break, burst, crack, crush, fracture, shatter, smash

break, rest, pause, interval, recess, cease, stop, end

名詞 break:

1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
   同義詞：interruption
2. an unexpected piece of good luck
   同義詞：good luck, happy chance
3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   同義詞：fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture
4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   同義詞：rupture, breach, severance, rift, falling out
5. a pause from doing something (as work)
   同義詞：respite, recess, time out
6. the act of breaking something
   同義詞：breakage, breaking
7. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   同義詞：pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
8. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
   同義詞：fracture
9. the occurrence of breaking
10. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
11. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
12. (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
    同義詞：break of serve
13. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
    同義詞：interruption, disruption, gap
14. a sudden dash
15. any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
    同義詞：open frame
16. an escape from jail
    同義詞：breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking

動(dòng)詞 break:

1. terminate
   同義詞：interrupt
2. become separated into pieces or fragments
   同義詞：separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
3. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
4. render inoperable or ineffective
5. ruin completely
   同義詞：bust
6. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
   同義詞：transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach
7. move away or escape suddenly
   同義詞：break out, break away
8. scatter or part
9. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
   同義詞：burst, erupt
10. prevent completion
    同義詞：break off, discontinue, stop
11. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
    同義詞：break in
12. make submissive, obedient, or useful
    同義詞：break in
13. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
    同義詞：violate, go against
14. surpass in excellence
    同義詞：better
15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    同義詞：unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, give away, let out
16. come into being
17. stop operating or functioning
    同義詞：fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break down
18. interrupt a continued activity
    同義詞：break away
19. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
20. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
21. lessen in force or effect
    同義詞：dampen, damp, soften, weaken
22. be broken in
23. come to an end
24. vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
25. cause to give up a habit
26. give up
27. come forth or begin from a state of latency
28. happen or take place
29. cause the failure or ruin of
30. invalidate by judicial action
31. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    同義詞：separate, part, split up, split, break up
32. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
    同義詞：demote, bump, relegate, kick downstairs
33. reduce to bankruptcy
    同義詞：bankrupt, ruin, smash
34. change directions suddenly
35. emerge from the surface of a body of water
36. break down, literally or metaphorically
    同義詞：collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, founder
37. do a break dance
    同義詞：break dance, break-dance
38. exchange for smaller units of money
39. destroy the completeness of a set of related items
    同義詞：break up
40. make the opening shot that scatters the balls
41. separate from a clinch, in boxing
42. go to pieces
    同義詞：wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
43. break a piece from a whole
    同義詞：break off, snap off
44. become punctured or penetrated
45. pierce or penetrate
46. be released or become known; of news
    同義詞：get out, get around
47. cease an action temporarily
    同義詞：pause, intermit
48. interrupt the flow of current in
49. undergo breaking
50. find a flaw in
51. find the solution or key to
52. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
53. happen
    同義詞：recrudesce, develop
54. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
    同義詞：crack, check
55. crack; of the male voice in puberty
56. fall sharply
57. fracture a bone of
    同義詞：fracture
58. diminish or discontinue abruptly
59. weaken or destroy in spirit or body

1. The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
   那狗咬了我一口，但是沒(méi)有把皮咬破。
2. The window broke into pieces.
   窗戶碎成碎片。
3. The cold weather at last broke at the end of March.
   寒冷的天氣終于在三月末結(jié)束了。
4. There is a break during the performance for the audience to take a rest.
   演出中有一次中場(chǎng)休息，讓聽(tīng)眾們稍事休息。

break

v.（動(dòng)詞）
broke[brôk] bro.ken[brô.k…n] break.ing,breaks
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
打破，擊碎：使突然或猛烈地分裂成碎片；使碎裂
To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
掰碎，砍碎：把…分成碎片，如通過(guò)折斷或切開(kāi)：
例句：
break crackers for a baby.
替一個(gè)嬰兒把餅干掰碎

