名詞 breach:

1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   同義詞：rupture, break, severance, rift, falling out

動詞 breach:

1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   同義詞：transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, break
2. make an opening or gap in
   同義詞：gap

1. Union officials denounced the action as a breach of the agreement.
   工會負責(zé)人譴責(zé)這一行動破壞了協(xié)議。
2. You are in breach of your contract.
   你違反了你簽的合同。
3. Your action is a breach of our agreement.
   你的行動違反了我們的協(xié)議。

breach

n.（名詞）

An opening, a tear, or a rupture.
裂口：口子、裂縫或破口
A gap or rift, especially in or as if in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
突破口：豁口或缺口，尤指位于或好象位于壕溝或要塞等堅固結(jié)構(gòu)中的
A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise.
破壞，違犯，不履行：破壞或違反一法規(guī)、法律責(zé)任或一誓言
A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement.
決裂：結(jié)束或斷決友好關(guān)系；脫離關(guān)系
A leap of a whale from the water.
鯨躍：鯨體出水面的一躍
The breaking of waves or surf.
沖擊：海浪或激浪的拍擊
v.（動詞）
breached,breach.ing,breach.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make a hole or gap in; break through.
在…打洞，在…打一個缺口；突破
To break or violate (an agreement, for example).
破壞或違反（例如協(xié)定）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To leap from the water:
躍出水面：
例句：
waiting for the whale to breach.
等待鯨躍出水面

來源：
Middle English breche
中古英語 breche
from Old English brôc * see bhreg-
源自 古英語 brôc *參見 bhreg-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>breach,infraction,violation,transgression,trespass,infringementThese nouns denote an act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or failing to fulfill a duty, obligation, or promise.
這些名詞都表示破壞法律、規(guī)定或未履行義務(wù)、責(zé)任、誓言的行為或事例。
Breach and infraction are the least specific:
Breach
Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. Infractions of the rules will not be tolerated. A
infraction 最普通：
例句：
泄露秘密是對信任的破壞。違反規(guī)則不會被容忍。

violation is an infraction committed willfully and with complete lack of regard for legal, moral, or ethical considerations:
violation 是故意地破壞，完全無視法律、道德或倫理：
例句：
She failed to appear for the rehearsal, in flagrant violation of her contract.
她沒有參加排練，公然違反合同。

Transgression refers most often to a violation of divine or moral law:
Transgression 多指違反神律或道德法：
例句：
.The children shall not be punished for the father`s transgression. (Daniel Defoe).As it refers to the breaking of a statute,
.孩子們不應(yīng)由于父親的過失而受懲罰. （丹尼爾·笛福）。該詞指破壞法令，

trespass implies willful intrusion on another`s rights, possessions, or person:
trespass 卻含有侵犯他人的權(quán)力、財產(chǎn)或侵害他人人身的意思：
例句：
.In the limited and confined sense [trespass] signifies no more than an entry on another man`s ground without a lawful authority. (William Blackstone).
.從限定的意義上來說， 意味著非法進入他人的領(lǐng)地. （威廉·布萊克斯通）。

Infringement is most frequently used specifically to denote encroachment on another`s rights,such as those granted by a copyright:
Infringement 常用來特指侵害他人的權(quán)力，如受版權(quán)保護的權(quán)力：
例句：
.Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. (William Pitt the Younger).
.迫不得已是每一次侵犯人身自由的借口. （小威廉·皮特）