break

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bɹeɪk/|[bɹʷeɪ̯k]    美 /bɹeɪk/|[bɹʷeɪ̯k]|/bɹæɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
    — The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
  2. A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
    — The smooth criminal on beat breaks / Never put me in your box if your shit eats tapes
  3. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
    — The sun came out in a break in the clouds.
  4. An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
    — Work commenced at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday and continued without break until 4 a.m. on Monday morning, in the course of which three shifts of upwards of 90 men each and three steam cranes were employed.
  5. A rest or pause, usually from work.
    — Let’s take a five-minute break.
  6. A rest or pause, usually from work.; A time for students to talk or play between lessons. UK
    — It was playtime - or rather ‘break’ - and I had brazenly joined in a game of football on the school parade ground.
  7. A rest or pause, usually from work.; A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
    — winter break, spring break
  8. A short holiday.
    — a weekend break on the Isle of Wight
  9. A temporary split with a romantic partner.
    — I think we need a break.
  10. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
    — But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.
  11. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
    — big break
  12. A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
    — Following the invasion of France by the Germans in May of 1940, the securities markets experienced a break in prices.
  13. The beginning (of the morning).
    — daybreak
  14. An act of escaping.
    — to make a break for it; to make a break for the door
  15. The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
    — No matter how much text you add above the break, the text after the break will always appear at the top of a new page.
  16. A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
  17. Ellipsis of breakpoint. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  18. A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather. UK
  19. A game won by the receiving player(s).
  20. The first shot in a game of billiards.
  21. The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
  22. The counter-attack.
    — Blackpool were not without their opportunities - thanks to their willingness to commit and leave men forward even when under severe pressure - and they looked very capable of scoring on the break.
  23. The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
  24. A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
    — The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point.
  25. The start of a horse race.
    — Cigar was distracted at the break and let his five opponents get the jump.
  26. The opening of packages of cards for a collectible card game, often for further distribution to paying customers.
  27. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind. dated
  28. Alternative form of brake (“cart or carriage without a body, for breaking in horses”) alt-of,alternative
  29. A sharp bit or snaffle.
    — Pampered jades […] which need nor break nor bit.
  30. A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
    — The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.
  31. The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
    — Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
  32. The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
    — 34. Of the Registers of the Voice - All singers have observed that there are certain parts of the Vocal Scale where a break, as it is called, seldom fails to occur.
  33. An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US). in-plural
  34. An error. obsolete,slang
    — "Maybe he will some day," says the Missus, and then her and Bessie pretended like they'd made a break and was embarrassed.
  35. A crease or fold arising where the pants leg reaches the shoe.
    — A full break or even multiple breaks is an older, more conservative style, as modern pants often end well above the shoe, so there is no break.
动词 v.
  1. To B-boy; to breakdance. slang
    — Let the poppers pop and the breakers break / We're cool, cool cats, it's like that
  2. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. ergative,intransitive,transitive
    — If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
  3. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.; To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain. ergative,intransitive,transitive
    — His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.
  4. To brake. rare
    — Breaking heavily, now on a 1 in 39 gradient, the train makes as if to cross the Tamar at once, only to swing sharply to the right, […].
  5. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. transitive
    — Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
  6. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. transitive
    — Her child’s death broke Angela.
  7. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.; To turn an animal into a beast of burden. transitive
    — Colonel: See, gentlemen? Any horse could be broken.
  8. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief. intransitive
    — My heart is breaking.
  9. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate. transitive
    — I’ve got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.
  10. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.; To end the run of (a play). transitive
    — In July Alexander broke the run and went on tour, as was his custom. He believed in keeping in touch with provincial audiences and how wise he was!
  11. To ruin financially. transitive
    — The recession broke some small businesses.
  12. To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt. intransitive,obsolete
    — He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes break, and come to poverty.
  13. Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly. intransitive
    — With a few exceptions, stock prices tend to follow the overall market averages. When you have a market decline, therefore, many stocks share the same overall chart pattern. Prices break and go sideways for a period of time.
  14. To violate; to fail to adhere to. transitive
    — When you go to Vancouver, promise me you won't break the law.
  15. To end a fever.; To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed. intransitive
    — Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
  16. To end a fever.; To successfully treat or resist (a fever). transitive
    — The treatment broke my fever.
