breaking

1. V-ERG 打破；摔碎
   When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
   1. He fell through the window, breaking the glass...
      他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。
   2. The plate broke...
      盘子打破了。
   3. Break the cauliflower into florets...
      把花椰菜撕成小朵。
   4. The plane broke into three pieces.
      飞机断成了三截。
   5. ...bombed-out buildings, surrounded by broken glass and rubble...
      被炸毁的楼宇四周尽是碎玻璃和碎砖瓦砾
   6. The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice.
      唯一的声响是冰层噼噼啪啪碎裂的声音。
2. V-ERG 折断（骨头）；骨折
   If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.
   1. She broke a leg in a skiing accident...
      她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。
   2. Old bones break easily...
      老年人容易骨折。
   3. Several people were treated for broken bones.
      数人接受了断骨治疗。
   4. Break is also a noun.
      
   5. It has caused a bad break to Gabriella's leg.
      这导致加布里埃拉一条腿严重骨折。
3. V-ERG （使）（表层、盖子或密封）破裂；撕开
   If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.
   1. Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...
      一旦你撕开瓶子的密封条，你就无法再把它复原。
   2. The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...
      水疱一旦破了就必须用绷带包扎起来。
   3. Do not use the cream on broken skin.
      不要在破损皮肤的表面涂护肤霜。
4. V-ERG （使）（工具或机器）损坏
   When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
   1. When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...
      离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。
   2. Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...
      租房者无需担心屋顶漏水和洗衣机出故障。
   3. The lead biker broke his bike chain.
      那位领先的自行车手车链子断了。
5. VERB 破坏，违反（规则、承诺或协议）
   If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
   1. We didn't know we were breaking the law.
      我们不知道自己在犯法。
   2. The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
      这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。
   3. ...broken promises.
      背弃的承诺
6. VERB 挣脱；解脱
   If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
   1. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
      她用肘猛击他的胸部，挣脱了出来。
   2. ...his inability to break free of his marriage.
      他无法摆脱婚姻的束缚
7. VERB 结束（困难或不利局面）；打破（僵局）
   If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.
   1. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...
      内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
   2. New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...
      旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持局面的新提案已被提交。
   3. The country is heading towards elections which may break the party's long hold on power.
      这个国家正在朝着举行选举的目标迈进，选举可能会打破该党对政权的长期垄断。
   4. Break is also a noun.
      
   5. Nothing that might lead to a break in the deadlock has been discussed yet.
      还没有讨论出一个可能打破这一僵局的办法。
8. VERB 打破（沉默）
   If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
   1. Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...
      休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”
   2. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
      一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。
9. N-COUNT （天气的）放晴
   If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather.
   1. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.
      天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。
10. VERB （与…）决裂；断绝（联系）；放弃
    If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way.
    1. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...
       明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。
    2. They were determined to break from precedent...
       他们决心打破先例。
    3. They have yet to break the link with the trade unions.
       他们还必须断绝与工会组织的联系。
    4. Break is also a noun.
       
    5. Making a completely clean break with the past, the couple got rid of all their old furniture.
       为了与过去彻底决裂，这对夫妇扔掉了他们全部的旧家具。
11. VERB （使）摆脱，（使）戒除（习惯）
    If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
    1. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...
       如果你还在吸烟的话，就尽量戒除这个习惯吧。
    2. The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.
       教授希望改掉学生们不动脑筋就想找到答案的习惯。
12. VERB 瓦解…的决心；使丧失勇气；毁掉…的前程
    To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.
    1. He never let his jailers break him...
       他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。
    2. The newspapers and television can make or break you...
       报纸和电视会使你成功，也会将你毁掉。
    3. Ken's wife, Vicki, said: 'He's a broken man.'
       肯的妻子薇姬说：“他被毁了。”
13. VERB 短暂休息；稍停
    If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
    1. They broke for lunch.
       他们停下来吃午饭。
14. See also: They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break... I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good... She rang Moira during a coffee break. lunch break tea break
15. N-COUNT 短假
    A break is a short holiday.
    1. They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
       他们目前正在西班牙休短假。
16. VERB （为短暂歇息而）打断（旅程）
    If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
    1. Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
       由于天气炎热，我们在一家乡村小旅馆停下来稍作歇息。
17. VERB 减弱（势头）；减轻（力度）
    To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it.
    1. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.
       有人坠落压在他身上，致使他颈部受重伤。
18. VERB （消息在报纸、电视或电台）发布，传播
    When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
    1. The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...
       据报道首相已经辞职。
    2. He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
       丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。
19. VERB （通常以委婉的方式）透露，告知（坏消息）
    When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
    1. Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...
       然后路易丝挑明了她要离开我。
    2. I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
       我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。
20. N-COUNT 机遇；机会；好运
    A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
    1. He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.
       他进入了电视圈，获得的第一个机会是在连续剧《公民詹姆斯》中与锡德·詹姆斯演对手戏。
21. See also: Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres... Jurassic Park had broken all box office records. record-breaking
22. See also: They continued the search as dawn broke. daybreak
23. VERB （波浪)减势，落下
    When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.
    1. Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
       丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。
24. VERB 限免，破译（密码）
    If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
    1. It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
       恐怕他们会破译盟军的密码。
25. VERB （因悲伤或害怕嗓音）突变，变调
    If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.
    1. Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
       戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。
26. VERB （男孩嗓音）变粗
    When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
    1. He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
       他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。
27. VERB （天气）突变；（风暴）骤起
    If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
    1. I've been waiting for the weather to break...
       我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。
    2. She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.
       她希望能够在起风暴前赶到旅馆。
28. VERB （网球比赛中）破，赢得（对手的发球局）
    In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.
    1. He broke McEnroe's serve.
       他破了麦肯罗的发球局。
    2. Break is also a noun.
       
