| 单词 | break |
| 释义 | break[ breyk ] / breɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR break ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase. to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise. to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country. to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg. to lacerate; wound: to break the skin. to destroy or disrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation. to put an end to; overcome; stop: His touchdown run broke the tie. She found it hard to break the cigarette habit. to discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a cryptogram), especially by the methods of cryptanalysis. to remove a part from (a set or collection): She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted. to exchange for or divide into smaller units or components: She broke a dollar bill into change. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow. to make a way through; penetrate: The stone broke the surface of the water. Law.
to make one's way out of, especially by force: to break jail. to better (a given score or record): He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf. to disclose or divulge personally in speech or writing: He broke the bad news to her in an early morning phone call. to solve: The police needed only a week to break that case. to rupture (a blood vessel): She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard. to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: to break a watch. to cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing: She broke the blister with a needle. to ruin financially; make bankrupt: They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products. to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield, especially under pressure, torture, or the like: They broke him by the threat of blackmail. to dismiss or reduce in rank. to impair or weaken the power, effect, or intensity of: His arm broke the blow. to train to obedience; tame: to break a horse. to train away from a habit or practice (usually followed by of). Electricity. to render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current). Journalism.
Billiards, Pool. to cause (racked billiard balls) to scatter by striking with the cue ball. Sports.
Slang. (of a story, image, etc.) to dominate (a digital media platform) with a sudden surge of interest or rapid, viral spread: This is all a publicity stunt they hope will break the internet.The celebrity feud-turned-romance broke Twitter with a marriage proposal. Nautical. to unfurl (a flag) suddenly by an easily released knot. to prove the falsity or show the lack of logic of: The FBI broke his alibi by proving he knew how to shoot a pistol. to begin or initiate (a plan or campaign), especially with much publicity: They were going to break the sales campaign with a parade in April. to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver), as by snapping open the hinge between the barrel and the butt. verb (used without object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.to shatter, burst, or become broken; separate into parts or fragments, especially suddenly and violently: The glass broke on the floor. to become suddenly discontinuous or interrupted; stop abruptly: She pulled too hard and the string broke. to become detached, separated, or disassociated (usually followed by away, off, or from): The knob broke off in his hand. to become inoperative or to malfunction, as through wear or damage: The television set broke this afternoon. to begin suddenly or violently or change abruptly into something else: War broke over Europe. to begin uttering a sound or series of sounds or to be uttered suddenly: She broke into song. When they entered, a cheer broke from the audience. to express or start to express an emotion or mood: His face broke into a smile. to free oneself or escape suddenly, as from restraint or dependency (often followed by away): He broke away from the arresting officer. She finally broke away from her parents and got an apartment of her own. to run or dash toward something suddenly (usually followed by for): The pass receiver broke for the goal line. to force a way (usually followed by in, into, or through): The hunters broke through the underbrush. to burst or rupture: A blood vessel broke in his nose. The blister broke when he pricked it. to interrupt or halt an activity (usually followed by in, into, forth, or from): Don't break in on the conversation. Let's break for lunch. to appear or arrive suddenly (usually followed by in, into, or out): A deer broke into the clearing. A rash broke out on her arm. to dawn: The day broke hot and sultry. to begin violently and suddenly: The storm broke. (of a storm, foul weather, etc.) to cease: The weather broke after a week, and we were able to sail for home. to part the surface of water, as a jumping fish or surfacing submarine. to give way or fail, as health, strength, or spirit; collapse: After years of hardship and worry, his health broke. to yield or submit to pressure, torture, or the like: He broke under questioning. (of the heart) to be overwhelmed with sorrow: Her heart broke when he told her that he no longer loved her. (of the voice or a musical instrument) to change harshly from one register or pitch to another: After his voice broke, he could no longer sing soprano parts. (of the voice) to cease, waver, or change tone abruptly, especially from emotional strain: His voice broke when he mentioned her name. (of value or prices) to drop sharply and considerably. to disperse or collapse by colliding with something: The waves broke on the shore. to break dance. (of a horse in a harness race) to fail to keep to a trot or pace, as by starting to gallop. Biology. to mutate. Linguistics. to undergo breaking. Billiards, Pool. to make a break; take the first turn in a game. Sports. (of a pitched or bowled ball, as in baseball or cricket) to change direction: The ball broke over the plate. Horse Racing, Track. to leave the starting point: The horses broke fast from the gate. Boxing. to step back or separate from a clinch: The fighters fell into a clinch and broke on the referee's order. to take place; occur. Journalism. (of a news story) to become publicly known, published, or aired: On Friday news of his death broke on social media. Horticulture. to produce flowers or leaves. nounan act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: Unfortunately for the guitarist, the break was in his right thumb. an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice. Informal.
