“Break”作為英文中的一個(gè)常用詞，能夠與很多詞語(yǔ)搭配形成短語(yǔ)，表達豐富的含義，今天我們就來(lái)學(xué)習一些吧。
1. break up 分手/解散
Four months ago , my girlfriend and I broke up.
四個(gè)月前，我和我的女朋友分手了。
The police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
警察不得不使用武力驅散人群。
2. break down 精神崩潰/毀壞
The machine must break down at this busy hour.
正忙的時(shí)候，機器偏偏又壞了。
He finally break down under the four-hour's strain.
在四小時(shí)的壓力下他終于堅持不了。
3. break in 破門(mén)而入
Robbers often breaks in at midnight.
強盜經(jīng)常在半夜破門(mén)而入。
4. break out 出皮疹/爆發(fā)
His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.
戰爭爆發(fā)，使他的一切努力付諸東流。
The baby broke out in a rash.
嬰孩全身出了一片紅疹。
5. break off 休息一下/暫停
Let's break off work for a few minutes.
我們把工作暫停幾分鐘。
6. break through 突破/穿過(guò)
The sun broke through the clouds.
太陽(yáng)沖破云層出來(lái)了。
We hope to break through soon in the fight against AIDS.
我們希望在與艾滋病的斗爭中很快有所突破。
7. break even 不賺不賠，收支平衡
It will be a year before the firm makes a profit but at least it's breaking even.
這家公司一年以后才能贏(yíng)利，現在至少已收支平衡了。
8. the break of dawn 破曉
She got up at the break of dawn.
天剛亮她便起床了。
9. break the ice 打破僵局/破冰
The host told a joke to his guest to break the ice.
主人為了打破僵局，給客人講了個(gè)笑話(huà)。
10. break the bank 太貴
Come on! One evening at the theatre won't break the bank.
得啦! 看一晚上戲不會(huì )傾家蕩產(chǎn)的。