To snap off or detach:
折斷，分開(kāi)：使…喀嚓一聲折斷；使脫離：
例句：
broke a twig from the tree.
從樹(shù)上折斷一根小樹(shù)枝

To fracture a bone of:
折斷…的骨頭：
例句：
I broke my leg.
我摔斷了腿

To fracture (a bone):
折斷（一根骨頭）：
例句：
I broke my femur.
我摔斷大腿骨

To crack without separating into pieces.
損壞但不裂成碎片

To destroy the completeness of (a group of related items):
分離，拆散：破壞（一組有關(guān)聯(lián)物體的）完整：
例句：
broke the set of books by giving some away.
把一套書拆散，取其中數(shù)本送人

To exchange for smaller monetary units:
兌開(kāi)大額鈔票：
例句：
break a dollar.
兌開(kāi)一美元

To vary or disrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
中斷，停止：改變或中斷…的單一性或連續(xù)性：
例句：
a plain that was broken by low hills; caught the ball without breaking stride.
一片被低矮的山丘阻隔的平原；沒(méi)有改變步伐就接到球

Electricity To open:
【電學(xué)】 中斷，停止：
例句：
break a circuit.
中斷電路

To force or make a way through; puncture or penetrate:
刺穿，貫穿：強(qiáng)行沖破，開(kāi)辟道路；刺：
例句：
The blade barely broke the skin.
那把刀刃僅僅刺破皮膚

To part or pierce the surface of:
分開(kāi)，穿過(guò)：分開(kāi)或刺破…表面：
例句：
a dolphin breaking water.
一頭躍出水面的海豚

To cause to burst.
使…爆裂
To force one`s way out of; escape from:
掙脫，脫逃：強(qiáng)行越出；從…逃離：
例句：
break jail.
越獄

To find an opening or flaw in:
在…中找出破綻：
例句：
They couldn`t break my alibi.
他們不能證明我案發(fā)時(shí)不在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的辯解不實(shí)

To find the solution or key to; uncover the basic elements and arrangement of:
破解，解決：找到…的解決辦法或答案；揭開(kāi)…的基本成分或暴露…的排列方式：
例句：
break a code; break a spy ring.
破譯密碼；破壞間諜網(wǎng)

To make known, as news:
泄露，透露：告知，如消息：
例句：
break a story.
透露一則新聞

To surpass or outdo:
超過(guò)，勝過(guò)：
例句：
broke the league`s home-run record.
打破聯(lián)盟的本壘打紀(jì)錄

To overcome (a force or resistance):
克服（武力或抗拒）：
例句：
break the sound barrier.
克服音速障礙

To put an end to by force or strong opposition, especially to end (a strike) by means other than negotiation.
終止，結(jié)束：動(dòng)用武力或通過(guò)激烈的反對(duì)使…結(jié)束，尤指通過(guò)談判以外的方式結(jié)束（罷工）
To lessen in force or effect:
減少，變?。涸诹α炕蛐Ч矫鏈p弱：
例句：
break a fall.
使瀑布水量變少

To render useless or inoperative:
使…無(wú)用，損壞：
例句：
We accidentally broke the radio.
我們不小心弄壞了收音機(jī)

To weaken or destroy, as in spirit or health; overwhelm with adversity:
使虛弱，使絕望，使困窘：使虛弱或損壞，如在精神，健康方面；通過(guò)逆境、厄運(yùn)來(lái)制服：
例句：
.For a hero loves the world till it breaks him.(William Butler Yeats)
.因?yàn)橛⑿凵類?ài)世人，直到世人令他絕望.(威廉·巴特勒·耶茨)

To cause the ruin or failure of (an enterprise, for example):
破產(chǎn)，失敗：使（例如一家企業(yè)）垮臺(tái)，失敗：
例句：
Indiscretion broke both marriage and career.
魯莽輕率使他的婚姻和事業(yè)都失敗了