the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks. a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal. Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification. Prosody. a pause or caesura. Jazz. a solo passage, usually lasting from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head. break dancing. a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. Printing.
the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. Informal. a mistake, especially a social blunder: I'm just learning the game, so I may be expected to make some wild breaks. Billiards, Pool.
Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball, as in baseball or cricket. Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. Biology. mutation (def. 1a). Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies. Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore. Verb Phrasesbreak away,
break back, Tennis. to win a game served by an opponent immediately after the opponent has done so against one's own serve. break down,
break in,
break in on / upon to enter with force upon or accidentally interrupt; intrude upon: The visitor opened the wrong door and broke in on a private conference. break into,
break off,
break out,
break up,
break with,
Idioms for breakbreak a leg, (used to wish someone good luck before a performance, especially a play.) break bulk, Nautical. to remove a cargo wholly or in part.
break camp, to pack up tents and equipment and resume a journey or march: They broke camp at dawn and proceeded toward the mountains. break even, to finish a business transaction, period of gambling, series of games, etc., with no loss or gain: He played poker all night and broke even. break ground, break it down, Australian Slang. break someone's heart, to cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as to disappoint in love: It breaks my heart to hear you are leaving me. break service, Tennis. to win a game served by one's opponent. break sheer, Nautical. (of an anchored vessel) to drift into such a position as to risk fouling the anchor or anchor cable.Compare sheer2 (def. 6). break step. step (def. 38). break wind, to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus. give me a break, Informal. (used to express annoyance, disbelief, etc.): He didn't show up again? Oh, give me a break! Origin of breakFirst recorded before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile SYNONYMS FOR break1 fracture, splinter, shiver. 2 disobey, contravene. 6 disrupt. 14 surpass, beat. 22 demote. 35 fragment, smash. 70 rent, tear, rip, rift, split; breach, fissure, crack. 75 stop, hiatus, lacuna, pause, caesura. SEE SYNONYMS FOR break ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR break1 repair. SEE ANTONYMS FOR break ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for break1. Break, crush, shatter, smash mean to reduce to parts, violently or by force. Break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like: to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles: to crush a beetle. To shatter is to break in such a way as to cause the pieces to fly in many directions: to shatter a light globe. To smash is to break noisily and suddenly into many pieces: to smash a glass. OTHER WORDS FROM breakbreak·a·ble, adjectivebreak·a·ble·ness, nounbreak·a·bly, adverbbreak·less, adjective non·break·a·ble, adjectivere·break, verb, re·broke, re·bro·ken, re·break·ing.un·break·a·ble, adjectiveun·break·a·ble·ness, nounun·break·a·bly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH breakbrake, breakWords nearby breakbreadsticks, breadstuff, breadth, breadthways, breadwinner, break, breakable, breakage, break a leg, break and entry, breakaway Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for break
British Dictionary definitions for breakbreak / (breɪk) / verb breaks, breaking, broke or brokento separate or become separated into two or more piecesthis cup is broken to damage or become damaged so as to be inoperativemy radio is broken to crack or become cracked without separating to burst or cut the surface of (skin, etc) to discontinue or become discontinuedthey broke for lunch; to break a journey to disperse or become dispersedthe clouds broke (tr) to fail to observe (an agreement, promise, law, etc)to break one's word (foll by with) to discontinue an association (with) to disclose or be disclosedhe broke the news gently (tr) to fracture (a bone) in (a limb, etc) (tr) to divide (something complete or perfect)to break a set of books to bring or come to an endthe summer weather broke at last (tr) to bring to an end