break短语动词用法大全

break短语动词用法大全

1. break away(from)

(1) 突然逃掉或离开。如：

The thief broke away from the policeman. 小偷从警察那逃脱了。

(2) 断绝往来，脱离。如：

He broke away from all his old friends. 他同他所有的老朋友断绝了往来。

(3) 改掉(旧习惯)，破除(旧作法)。如：

You must break away from such habits. 你必须改掉那些习惯。

2. break down

(1) (机器、车辆等)坏了。如：

The car broke down after an hour’s driving. 车子开了一个小时就坏了。

(2) (计划、谈判等)失败。如：

Our plans have broken down. 我们的计划已失败了。

(3) (谈话、通讯等)中断。如：

He broke down as he was singing. 他没唱完就突然停住了。

(4) (健康、精神等)变坏。如：

Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 工作的压力把他的身体弄垮了。

3. break in

(1) 突然进来，强行进入。如：

He broke in and stole my money. 他闯进来偷了我的钱。

(2) 插嘴，打岔。如：

He broke in with some ideas of his own. 他插话谈了自己的一些想法。

Please don’t break in on our conversation. 请不要打断我们的谈话。

The secretary broke in to say that a telegram had just arrived. 秘书插话说刚收到一个电报。

注：以上用法的break in 通常是不及物的，但有时也用作及物动词，带宾语，表示：训练某人(物)，使某人(物)适应。如：

He is breaking in the new man as a machine operator. 我在训练那个新工人操作机器。

Two weeks in the new office should be enough to break you in. 在新办公室上两星期的班便足以让你适应了。

4. break into

(1) 强行进入。如：

The thieves planned to break into a bank. 这些小偷计划闯银行。

(2) 突然……起来。如：

Hearing the news, she broke into tears. 听到这个消息，她就哭了起来。

The man broke into a run when he saw the police. 那个人一看到警察，拨腿就跑。

(3) 打断，插嘴。如：

He broke into the discussion with a shout of warning. 他大声警告，打断了讨论。

(4) 占用时间。如：

Social activities break into my time. 社会活动占去了我的时间。

5. break off

(1) 停止讲话。如：

He broke off in the middle of a sentence. 他一句话没讲完就停住了。

(2) 暂停，休息。如：

Let’s break up for a rest. 我们休息一会儿吧。

(3) (使)折断。如：

The mast has (been) broken off. 桅杆折断了。

6. break out(火灾、战争等)突然发生或爆发。如：

A fire broke out during the night. 夜间发生了火灾。

The 2nd World War broke out in September, 1939. 第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

Influenza usually breaks out in winter. 流感通常发生在冬季。

注：是不及物动词，所以不能带宾语，也不能用于被动语态。(from https://www.360docs.net/doc/927799938.html,)

7. break through

(1) 突破，有重要创见。如：

Scientists say they’re beginning to break through in the fight against cancer. 科学家们说，他们在防治癌症方面开始有所突破。

(2) 克服，征服。如：

You must try to break through your shyness. 你必须要设法克服羞怯。

(3) 强行穿过(进入)。如：

The enemy’s defences were strong but our soldiers broke through. 敌人的防线很艰固，但仍为我军所突破。

注：有时指太阳、月亮等从云层里出来。如：

The sun broke through at last in the afternoon. 下午太阳终于从云层里钻了出来。

8. break up

(1) 解散，驱散。如：

The police broke up the crowd (the meeting). 警察驱散了人群(集会)。

(2) (学校等)放假。如：

When do you break up for Christmas? 你们什么时候放圣诞节假?

(3) 结束，破裂。如：

The weather shows signs of breaking up. 好天气看样要过去了。

Their marriage is breaking up. 他们的婚姻濒临破裂。

(4) 击碎，撞碎。如：

The ship broke up on the rocks. 船触礁撞毁了。

(5) 绝交。如：

She’s just broken up with her boy-friend. 她刚与男朋友绝交。