To reduce in rank; demote.
使降職；使…降級(jí)
To cause to be without money or go into bankruptcy.
使破產(chǎn)
To fail to fulfill; cancel:
不能履行；取消：
例句：
break an engagement; break one`s vacation plans.
解除婚約；取消假期計(jì)劃

To fail to conform to; violate:
不服從；破壞：
例句：
break the speed limit.
超速

Law To invalidate (a will) by judicial action.
【法律】 通過(guò)法律手續(xù)使（遺囑）無(wú)效

To give up (a habit).
放棄（習(xí)慣）
To cause to give up a habit:
使放棄習(xí)慣；馴服：
例句：
They managed to break themselves of smoking.
他們?cè)O(shè)法戒了煙

To train to obey; tame:
訓(xùn)練使服從；馴服：
例句：
The horse was difficult to break.
那匹馬很難被制服

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To become separated into pieces or fragments.
分裂成碎片
To become cracked or split.
破裂，分裂
To become unusable or inoperative:
無(wú)用，無(wú)效，故障：
例句：
The television broke.
電視機(jī)壞了

To give way; collapse.
屈服；崩潰
To burst:
破裂了：
例句：
The blister has finally broken.
水皰終于破了

To become punctured or penetrated.
刺穿，貫穿
To intrude on:
闖入，侵入：
例句：
They broke in upon a heady conversation.
他們打斷了一場(chǎng)熱烈的談話

To filter in or penetrate:
滲進(jìn)，刺進(jìn)：
例句：
Sunlight broke into the room.
陽(yáng)光射進(jìn)房間

To become fractured.
折斷了
To scatter or disperse; part:
分散；分開(kāi)：
例句：
The clouds broke after the storm.
暴風(fēng)雨過(guò)后，云層分開(kāi)了

Games To make the opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
【游戲】 開(kāi)球：打臺(tái)球時(shí)開(kāi)球破局
Sports To separate from a clinch in boxing.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 拳擊時(shí)，雙方抱持后拆散
To move away or escape suddenly.
突然離開(kāi)，逃走
To come forth or begin from a state of latency; come into being or emerge:
出現(xiàn)，顯現(xiàn)：從隱伏的狀態(tài)中顯露出來(lái)；形成或出現(xiàn)：
例句：
A storm was breaking over Miami. Crocuses broke from the soil.
邁阿密上空暴風(fēng)雨大作。藏紅花破土而出

To emerge above the surface of water.
冒出水面
To become known or noticed:
為人所知：
例句：
The big story broke on Friday.
這個(gè)重要新聞在星期五傳開(kāi)了

To change direction suddenly.
突然改變方向
Baseball To curve near or over the plate:
【棒球】 使曲線飛行：從本壘板附近或上面呈曲線飛行：
例句：
The pitch broke away from the batter.
投出的球偏離了擊球員

To change suddenly from one tone quality or musical register to another:
變化音調(diào)：突然改變音質(zhì)或聲區(qū)：
例句：
My voice broke to a whisper.
我的聲音變成了喁喁細(xì)語(yǔ)

Linguistics To undergo breaking.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 發(fā)生割裂
To change to a gait different from the one set. Used of a horse.
突然改變步態(tài)。用于指馬
To interrupt or cease an activity:
中斷，停止：中斷或停止一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)：
例句：
We`ll break for coffee at ten.
我們會(huì)在0點(diǎn)鐘休息一下，喝點(diǎn)咖啡

To discontinue an association, an agreement, or a relationship:
打斷，中止：中止交往、協(xié)議、聯(lián)系：
例句：
The partners broke over a financial matter. One hates to break with an old friend.
合伙人在財(cái)政問(wèn)題上分裂了。人們不愿意和老朋友斷絕關(guān)系

To diminish or discontinue abruptly:
突然減弱，突然中斷：
例句：
The fever is breaking.
一下子就退燒了

To diminish in or lose physical or spiritual strength; weaken or succumb:
衰弱，絕望：在精神或健康方面垮掉；變?nèi)酰?/br>例句：
Their good cheer broke after repeated setbacks.
他們的熱誠(chéng)在接二連三的挫折之后消失殆盡

