break off

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force. 脱落; 用力移除
The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact. 该飞机的两个机翼因受到撞击而脱落。
Grace broke off a large piece of the clay. 格雷斯使劲掰掉了一大块陶土。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you break off when you are doing or saying something, you suddenly stop doing it or saying it. 突然停止
Barry broke off in mid-sentence. 巴里话说到一半突然停止了。
3. PHRASAL VERB If someone breaks off a relationship, they end it. 终止 (关系)
The two West African states had broken off relations two years ago. 这两个西非国家两年前已终止了关系。