英语词组break的用法.doc

break down 1. 使崩溃；毁坏 Break down a partition; broke down our resolve.捣毁一堵隔墙；丧失了我们的决心 2. 使健康、精神崩溃 3. 放弃抵抗；屈服 Broke down and bought a new car; prejudices that break down slowly.不再坚持，买了一辆新的小轿车；慢慢放弃了的偏见 4. 失效；没用了 The elevator broke down.电梯出毛病了 5. 使变弱，变得无效 Opposition to the kings rule gradually broke down his authority.对国王统治的反抗逐渐削弱了他的权威 6. 成为可分的；可进行分析 The population breaks down into three main groups.人口可分成三个主要的群族 7. 从化学上分解，使从化学上分解 8. 【电学】 击穿 break in 1. 驯服，习惯于：为一目的而训练或使适应 2. 用惯，穿惯：通过使用使松软 Break in new shoes.把一双新鞋穿得合脚 3. 强行进入，非法进入 A prowler who was trying to break in.企图非法闯入的小偷 4. 闯入 break into 1. 打断 “No one would have dared to break into his abstraction”( - Alan Paton)“没有人胆敢打断他的臆想”( - 艾伦佩顿) 2. 突然开始 The horse broke into a wild gallop. The child broke into a flood of tears.那匹马开始狂奔。那个孩子突然放声大哭 3. 进入（一个活动领域） Broke into broadcast journalism at an early age.早年就进入了广播新闻界 break off 1. 扯断，断裂：通过扭曲，撕扯分开 2. 说话时突然打住 3. 不再友好，绝交 break out 1. 出皮疹：被皮疹感染，如丘疹 2. 猛地爆发 Fighting broke out in the prison cells.牢房里发生斗殴 3. 拿出供消费 Break out the rifles!准备好来福枪！ Lets break out the champagne.我们开一瓶香槟吧 4. 出现或逃走 5. 可分开归入各种类别，如数据 6. 分隔：从大量数据中把（信息）离析出来 break through 1. 突破，穿过：冲破障碍突然、迅速地前进 break up 1. 打破的统一性或连贯性 Break up a chocolate bar.把一块长条巧克力弄碎 An impromptu visit broke up the long afternoon.突然的造访打破了漫长的午后时光 2. 分散；散开 The crowd broke up after the game.比赛结束后人群四面散开 3. 使结束或结束 Guards broke up the fight. The marriage broke up.警卫们结束了这场打斗。婚姻破裂了 4. 【非正式用语】 爆发出大笑，使爆发出大笑 break ones back 1. 努力做成某事 break the back of 1. 完成某项任务中最困难的部分 Weve broken the back of the problem.我们已经解决了这个问题的最困难的部分。 break the bank Weve broken the back of the problem.我们已经解决了这个问题的最困难的部分。 break ones duck Weve broken the back of the problem.我们已经解决了这个问题的最困难的部分。 break someones heart Weve broken the back of the problem.我们已经解决了这个问题的最困难的部分。 break a leg! 1. (舞台俚语)好运气！ break the mould break of day 1. 破晓 break rank break (someones) serve (或 service) 1. 对方发球己方得分，破发 break ship 1. (航海)（船员）逾假不归 break step give someone a break 1. (非正式)停止给某人施加压力 make a break for 1. （尤指为逃跑而）冲向 He made a break for the door.他冲向门口。 make a clean break 1. 彻底脱离（某种环境或关系） thats (或 thems) the breaks 1. (北美，非正式)到头来总是这个样（表示甘愿逆来顺受） break away 1. 挣脱，逃脱 break something down 1. 毁坏（门或其他障碍） They had to get the police to break the door down.他们不得不叫警察来把门砸开了。 Class barriers can be broken down by educational reform.通过教育改革可以消除阶级障碍。 2. 分解 Each tutorial is broken down into more manageable units.每本辅导材料都被分成了更易处理的单元。 break forth 1. 爆发，迸发 break free 1. 同 break away break someone in 1. 使某人熟悉新工作（或新环境） There was no time to break in a new foreign minister.没时间让一位新外长来熟悉情况了。 2. 驯马 break something in 1. 使（新物件等）经使用后逐渐变得合用，磨合（尤指将新鞋逐渐穿得舒服合脚） break in on 1. 打断 The doctors voice broke in on her thoughts.医生的话打断了她的思绪。 break something off 1. 断开，撕开 Tucker broke off a piece of bread.塔克撕下一块面包。 break something open 1. 打破，冲破 break out in 1. （人体）突感不适 She had broken out in a rash.她身上突然出了疹子。 break out of 1. 逃脱 A prisoner broke out of his cell.一名囚犯越狱。 Executives looking to break out of the corporate hierarchy.指望打破公司等级制度的管理人员。 break something out 1. (非正式)打开（或开启）以供使用 It was time to break out the champagne.开香槟的时刻到了。 break someone up 1. (主 北美)使心烦，使烦恼 break something up 1. 打碎，打破 Break up the chocolate and place it in a bowl.把巧克力打碎盛在碗里。 He intends to break the company up into strategic business units.他想把公司分成几个战略小组。 break with 1. 与（某人）关系破裂 He had broken with his family long before.很久以前他就和家里断绝来往了。 习惯用语 break a leg 1. 用来祝愿某人（如演员）演出成功 break bread 1. 一道用餐 break camp 1. 打好背包，离开露营地 break cover 1. 离开隐蔽处：从安全的地方或隐蔽的地方露出 The platoon broke cover and headed down the road.一群人从暗处走出来，沿着大路前进 break even 1. 收支相抵：获得与投资相等的利润，如在商业冒险中 break new ground 1. 更好成绩：在以前取得的成绩上更进一步 A company that broke new ground in the field of computers.在计算机领域取得新进展的公司 break (ones) neck 1. 竭尽全力：尽最大可能的努力 break rank 或 break ranks 1. 秩序混乱，如士兵的队列 2. 不符合，不相称：不符合盛行的或所期望的模式或秩序 “Architectural experts have criticized the plaza in the past because it breaks rank with the distinctive faades of neighboring Fifth Avenue blocks, whose buildings are flush with the sidewalk”( - Sharon Chur