To decrease sharply in value or quantity:
銳減：在價(jià)值或數(shù)量方面銳減：
例句：
Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs.
當(dāng)公司突然宣布裁員時(shí)，股票價(jià)格便大跌

To come to an end:
結(jié)束：
例句：
The cold spell broke yesterday.
寒流昨天就結(jié)束了

To collapse or crash into surf or spray:
碎開(kāi)，散開(kāi)：迸濺成碎浪或水花：
例句：
waves that were breaking along the shore.
沿著海岸迸濺的波浪

Informal To take place or happen; proceed:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 發(fā)生；發(fā)展：
例句：
Things have been breaking well for them.
他們的事情進(jìn)展很順利

To break dance.
跳霹靂舞
n.（名詞）
The act or an occurrence of breaking.
破裂，折斷
The result of breaking, as a crack or separation.
破裂處：如裂縫，裂口
A beginning or an opening:
開(kāi)始，敞開(kāi)：
例句：
the break of day; a break in the clouds.
天破曉了；云層的空隙

A sudden movement; a dash:
急沖；猛跑：
例句：
The dog made a break toward the open field.
狗向田野沖去

An escape:
逃跑：
例句：
a prison break.
越獄

An interruption or a disruption in continuity or regularity:
中斷，打斷：指連續(xù)性和常規(guī)性的打斷：
例句：
television programming without commercial breaks.
沒(méi)有插商業(yè)廣告的電視節(jié)目

A pause or an interval, as from work:
暫停，休息：工作時(shí)的間歇：
例句：
a coffee break.
喝咖啡的間歇

A sudden or marked change.
突變
A violation:
破壞：
例句：
a security break.
破壞安全

An often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck:
好運(yùn)：突然來(lái)到的運(yùn)氣，尤指好運(yùn)：
例句：
finally got the big break in life.
一生中最后走了好運(yùn)

Informal
【非正式用語(yǔ)】
An allowance or indulgence; accommodating treatment:
津貼：津貼；予人方便的待遇：
例句：
The boss gave me a break because I`d been sick.
因?yàn)樯?，老板給了我方便

A favorable price or reduction:
優(yōu)惠的價(jià)格，打折：
例句：
a tax break for charitable contributions.
為慈善贈(zèng)品提供的優(yōu)惠稅額

A severing of ties:
斷絕聯(lián)系：
例句：
made a break with the past; a break between the two families.
不再受往事的羈絆；兩個(gè)家庭關(guān)系的斷絕

Informal A faux pas.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 失禮：指在社交上有失檢點(diǎn)的行為、話語(yǔ)
A sudden decline in prices.
價(jià)格暴跌
A caesura.
韻腳中斷
Printing
【印刷術(shù)】
The space between two paragraphs.
斷紙：段落之間的空白處
A series of three dots ( . . . ) used to indicate an omission in a text.
省略號(hào)：三個(gè)點(diǎn)（…），用來(lái)表示文本的省略
The place where a word is or should be divided at the end of a line.
行尾的單詞移行處
Electricity Interruption of a flow of current.
【電學(xué)】 電流的斷路
Geology A marked change in topography such as a fault or deep valley.
【地質(zhì)學(xué)】 斷層：地形上的顯著變化，如斷層，深谷
Nautical The point of discontinuity between two levels on the deck of a ship.
【航?！?/i> 間斷面：船甲板的兩層之間的中斷點(diǎn)
Music
【音樂(lè)】
The point at which one register or a tonal quality changes to another.
換音點(diǎn)，改調(diào)點(diǎn)
The change itself.
換音，改調(diào)
A solo jazz cadenza played during the pause between the regular phrases or choruses of a melody.
獨(dú)奏華彩段：在正常的樂(lè)句間或樂(lè)曲的合唱部分間的暫停時(shí)刻表演的爵士樂(lè)獨(dú)奏華彩段
A change in a horse`s gait to one different from that set by the rider.
馬的步態(tài)改變：指馬改變騎手制定的步態(tài)
Sports The swerving of a ball from a straight path of flight, as in baseball or cricket.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 曲線飛行：棒球或板球運(yùn)動(dòng)中球的曲線飛行
Sports The beginning of a race.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 起跑
Sports The separation after a clinch in boxing.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 拳擊中扭抱后分開(kāi)
Games The opening shot that scatters the grouped balls in billiards or pool.
【游戲】 開(kāi)球破局：打臺(tái)球時(shí)第一桿把聚在一起的球打散
Games A run or unbroken series of successful shots, as in billiards or croquet.
【游戲】 連續(xù)得分：打臺(tái)球或槌球時(shí)一次連續(xù)得分
Sports Games Failure to score a strike or a spare in a given bowling frame.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 【游戲】 滾球的失誤
Also brake A high horse-drawn carriage with four wheels.
也作 brake 四輪馬車
Break dancing.
霹靂舞