    3. A single break of serve settled the first two sets.
       前两盘的比赛都是靠破掉对方一个发球局而分出胜负。
29. See also: broke broken heartbreak heartbreaking heartbroken outbreak
30. PHRASE 破晓时分
    The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.
    1. 'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'
       “我，”他以富有诗意的语言结尾，“将守候着你，直至晨光初露。”
31. CONVENTION 别烦我了
    You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
    1. 'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.
       “我可是个货真价实的高智商小伙儿，特雷西。”詹姆斯开玩笑地说道。“哦，别烦我了，”特雷西抱怨道。
32. PHRASE 逃离；离开
    If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.
    1. The moment had come to make a break or die...
       那个时候不跑就没命了。
    2. Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.
       丹朝他的汽车跑去，却发现驾驶座位置的门被锁住了。
33. to break the bank → see: bank

1. He must have been aware that my parents 'marriage was breaking up.
   他一定已经知道我父母的婚姻即将破裂。
2. They were battering the door, they were breaking in
   他们正在使劲捶门，就要闯进来了。
3. There are tangible signs that the republic's successfully breaking its bonds with Moscow.
   有明显迹象表明该共和国成功地断绝了与莫斯科的密切联系。
4. He fell through the window, breaking the glass
   他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。
5. Then, breaking into a smile, he said, 'I brought you something.'
   然后，他忽然露出笑容，说道：“我给你带了一样东西。”
6. There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely
   这艘船有彻底解体的危险。
7. The line's gone; I think you're breaking up.
   掉线了；我听不清你说什么。
8. The report on the riot exposed a prison system stretched to breaking point
   关于这一暴动的报道暴露出监狱系统已经达到了承受极限。
9. Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October
   这附近的家庭已经忍无可忍了。从10月以来他们就一直只领一半的薪水。
10. Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration
    尼尔不停地打断我，使得我无法集中注意力。
11. The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
    毛毛雨现在已经停了，太阳正破云而出。
12. Although your heart is breaking, you must face the truth that a relationship has ended
    虽然你伤透了心，但也必须面对现实，一段感情已结束了。
13. Tito forged a unique model of communism after breaking with Stalin in 1948.
    1948年铁托在和斯大林决裂后创建了一种独特的共产主义模式。
14. The album sees them reliving past glories but not really breaking any new ground.
    这张专辑使他们重温了昔日的辉煌，但实际上没有任何新的突破。
15. This would permit air to enter, breaking the hermetic seal of the jar.
    这会造成漏气，破坏罐子的密封性。
16. Gangs rioted last night, breaking storefront windows and hurling rocks and bottles.
    几个帮派昨晚聚众闹事，他们打碎商店临街的玻璃窗，并投掷石块和瓶子。
17. They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties
    他们正寻求取得对他提起刑事诉讼的许可令，以控告他违反了有关政党资助的法律。
18. Civil disobedience, violent or non-violent, is intentional law breaking.
    公民抗命，不管是暴力还是非暴力的，都是故意犯法。
19. The trouble began when gangs began breaking windows and looting shops
    一些团伙开始破窗抢劫商店时发生了骚乱。
20. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point
    吉尔的神经绷紧到了极点。
21. The freighter was allowed to proceed after satisfying them that it was not breaking sanctions.
    在确认没有违反制裁条例后，货船被放行了。
22. Then the policeman recognised me, breaking into profuse apologies.
    然后这个警察认出了我，一个劲儿地给我道歉。
23. She was at rock bottom. Her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she.
    她整个人跌至了谷底。她漫长的爱情要告结束了，她也要崩溃了。
24. He was rugby tackled by a policeman after breaking through police lines.
    他在突破警戒线后被一名警察拦截了。
25. Ben has also been in the wars. He is still in plaster after breaking a leg.
    本也受了伤。他摔断了一条腿，现在还打着石膏。
26. Day is breaking.; It's light already.
    天亮了。
27. The sea waves were roaring and breaking over the rocks.
    海浪吼叫着拍击着岩石。
28. You will catch it for breaking that vase.
    你打破了那花瓶要挨骂了。
29. After breaking out of the jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.
    他越狱后，暗藏在一个无人居住的农舍里。
30. This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.
    这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。

noun

1. the act of breaking something
   1. the breakage was unavoidable

   Synonym:    breakagebreak