break
音标发音
- 英式音标 [breɪk]
- 美式音标 [breɪk]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 打破;(人或动物)骨折;擦破(皮肤);违犯;弄坏;(机器)失灵;打断(连续性);(天气)突变;(新闻)突然传开;终止
- n. 间断;休息;短假;缺口;破裂;进攻;骨折;结束;机会;(斯诺克)一次连续得分;蓓蕾
词源解说
- 1300年左右进入英语,直接源自古英语的brecan,意为打破,粉碎,破坏;最初源自原始日耳曼语的brekan。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- broke:一文不名的,破产的。
- broken:破碎的;坏掉的。
- breakable:易碎的。
- n性质的同根词
- breaker:[电]断路器;打破者;碎浪。
- breakage:破坏;破损;裂口;破损量。
- breaking:破坏;阻断。
- breakable:易碎的东西,易破的东西。
- v性质的同根词
- broke:打破,断掉(break的过去式)。
- broken:折断;打碎;损坏(break的过去分词)。
- breaking:破坏(break的ing形式)。
用法辨析
- break是一个常用词,基本意思是突然地施加一个力(压力或拉力等)使之“破”或“碎”(从一个裂纹到七零八落)。引申可指事物部分地或全部破坏、瓦解、崩溃。
- break有时只表示“冲破”“开创”等过程意义,但更多的是强调了其破坏的物或事物的完整性、统一性或连续性。
- break用作不及物动词时,可表示物体“破”,用于人,则可指身体或精神“垮”“崩溃”。
- break用作及物动词时,除作“弄断”“弄碎”等解,还可作“透露”解(主要是美国口语),与agreement, promise, law, regulation, rule, vow, word等词搭配时,还可作“违背,违犯”解。可接简单宾语,也可接以形容词或介词短语充当补足语的复合宾语。
- break用作不及物动词时,主动形式可表示被动意义,其主语通常是表示无生命的东西。
- break后还可接形容词作表语。
- break用作名词的基本意思是“裂口,裂缝; 破裂”,用于时间可表示“间歇,休息时间”,也可指旧方式或生活习惯的“改变”或“中断”,是可数名词。
- break作“休息”解时是不可数名词,用作单数形式需加不定冠词。
- break在口语中有时作“机会”解,美国俚语中还作“运气”解,是可数名词。
v. (动词)
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- Glass breaks easily.
玻璃易碎。 - Three prisoners broke loose as they were being taken to another prison this morning.
今天早晨三名囚犯在押往另一监狱的途中逃跑了。 - The thief broke the window and got into the house.
那贼打破窗子,进入房内。 - “But I was there!”Jane broke in.
“可我就在那里!”简插嘴说。 - I'm afraid I must break this conversation short.I have to go now.
恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止,现在我得走了。 - There is a break in the water pipe.
水管上有个裂口。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作系动词: S+~+ adj.
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
引出直接引语
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron.+adj.
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- break a branch 折下一树枝
- break a case 弄坏了箱子
- break a clock 弄坏了钟
- break a cup 把茶杯打碎
- break a door 弄坏了门
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
英英字典
- (DAMAGE) to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged
- (END) to destroy or end something, or to come to an end
- (NOT OBEY) to fail to keep a law, rule, or promise
- (DIVIDE) to (cause something to) divide into two or more parts or groups
- (INTERRUPT) to interrupt or to stop something for a short period
- (USE FORCE) to go somewhere or do something by force
- (EMOTION) to lose your confidence, determination, or ability to control yourself, or to make someone do this
- (BECOME KNOWN) to become known or to make something become known
- (WAVES) (of waves) to reach and move over the beach, hit a cliff or wall, etc.
- (WEATHER) (of the weather) to change suddenly and usually become worse
- (STORM) (of a storm) to start suddenly
- (DAY) When dawn or day breaks, the sun starts to appear in the sky early in the morning.
- (VOICE) When a boy's voice breaks it begins to sound like a man's.
- (TENNIS) (in tennis) to win a game in which another player is serving (= hitting the ball first)
- (FOOTBALL) If a football team breaks, it gets the ball in its own half and attacks quickly into the opposing team's half.
- (INTERRUPTION) an interruption
- (OPPORTUNITY) an opportunity for improving a situation, especially one that happens unexpectedly
- (DAMAGE) a place where something has broken
- (END) the end of a relationship, connection, or way of doing something
- (SPORT) in tennis, a game won by the player who was not serving (= hitting the ball first)
- (ESCAPE) to escape from/towards somewhere or something, often by force
- (MORNING) the time when the sun rises in the morning
- 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.
- 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.
- Break is also a noun.
- 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.
- When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.
- If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.
- Break is also a noun.
- If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.
- 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.
- Break is also a noun.
- If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.
- If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.
- A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.
- A break is a short holiday.
- If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.
- If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.
- If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.
- 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.
- When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.
- When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.
- A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.
- If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.
- When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.
- When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downward, for example, when it reaches the shore.
- If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.
- If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example, because they are sad or afraid.
- When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.
- If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
- &rarrsee also broke , broken , heartbreak , heartbreaking , heartbroken , outbreak
- to break even&rarrsee even
- to break new ground&rarrsee ground
- to break someone's heart&rarrsee heart
- all hell breaks loose&rarrsee hell
- to break the ice&rarrsee ice
- to break ranks&rarrsee rank
- to break wind&rarrsee wind