<常用詞組>break down
To cause to collapse; destroy:
使崩潰；毀壞：
例句：
break down a partition; broke down our resolve.
搗毀一堵隔墻；喪失了我們的決心

To become or cause to become distressed or upset.
變得或使痛苦，煩躁
To have a physical or mental collapse.
使健康、精神崩潰
To give up resistance; give way:
放棄抵抗；屈服：
例句：
broke down and bought a new car; prejudices that break down slowly.
不再堅(jiān)持，買了一輛新的小轎車；慢慢放棄了的偏見(jiàn)

To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable:
失效；沒(méi)用了：
例句：
The elevator broke down.
電梯出毛病了

To render or become weak or ineffective:
使…變?nèi)酰兊脽o(wú)效：
例句：
Opposition to the king`s rule gradually broke down his authority.
對(duì)國(guó)王統(tǒng)治的反抗逐漸削弱了他的權(quán)威

To divide into or consider in parts; analyze.
給…分類；分析
To be divisible; admit of analysis:
成為可分的；可進(jìn)行分析：
例句：
The population breaks down into three main groups.
人口可分成三個(gè)主要的群族

To decompose or cause to decompose chemically.
從化學(xué)上分解，使從化學(xué)上分解
Electricity To undergo a breakdown.
【電學(xué)】 擊穿
break in
To train or adapt for a purpose.
馴服，習(xí)慣于：為一目的而訓(xùn)練或使…適應(yīng)
To loosen or soften with use:
用慣，穿慣：通過(guò)使用使…松軟：
例句：
break in new shoes.
把一雙新鞋穿得合腳

To enter premises forcibly or illegally:
強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入，非法進(jìn)入：
例句：
a prowler who was trying to break in.
企圖非法闖入的小偷

To interrupt a conversation or discussion.
打斷談話，打斷討論
To intrude.
闖入
break into
To interrupt:
打斷：
例句：
.No one would have dared to break into his abstraction.(Alan Paton)
.沒(méi)有人膽敢打斷他的臆想.(艾倫·佩頓)

To begin suddenly:
突然開(kāi)始：
例句：
The horse broke into a wild gallop. The child broke into a flood of tears.
那匹馬開(kāi)始狂奔。那個(gè)孩子突然放聲大哭

To enter (a field of activity):
進(jìn)入（一個(gè)活動(dòng)領(lǐng)域）：
例句：
broke into broadcast journalism at an early age.
早年就進(jìn)入了廣播新聞界

break off
To separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.
扯斷，斷裂：通過(guò)扭曲，撕扯分開(kāi)
To stop suddenly, as in speaking.
說(shuō)話時(shí)突然打住
To discontinue (a relationship).
斷絕（關(guān)系）
To cease to be friendly.
不再友好，絕交
break out
To become affected with a skin eruption, such as pimples.
出皮疹：被皮疹感染，如丘疹
To develop suddenly and forcefully:
猛地爆發(fā)：
例句：
Fighting broke out in the prison cells.
牢房里發(fā)生斗毆