by or as if by forceto break a strike (when intr , often foll by out) to escape (from)he broke jail; he broke out of jail to weaken or overwhelm or be weakened or overwhelmed, as in spirit (tr) to cut through or penetratea cry broke the silence (tr) to improve on or surpassto break a record (tr often foll by in) to accustom (a horse) to the bridle and saddle, to being ridden, etc (tr often foll by of) to cause (a person) to give up (a habit)this cure will break you of smoking (tr) to weaken the impact or force ofthis net will break his fall (tr) to decipherto break a code (tr) to lose the order ofto break ranks (tr) to reduce to poverty or the state of bankruptcy (when intr , foll by into) to obtain, give, or receive smaller units in exchange for; changeto break a pound note (tr) mainly military to demote to a lower rank (intr ; often foll by from or out of) to proceed suddenly (intr) to come into beinglight broke over the mountains (intr ; foll by into or out into)
(tr) to open with explosivesto break a safe (intr) (of waves)
(intr) (esp of fish) to appear above the surface of the water (intr) (of the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby) to be released when the amniotic sac ruptures in the first stage of labourher waters have broken (intr) informal, mainly US to turn out in a specified mannerthings are breaking well (intr) (of prices, esp stock exchange quotations) to fall sharply (intr) to make a sudden effort, as in running, horse racing, etc (intr) cricket (of a ball) to change direction on bouncing (tr) cricket (of a player) to knock down at least one bail from (a wicket) (intr) billiards snooker to scatter the balls at the start of a game (intr) horse racing to commence running in a racethey broke even (intr) boxing wrestling (of two fighters) to separate from a clinch (intr) music
(intr) phonetics (of a vowel) to turn into a diphthong, esp as a development in the language (tr) to open the breech of (certain firearms) by snapping the barrel away from the butt on its hinge (tr) to interrupt the flow of current in (an electrical circuit)Compare make 1 (def. 27) (intr) informal, mainly US to become successful; make a breakthrough break bread
break camp to pack up equipment and leave a camp break ground or break new ground to do something that has not been done before to overwork or work very hard break the back of to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task) break the bank to ruin financially or deplete the resources of a bank (as in gambling) break the ice
break the mould to make a change that breaks an established habit, pattern, etc break service tennis to win a game in which an opponent is serving break wind to emit wind from the anus nounthe act or result of breaking; fracture a crack formed as the result of breaking a brief respite or interval between two actionsa break from one's toil a sudden rush, esp to escapeto make a break for freedom a breach in a relationshipshe has made a break from her family any sudden interruption in a continuous action British a short period between classes at schoolUS and Canadian equivalent: recess informal a fortunate opportunity, esp to prove oneself informal a piece of (good or bad) luck (esp in a stock exchange) a sudden and substantial decline in prices prosody a pause in a line of verse; caesura billiards snooker
billiards snooker
Also called: service break, break of serve tennis the act or instance of breaking an opponent's service one of the intervals in a sporting contest horse racing the start of a racean even break (in tenpin bowling) failure to knock down all the pins after the second attempt
a discontinuity in an electrical circuit access to a radio channel by a citizens' band operator a variant spelling of brake 1 (def. 6) interjectionboxing wrestling a command by a referee for two opponents to separate See also breakaway, break down, break even, break in, break into, break off, break out, break through, break up, break with Word Origin for breakOld English brecan; related to Old Frisian breka, Gothic brikan, Old High German brehhan, Latin frangere Sanskrit bhráj bursting forth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with breakbreak In addition to the idioms beginning with break
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Also see underbroke. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to breakhole, crack, gap, blow, recess, layoff, intermission, interval, hiatus, rest, time off, pause, lull, suspension, respite, trouble, fight, shot, advantage, opening |
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