| 单词 | breaking |
| 释义 | breaking breaking1 /bray"king/, n. Phonol. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, esp. in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm "arm" developed from arm, and eorthe "earth" from erthe. Also called vowel fracture. [1870-75; trans. of G Brechung; see BREAK, -ING1] breaking2 /bray"king/, n. See break dancing. [by ellipsis] |
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