 |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) | SCSimplified Chinese 通话声音断断续续 |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
| break with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | ([sb]: end association) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…绝交 |
| break with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (stop complying with) (物) | SCSimplified Chinese 和…分离 |
| break with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (group: withdraw from) (组织) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…脱离关系 |
复合形式：
break | break into |
| bad break n | informal (misfortune, period of bad luck) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏运气 huài yùn qì
TCTraditional Chinese 壞運氣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 倒霉 huài yùn qì，dǎo méi
TCTraditional Chinese 倒霉 / 倒楣 |
| | He really got a bad break -- the truck ran into his house the day after his insurance lapsed. |
| bad break n | (bone: serious fracture) | SCSimplified Chinese 严重的骨折 yán zhòng de gǔ zhé |
| | Jim suffered a bad break in his femur when he fell off the ladder. |
| big break n | slang (great opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 难得的机会 nán dé de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大好机会 nán dé de jī huì，dà hǎo jī huì |
| | Judy got her big break when a famous director cast her in his new film. |
| break a journey v expr | (stop somewhere en route) | SCSimplified Chinese 中途歇息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 旅游中途休息 |
| break a record v expr | (surpass previous highest, best) | SCSimplified Chinese 破纪录 |
| | We broke a record today; it's the first March ever with absolutely no snow here. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (eat a meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 进餐 jìn cān |
| | Good friends enjoy breaking bread together. |
| break bread v expr | figurative (share a meal with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 共餐 gòng cān |
| | At the Last Supper, Jesus broke bread with his friends for the last time before he died. |
| break camp v expr | (leave campsite) | SCSimplified Chinese 离开营地 lí kāi yíng dì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拔营 |
| break cover v expr | (emerge suddenly from hiding) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴露 bào lù
TCTraditional Chinese 暴露 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从隐藏处跳出 |
| break down and cry v expr | (burst into tears) | SCSimplified Chinese 崩溃而哭 bēng kuì ér kū
TCTraditional Chinese 崩潰而哭 |
| | Helen broke down and cried when she heard the sad news. |
| break even v expr | (not make profit or loss) | SCSimplified Chinese 收支相抵 shōu zhī xiāng dǐ |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | At the rate we're going, we'll be lucky to break even at year's end. |
| | 照我们现在的情况，年底能收支相抵就谢天谢地了。 |
| break free vi + adj | (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 冲破藩篱 chōng pò fān lí
TCTraditional Chinese 衝破藩籬 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 逃脱 chōng pò fān lí，táo tuō |
| | Stan works in an office, but dreams of breaking free and joining a rock band. |
| | 斯坦在办公室上班，但他梦想打破束缚，加入一只摇滚乐队。 |
| break free from [sb] v expr | (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆脱 bǎi tuō
TCTraditional Chinese 擺脫 |
| | The hostage broke free from his captors and ran to safety. |
| | 人质从抓他的人手中逃脱并跑到安全位置。 |
| break free from [sth] v expr | (escape) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆脱 bǎi tuō
TCTraditional Chinese 擺脫 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从…挣脱出来 |
| | The two convicts were finally able to break free from the chain gang. |
| | 这两名罪犯终于挣脱铁链逃了出去。 |
| break ground vtr + n | figurative (be first to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 首创 shǒu chuàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 创新 shǒu chuàng，chuàng xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 創新 |
| | She's breaking ground with her innovative approach. |
| | 她用创新方法实现首创。 |
| break ground vtr + n | US (begin construction) | SCSimplified Chinese 破土动工 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 开工 kāi gōng
TCTraditional Chinese 開工 |
| | Builders have broken ground on a new old folks' home. |
| break it down v expr | figurative, informal (analyze the situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 分析情况 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分解 fēn jiě
TCTraditional Chinese 分解 |
| break it down interj | informal, AU (stop it) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止 tíng zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 停止 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 停下来 tíng zhǐ，tíng xià lái
TCTraditional Chinese 停下來 |
| | "Break it down, will ya?" said Alf. "I've had enough of your whingeing!" |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 断交 duàn jiāo |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
break load,
breaking load n | (heavy weight, stress) | SCSimplified Chinese 断裂载荷 |
| | The scientists were testing the break loads of different types of rope. |
| break loose v expr | figurative (free yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 逃脱 táo tuō |
| | I thought I'd fastened the dog's chain securely but he must have broken loose. |
break new ground,
also US: break ground v expr | figurative (do [sth] completely new) | SCSimplified Chinese 开辟新天地，完全创新 |
| | She's breaking ground with her innovative approach. |
break of day,
break of dawn n | (dawn, sunrise, early morning) | SCSimplified Chinese 破晓 pò xiǎo |
| | The hunt assembles and is ready to ride at the break of day. |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | SCSimplified Chinese 用力打开
TCTraditional Chinese 用力打開 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 撬开 qiào kāi |
| | Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | SCSimplified Chinese 撬开（锁） qiào kāi suǒ |
| | The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |
| break out in a cold sweat v expr | (perspire, have chills) (因惊恐、害怕) | SCSimplified Chinese 突然大汗淋漓 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 猛然冷汗不止 |
| break out in a sweat v expr | (begin to perspire) | SCSimplified Chinese 出汗 chū hàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冒汗 |
| break point n | (tennis) | SCSimplified Chinese 破发点 |
| break point n | (a point to make change) | SCSimplified Chinese 转折点 zhuǎn zhé diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 轉折點 |
| break ranks v expr | (disagree with group) | SCSimplified Chinese 背弃同盟 |
| break room n | (staff room) | SCSimplified Chinese 休息室 xiū xī shì |
| | All staff are invited to the break room for cake and coffee at 5 o'clock. |
| break the back of [sth] v expr | figurative (do the hardest or biggest part of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 完成...最困难的部分 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 完成...的大部分 |
| break the bank v expr | (gambling: win all money) | SCSimplified Chinese 将庄家的钱赢光 jiāng zhuāng jiā de qián yíng guāng |
| | He was on such a winning streak in Las Vegas, he broke the bank in two casinos! |
| break the bank v expr | figurative, informal (be expensive) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 傾家蕩產 |
| | We can afford to buy new flowerpots; they really won't break the bank. |
| break the deadlock v expr | (end a stalemate) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破僵局 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冲破困境 |
| break the habit v expr | (stop doing [sth] habitually) | SCSimplified Chinese 改掉…的习惯 gǎi diào de xí guàn |
| | He hasn't smoked for six months. Maybe he's finally broken the habit! |
| break the ice v expr | figurative (start a conversation) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破沉默 dǎ pò chén mò |
| | Party games are an effective way to break the ice at a gathering. |
| break the law v expr | (do [sth] illegal, commit a crime) | SCSimplified Chinese 违法 wéi fǎ
TCTraditional Chinese 違法 |
| | Every time you buy a pirated DVD, you are breaking the law. |
break the mold (US),
break the mould (UK) v expr | figurative (do [sth] in an unconventional way) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破陈规 |
| break the news v expr | (announce [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布 xuān bù
TCTraditional Chinese 宣布 / 宣佈 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 公布 xuān bù，gōng bù
TCTraditional Chinese 公布 / 公佈 |
| | Diane decided to move out of her parents' house; they were sad when she broke the news. |
| break the news of [sth] v expr | (announce [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 宣布 xuān bù
TCTraditional Chinese 宣布 / 宣佈 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 公布 xuān bù，gōng bù
TCTraditional Chinese 公布 / 公佈 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将...宣之于众 |
| | Rhea broke the news of her pregnancy to her delighted parents. |
| break the news to [sb] v expr | (announce [sth] to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人宣布消息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉某人消息 |
| | The police officer broke the news to Natasha that her husband had died in a car crash. |
| break the record v expr | (surpass previous highest, best) | SCSimplified Chinese 破记录 pò jì lù
TCTraditional Chinese 破紀錄 |
| break the record for [sth] v expr | (surpass previous highest, best) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破...的记录 |
| break the rules v expr | (do [sth] in an unconventional way) | SCSimplified Chinese 打破规则
TCTraditional Chinese 打破規則 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打破陈规 |
| break the seal v expr | (open: document, package) | SCSimplified Chinese 拆封 chāi fēng |
| | If you break the seal, you can no longer return the item to the store. |
| | 拆封后，你就不可以将物品退回商店。 |
| break the seal on [sth] v expr | (open: document, package) | SCSimplified Chinese 开启, 打开 |
| | I warned him not to break the seal on the envelope before he gave it to the official. |
| break the seal v expr | figurative, US, slang (urinate) | SCSimplified Chinese 小便, 撒尿 |
| 备注: 喝水饮酒过了一定临界点，之后会频繁尿尿 |
| | After three drinks, Brad needed to break the seal. |
| | 喝了三杯后，布拉德需要去小便。 |
| break the sound barrier v expr | (go faster than sound) | SCSimplified Chinese 超过音速 chāo guò yīn sù
TCTraditional Chinese 超過音速 |
| | When a plane breaks the sound barrier it produces a sonic boom that sounds like an explosion. |
| break the spell v expr | figurative (end the illusion or mood) | SCSimplified Chinese 解除魔力 jiě chú mó lì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 终结痴迷状态 jiě chú mó lì，zhōng jié chī mí zhuàng tài |
| | Don't say anything...I don't want to break the spell. |
| break the spell v expr | (witchcraft: disable a charm, curse) | SCSimplified Chinese 破除咒语 pò chú zhòu yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 破除咒語 |
| | The frog said that if I kissed him it would break the spell and he would turn into a handsome prince. |
| break through [sth] vtr + prep | (demolish) | SCSimplified Chinese 突出（包围） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冲破（障碍物） |
| | The army used tanks to break through the barricades. |
| | 军队用坦克冲破路障。 |
| break time n | (recreational period) | SCSimplified Chinese 歇息时间 xiē xī shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 歇息時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 休闲时间 xiē xī shí jiān，xiū xián shí jiān |
| | Part-time workers get half the break time of full-time workers. |
break wind,
pass wind v expr | (pass gas) | SCSimplified Chinese 放屁 fàng pì |