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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第145页（1326字）

【词性】：v．

【释义】：

(broke，broken)①打破，破碎〔Break an egg into the bowl．把鸡蛋打在碗里。

The rusty hinge broke．生锈的铰链断裂了。〕②破坏，损坏〔You csn break your watch by winding it too tightly．发条上得过紧就会损坏你的手表。〕③翻土，开垦〔to break ground for a new building破土兴建一幢楼房〕④制服〔The cowboy broke the wild ponies．牧童制服了这匹小野马。

〕⑤超过，打破(纪录)〔to break a record打破一项纪录〕⑥拆开〔The soldiers broke ranks and ran．士兵们离开队伍跑步。〕⑦违背，违反〔to break an agreement违背协议to break the law违反法令〕⑧结束，停止，中断〔The net broke his fall．他被网接住了。The fuse melted and broke the electric circuit．保险丝熔解造成了断电。

〕⑨使破产〔Another such loss will break me．再有一次这样的亏损就会使我破产。〕⑩突然改变，减弱，受阻〔The old man’s voice broke as he sobbed out his story．当老大爷诉说他的故事时，他的声音变了。

〕⑾破晓；闯人〔Dawn was breaking．黎明降临。〕⑿传开；传播〔The news story broke today．今天这个新闻传开了。Who will break the sad news to her?谁把这个坏消息传达给她呢?〕⒀投(变化球)‖ n．①破，破裂②破损处，裂隙〔The X-ray showed a small break in the bone．这张X光片上显示出骨头有一小处裂隙。〕③破晓〔We left at the break of day．我们天刚亮就出发了。

〕④中断期〔Recess is a relaxing break in our school day．在学习日里，我们可以在间休时故松一下自己。〕⑤逃跑(出监狱)⑥［俚］运气，机会〔Give me a break．给我一次机会。

That was a lucky break．那是一个幸运的机遇。

〕／break away突然离开／break down①失去自我控制；情不自禁地痛哭②中止，停顿③分解，把…拆开(进行研究)／break in①闯入②打断③训练／break into①闯入②突然做某事(说话或动作)③中断／break off①突然停止②绝交／oreak out①发疹②爆发③逃跑／break up①打碎；拆散②停止，结束③搅乱／break with①绝交②打破〔The Indian broke with the customs of his people．这个印第安入打破了他的民族习俗。〕