If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.
(天气) 突变; (暴风雨) 骤起He fell through the window, breaking the glass. 他打破玻璃,从窗口摔了出去。
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.
短暂休息 They broke for lunch. 他们停下来吃午饭。
| 过去式 | 过去分词 | 现在分词 |
|---|---|---|
| broke | broken | breaking |
| 基本用法 打破,折断,损坏 | Don't break the window with the ball. 不要用球把窗户打破。 He broke his leg in the accident. 他在事故中摔断了腿。 |
|---|---|
| 违反,打破(规则、记录) | It is illegal to break the law. 违反法律是非法的。 She broke the world record for the 100-meter dash. 她打破了100米短跑的世界纪录。 |
| 中断,暂停 | Let's break for lunch at noon. 我们中午休息一下吃午饭。 The meeting broke at 3 p.m. 会议在下午3点中断了。 |
| (消息)泄露,传播 | The news of the scandal broke yesterday. 丑闻的消息在昨天泄露了。 The story broke on social media. 这个故事在社交媒体上传开了。 |
| 打破(沉默),开始 | He waited for the silence to break. 他等待沉默被打破。 The storm broke just as we got inside. 我们刚一进屋,暴风雨就开始了。 |
| (习惯)戒除 | It's hard to break a bad habit. 很难戒掉一个坏习惯。 |
| 破晓 | We will start our journey at day break. 我们将在天亮时开始我们的旅程。 |
| (关系)破裂 | They decided to break up after five years together. 他们决定在在一起五年后分手。 |
| break 休息;中断;断裂 | Let's take a short break before we continue. 在我们继续之前,先休息一下。 I need a break from all this studying. 我需要从所有这些学习中休息一下。 |
| lucky break 好运气,意外的好机会 | Getting that job was a real lucky break. 得到那份工作真是个好机会。 |
| coffee break 咖啡休息时间 | We have a coffee break at 10 a.m. every day. 我们每天上午10点有咖啡休息时间。 |