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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第154页（2264字）

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(broke，broken．)vt．①打碎，弄断，打破：break a cup打破杯子．break a rope拉断绳子．break one’s leg摔断腿．break the nuclear monopoly of the two superpowers打破两个超级大国的核垄断．break the world record打破世界纪录．break silence打破沉寂．break a set of books拆散一套书籍．break sth．open破开，撞开．②断绝，使中断：break one’s journey中途下车．break a conversation打断谈话．break an electric current停电．Traffic was broken by the heavy snow．大雪中断了交通．break oneself(sb．)of a habit(使某人)放弃某种习惯．③损坏，弄坏：break a clock(a machine)损坏钟(机器)．④破坏，违犯，违背，扰乱：break discipline破坏纪律．break an agreement违反协议．break one’s word食言．break the peace扰乱治安．⑤使倒闭，使破产：break a bank使银行破产．⑥制服，压服，使…驯服：break a horse驯马．break the enemy’s resistance镇压敌人的反抗．⑦撤职．⑧逃出，越(狱)：break prison越狱．⑨削弱，减弱，挫折：break the wind使风势减弱．break sb．’s spirit挫其锐气，使某人灰心．⑩说出，泄露(消息、秘密等)：Until her death Liu Hu-lan did not break any secrets of the Party．刘胡兰至死没有泄露党的秘密．

－vi．①破，碎，裂，断：Glass breaks easily．玻璃容易碎．The string broke．弦断了．The bubble broke．气泡破了．②毁坏，垮台，变弱：After the serious illness his health broke．重病之后他的身体垮了．③变穷，破产，倒闭：The bank broke．银行倒闭了．④出现，突现，突发：Day was breaking．天亮了．His voice is beginning to break．他的嗓音开始变了．

△break away 1)逃跑．2)放弃，抛弃(习惯等)．3)摆脱，脱离．break down 1)打破，打碎：He broke down the door and got in．他破门而入．2)粉碎，镇压：The enemy’s resistance was broken down．敌人的反抗被粉碎了．3)倒塌，垮：The bridge broke down．桥塌了．4)失败：The negotiations broke down．协商失败了．5)(身体)垮台，变坏：He broke down from overwork．他由于过度劳累身体垮了．6)非常伤心，痛哭起来．7)损坏，(车)抛锚：The car broke down．车坏了．8)分析，归类．break forth(怒气等)突然出现．break in 1)闯入．2)插嘴，打断谈话．3)训练．break in on(or upon)1)干涉，打扰，妨碍．2)插嘴，打断(谈话)．break into 1)闯入．2)突然…起来：break(out)into a loud laugh突然大笑起来．3)占，占用：break into sb．’s time占去某人的时间．4)突然改变步法．break loose逃脱，逃跑．break off(使)折断，中止，间歇，断绝：break off a conversation中断谈话．break off for half an hour休息半小时．break off relations断绝关系．break out 1)逃跑．2)(战争、革命、疾病、火灾等)突然发生，爆发．3)(言语、行为)突然激烈．break through突破，冲破，征服：break through the enemy’s line冲破敌人的防线．break up 1)拆毁，拆散：break up a machine把机器拆散．2)冲散，驱散：break up a crowd驱散人群．3)(体力)衰弱．4)撞碎，粉碎．5)(期末)放假．6)分解，分开．break with 1)(与人)断绝关系．2)放弃，摆脱：break with old habits摆脱旧习惯．

一n．①裂缝，裂口．②破晓，黎明：break of day黎明．③中止，小憩，课问(工间)休息：without a break 毫不间断地，不休息地．④变化，转折点：a break in one’s way of living生活方式的改变．a break in the weather天气的变化．⑤【口语】机会．⑥【电】切断，阻断．