1. break away
突然逃掉或离开。如:
The thief broke away from the policeman. 小偷从警察那逃脱了。
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。
改掉,破除。如:
You must break away from such habits. 你必须改掉那些习惯。
2. break down
坏了。如:
The car broke down after an hour’s driving. 车子开了一个小时就坏了。
失败。如:
Our plans have broken down. 我们的计划已失败了。
中断。如:
He broke down as he was singing. 他没唱完就突然停住了。
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
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。
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,使某人适应。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
强行进入。如:
The thieves planned to break into a bank. 这些小偷计划闯银行。
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。
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。
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。
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5. break off
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。
暂停,休息。如:
Let’s break up for a rest. 我们休息一会儿吧。
折断。如:
The mast has broken off. 桅杆折断了。
6. break out 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。
7. break through
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。
克服,征服。如:
You must try to break through your shyness. 你必须要设法克服羞怯。
强行穿过。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
解散,驱散。如:
The police broke up the crowd . 警察驱散了人群。
放假。如:
When do you break up for Christmas? 你们什么时候放圣诞节假?
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。
击碎,撞碎。如:
The ship broke up on the rocks. 船触礁撞毁了。
绝交。如:
She’s just broken up with her boy-friend. 她刚与男朋友绝交。