To ready for action or use:
把…準(zhǔn)備好供使用：
例句：
Break out the rifles!
準(zhǔn)備好來(lái)福槍！

To bring forth for consumption:
拿出…供消費(fèi)：
例句：
Let`s break out the champagne.
我們開(kāi)一瓶香檳吧

To emerge or escape.
出現(xiàn)或逃走
To be separable or classifiable into categories, as data.
可分開(kāi)歸入各種類別，如數(shù)據(jù)
To isolate (information) from a large body of data.
分隔：從大量數(shù)據(jù)中把（信息）離析出來(lái)
break through
To make a sudden, quick advance, as through obstruction or opposition.
突破，穿過(guò)：沖破障礙突然、迅速地前進(jìn)
break up
To separate into pieces; divide:
把…分裂成碎片；分開(kāi)：
例句：
break up a chocolate bar.
把一塊長(zhǎng)條巧克力弄碎

To interrupt the uniformity or continuity of:
打破…的統(tǒng)一性或連貫性：
例句：
An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon.
突然的造訪打破了漫長(zhǎng)的午后時(shí)光

To scatter; disperse:
分散；散開(kāi)：
例句：
The crowd broke up after the game.
比賽結(jié)束后人群四面散開(kāi)

To bring or come to an end:
使…結(jié)束或結(jié)束：
例句：
Guards broke up the fight. The marriage broke up.
警衛(wèi)們結(jié)束了這場(chǎng)打斗?；橐銎屏蚜?/br>
Informal To burst or cause to burst into laughter.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 爆發(fā)出大笑，使…爆發(fā)出大笑
<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>break a leg
Used to wish someone, such as an actor, success in a performance.
用來(lái)祝愿某人（如演員）演出成功
break bread
To eat together.
一道用餐
break camp
To pack up equipment and leave a campsite.
打好背包，離開(kāi)露營(yíng)地
break cover
To emerge from a protected location or hiding place:
離開(kāi)隱蔽處：從安全的地方或隱蔽的地方露出：
例句：
The platoon broke cover and headed down the road.
一群人從暗處走出來(lái)，沿著大路前進(jìn)

break even
To gain an amount equal to that invested, as in a commercial venture.
收支相抵：獲得與投資相等的利潤(rùn)，如在商業(yè)冒險(xiǎn)中
break new ground
To advance beyond previous achievements:
更好成績(jī)：在以前取得的成績(jī)上更進(jìn)一步：
例句：
a company that broke new ground in the field of computers.
在計(jì)算機(jī)領(lǐng)域取得新進(jìn)展的公司

break (one`s) neck
To make the utmost possible effort.
竭盡全力：盡最大可能的努力
break rank 或
break ranks
To fall into disorder, as a formation of soldiers.
秩序混亂，如士兵的隊(duì)列
To fail to conform to a prevailing or expected pattern or order:
不符合，不相稱：不符合盛行的或所期望的模式或秩序：
例句：
.Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive faôades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk.(Sharon Churcher)
.建筑專家們過(guò)去一直批評(píng)那個(gè)廣場(chǎng)，因?yàn)樗c鄰近的第五大街街區(qū)別具一格的建筑物正面不相稱。這個(gè)街區(qū)的建筑物與人行道齊平.(沙倫·丘徹)

break (someone`s) heart
To disappoint or dispirit severely.
極為失望或沮喪
break (someone`s) service【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】
To win a game, as in tennis, served by one`s opponent.
網(wǎng)球中接發(fā)球得分
break the ice
To make a start.
開(kāi)始
To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.
打破僵局：緩和緊張或過(guò)分正式的氣氛、場(chǎng)合
break wind
To expel intestinal gas.
放屁
來(lái)源：
Middle English breken
中古英語(yǔ) breken
from Old English brecan * see bhreg-
源自 古英語(yǔ) brecan *參見(jiàn) bhreg-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>break,crack,fracture,burst,split,splinter,shatter,shiver,smashThese verbs are compared as they mean to separate or cause to separate into parts or pieces.
這些動(dòng)詞在表示使分裂成碎片時(shí)可以進(jìn)行比較。
Break is the most general and like the other members of the setimplies either the sudden application of force or the build-up of internal stress:
Break 最普通，正如這組動(dòng)詞中其它詞一樣，含有突然用力或內(nèi)部壓力的聚積的意思：
例句：
a window broken by vandals;
被故意打碎的一扇窗；

