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【词性变化】break n.破;破裂;破隙 a break in the clouds云朵间的一线青天 暂停;休息 a coffee break饮咖啡的小憩 Let's have a break.让我们休息一会儿。 After a short break the play continued.休息片刻后,戏继续开演。 We've been doing experiments 24 hours without a break. 我们的实验已连续不断地进行了二十四小时。 突变 a break from the past 一反过去的做法 A break anywhere in the circuit may cause the lights in the neighbourhood to go out. 电路上任一处断路,都会使这一带的电灯熄灭。 The cold weather broke at the beginning of April. 寒冷的天气到四月初开始变暖了。 破晓 at day-break破晓时 〈台球〉连续击球得分;〈网球〉接发球得分 机会;运气 Give him a break. 给他一次机会。 【常用词组】 break away逃走;逃脱 The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup.抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。 Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules. (喻) 现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。 断裂;开裂 A large piece of ice broke away from the main block. 一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。 break down 破坏;拆散 The Congressmen of the Republican tried to break down the opposition from their opponents to their proposal. (喻)共和党的议员们试图使他们的反对派不再反对他们的提案。 Chemicals in the body break our food down into useful substances. 人体中的化学元素把食物分解成有用的物质。 break down old conventions打破旧框框 The robbers broke the door down.强盗们把门砸开了。 The peace talks are said to have broken down. (喻)据说和谈破裂了。 制服;被制服(机器)损坏 Our truck broke down outside town.我们的卡车在城外抛锚了。 The car broke down halfway to the destination.汽车在到达目的地的中途抛锚了。 The car broke down halfway to the camp.车子在去营地的半路上抛锚了。 The 8 o'clock train broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.' 8点钟的那趟车因在芬格林车站出了故障而被取消了。 (责任编辑：admin) |