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break

/breɪk/
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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

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 打破，打碎，折断；（人或动物）骨折；（使）（表层、盖子或密封）破裂，撕开；割破，擦破（皮肤）；打破（纪录）；得分（低于或高于规定总分）；超过；打断，打破（沉默）；结束（困难或不利局面），打破（僵局）；断绝，中断

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。

noun [抽象名词] 裂缝，缺口；骨折，骨折处；停顿，暂停；间歇，小憩；课间休息；（电台或电视节目）插播广告的间隙；短假；机会，机遇；结束，断绝；（因情感作用）嗓音突变

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
break 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
Lesson 063&64 Thank you, doctor. break 动词: 打破
Episode 6 Thanksgiving ACT III break 名词: 休息
Lesson 35 Justice was done
Lesson 11 How to grow old
Episode 24 Parting Friends ACT I
Episode 24 Parting Friends ACT II
break

n. 休息，中断；破裂处

单词造句:
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The news broke that Montgomery was under investigation. 消息传出说蒙哥马利在受到调查。
They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break. 他们或许能帮忙看孩子,这样你可以歇歇。
I thought a 15 minute break from his work would do him good. 我认为15分钟的工作休息对他会有好处。
They are currently taking a short break in Spain. 他们目前在西班牙休短假。
We broke our journey at a small country hotel. 我们在一家小乡村旅店歇了歇脚。
The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes. 该公司始终否认故意违反了武器禁运规定。
We didn't know we were breaking the law. 我们那时不知道我们在违法。
She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest. 她用胳膊肘猛杵他的胸部挣脱了开来。

与 “break” 相关联的词汇

同音 brake /breɪk/ vi. 刹车
近义词 interrupt /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/ vt. 中断；妨碍；插嘴；打断
近义词 smash /smæʃ/ vt. 使破产；粉碎；溃裂
近义词 crack /kræk/ vt. 使破裂；打开；变声
过去分词 broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ adj. 坏掉的；破碎的
关联词 breakthrough /ˈbreɪkθruː/ n. 突破；突破性进展
易混淆 freak /friːk/ n. 反复无常；怪人，怪事；畸形人
现在分词 breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ n. 破坏；阻断
过去式 broke /brəʊk/ adj. 一文不名的，破产的
复合词 breaker /ˈbreɪkə(r)/ n. 断路器；打破者；碎浪
关联词 daybreak /ˈdeɪbreɪk/ n. 破晓；黎明
复合词 breakage /ˈbreɪkɪdʒ/ n.破坏,破损,破损量
复合词 breakable /ˈbreɪkəbl/ adj.会破的,易碎的n.易破的东西,易碎的东西,质脆物品
break free
1
解脱：摆脱束缚或限制。
He finally managed to break free from his attacker. 他终于设法摆脱了袭击他的人。
2
突破：克服障碍或限制。
These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. 这些动物可以在任何时候从捆住他们的绳索中挣脱出来。
break down
🔥 极高频一词多义
1
(机器、车辆等) 出故障
Their car broke down.   他们的车抛锚了。
2
(讨论、关系) 失败; (系统) 瘫痪
Talks with business leaders broke down last night.   与商界领导人的谈判于昨晚失败了。
3
(对观点、陈述等) 分门别类
The report breaks down the results region by region.   该报告将结果按地区一一分类。
4
分解
Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids.   随着时间的推移,蛋壳中的蛋白质分解成其构成成分氨基酸。
5
失控痛哭
Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried.   因为他那时对我那般友善关心,我失控哭了起来。
6
砸倒 (门、障碍物)
An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom.   一群无法无天的暴徒捣毁了警障冲进了法庭。
7
破除 (障碍、偏见等)
Women's sports are breaking down the barriers in previously male-dominated domains.   女子体育运动正在打破障碍进入一些先前由男子占主导地位的领域。
8
使倒塌或破碎：将物体引起倒塌或破碎。
Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. 许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。
break up
🔥 极高频一词多义
1
分裂
Civil war could come if the country breaks up.   如果国家分裂,内战就会来临。
2
弄碎
Break up the chocolate and melt it.   把巧克力弄碎,使其融化。
3
分手
My girlfriend has broken up with me.   我的女友已和我分手了。
4
(婚姻、恋爱关系) 破裂
His first marriage broke up.   他的第一次婚姻破裂了。
5
(会议、聚会) 解散
A neighbour asked for the music to be turned down and the party broke up.   一位邻居要求调小音乐,聚会便散了。
6
驱散
Police used tear gas to break up a demonstration.   警察使用了催泪瓦斯来驱散示威活动。
break in
闯入；打断；驯服
Someone broke in and stole my TV. 有人闯入并偷走了我的电视。
break out
爆发（战争、疾病）；逃脱
A fire broke out in the warehouse. 仓库里爆发了一场火灾。
break away
摆脱；脱离
The horse broke away from its owner. 那匹马从主人身边挣脱了。
break through
突破：成功克服或解决一个难题或障碍，实现重要进展。
Protesters tried to break through a police cordon.   抗议者们试图冲破警察的封锁线。

break 的重要知识点

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。