例句：
broke her leg;
她折斷了腿；

例句：
a delicate chair that will break under a great weight. To
一張會(huì)在重壓下破碎的精致椅子。

crack is to break,often with a sharp snapping sound,without dividing into parts:
crack 是使破裂，常帶有啪的一聲，并不裂成碎片：
例句：
I cracked the platter when I knocked it against the table.
我把盤子撞到桌子，它被碰裂了。

例句：
The foundation of the house cracked during the earthquake.
地震時(shí)那幢房子的地基裂開(kāi)了。

例句：
The soil cracked from the drought.
土壤干裂了。

Fracture applies to a break or crack in a rigid body:
Fracture 用于指堅(jiān)硬軀殼的折斷、裂損：
例句：
fractured her skull in the accident;
在事故中她的頭蓋骨破裂了；

例句：
a vertebra that fractured in the fall.
摔斷了的脊椎骨。

Burst implies a sudden coming apart, especially from internal pressure, and the dispersion of contents:
Burst 含有突然分開(kāi)的意思，尤指由于內(nèi)部壓力，各自分散開(kāi)：
例句：
The child burst the balloon with a pin.
那個(gè)孩子用別針把氣球戳破了。

例句：
Her appendix burst.
她的闌尾破了。

Split refers to a division into sections longitudinally or along the direction of the grain:
Split 指豎向或順著紋理分裂成幾個(gè)部分：
例句：
split the log with an ax;
用斧子劈開(kāi)木頭；

例句：
frost that caused the rock to split.
使巖石裂開(kāi)的冰凍。

Splinter implies splitting into long, thin, sharp pieces:
Splinter 指裂成又長(zhǎng)又細(xì)尖銳碎片：
例句：
The tree was struck by lightning and splintered.
那棵樹(shù)被閃電劈裂了。

例句：
Repeated blows splintered the door. To
不斷的敲擊把門都打裂了。

shatter is to break into many loose scattered pieces:
shatter 指碎成許多松散的小片：
例句：
The bottle will shatter if you drop it.
如果你把瓶子掉到地上，它就會(huì)裂成小碎片。

例句：
An exploding gas main shattered the tiles in the courtyard.
爆炸的煤氣主要管線把院子里的瓦片都震碎了。

Shiver is a term rarely encountered outside literary contexts;likeshatter, it indicates sudden force that causes fragmentation:
Shiver 很少用于文學(xué)作品之外；正如shatter, 表示使成為碎片的突發(fā)力量：
例句：
.Every statue was hurled from its niche . . . every painted window [was] shivered to atoms. (John Lothrop Motley).
.每一尊雕像都從壁龕上被推了下來(lái)…每一扇彩畫的窗戶 震得粉碎. （約翰·洛斯羅普·莫特利）。

例句：
.The panels shivering in, like potsherds. (Thomas Carlyle).
.窗格震碎了，象陶器的碎片. （湯姆斯·卡萊爾）。

Smash stresses force of blow or impactand suggests complete destruction:
Smash 強(qiáng)調(diào)打擊的力量，指完全的摧毀：
例句：
My glasses slipped from my hand and smashed on the floor.
我的眼鏡從手中滑下去，在地板上摔得粉碎。

例句：
The boat was smashed on the rocks. See also Synonyms at demote ,opportunity
那艘船在巖石上摔得粉碎 參見(jiàn)同義詞 demote,opportunity