  17. To end. intransitive
    — The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
  18. To begin or end. intransitive
    — We ran to find shelter before the storm broke.
  19. To arrive. intransitive
    — Morning has broken.
  20. To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage. slang,transitive
    — Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.
  21. To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether. intransitive,transitive
    — On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.
  22. To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.; To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression. intransitive,specifically,transitive
    — Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions.
  23. To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar. transitive
    — to break a seal
  24. To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.; To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible. specifically,transitive
  25. To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.; To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like. specifically,transitive
  26. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce. transitive
    — The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
  27. To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. intransitive
    — There are many places on the reef that break during the summer.
  28. To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view. intransitive
    — The Clouds are ſtill above; and, while I ſpeak, / A ſecond deluge o'er our head may break.
  29. To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break. intransitive
    — Let's break for lunch.
  30. To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath. transitive
    — He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
  31. To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc. ergative,transitive
    — The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.
  32. To become audible suddenly. intransitive
    — Like the crash of thunderbolts…, the sound of musquetry broke over the lawn, ….
  33. To change a steady state abruptly. transitive
    — His coughing broke the silence.
  34. To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for. transitive
    — As the last firing of the big guns begins to die down, the German light forces still fighting to the west begin to make their choices. Some break for the open sea; others run for the German-occupied coast; still others stand and die. A small group decide to strike their colors, in imitation of three of the larger German ships.
  35. To suddenly become. copulative,informal
    — Things began breaking bad for him when his parents died.
  36. To become deeper at puberty. intransitive
  37. To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack. intransitive
    — His voice breaks when he gets emotional.
  38. To lose a texture.; To de-emulsify. intransitive,transitive
    — If you cook it too long, coconut milk will break.
  39. To lose a texture.; To become overwhipped and thus lose its texture. intransitive,transitive,usually
  40. To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record. transitive
    — He broke the men's 100-meter record.
  41. To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver. transitive
    — He needs to break serve to win the match.
  42. To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement. intransitive
    — Is it your or my turn to break?
  43. To remove one of the two men on (a point). transitive
  44. To demote; to reduce the military rank of. transitive
    — Sir Reginald Wingate, High Commissioner in Egypt, was happy for the success of the work he had advocated for years. I grudged him this happiness; for McMahon, who took the actual risk of starting it, had been broken just before prosperity began.
  45. To end (a connection); to disconnect. transitive
    — The referee ordered the boxers to break the clinch.
  46. To counter-attack. intransitive
    — The Baggies almost hit back instantly when Graham Dorrans broke from midfield and pulled the trigger from 15 yards but Paul Robinson did superbly to tip the Scot's drive around the post.
  47. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate. obsolete,transitive
    — Katharine, break thy mind to me.
  48. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength. intransitive
    — See how the dean begins to break; / Poor gentleman he droops apace.
  49. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of. transitive
    — to break flax
  50. To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss. transitive
    — when I see a great officer broke.
  51. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait. intransitive
    — to break into a run or gallop
  52. To fall out; to terminate friendship. archaic,intransitive
    — c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, On Friendship To break upon the score of danger or expense is to be mean and narrow-spirited.
  53. To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
  54. To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
  55. To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
    — zero-width non-breaking space

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
burst bust shatter shear smash split bisect fracture subject tame go against violate fail go down contravene
反义词
assemble fix join mend put together repair hold
衍生词
ad break autumn break bathroom break beach break beambreak big break bio-break bio break break and entry break-building break-bulk break clause break dance break dancer break dancing break figure break junction breakless breakly break movie Break O'Day break of dawn break of day break of gauge break point breakproof break room break time breaktime break with tradition career break catch a break century break Christmas break city break class break clean break coffee break comfort break commercial break crossbreak dam break dambreak day-break daybreak double break double-break double break point Easter break fag break fall break fast break firebreak fire break gimme a break give it a break give me a break give someone a break half-break hammer break harvest break heartbreak jail break jailbreak leg break limit break lucky break lunchbreak lunch break make a break for it March break maximum break microbreak midterm break mid-term break mind break minibreak mini-break multibreak nanobreak newsbreak nightbreak no-break space off break page break paragraph break pawn break physical break pinky break point break postbreak potty break prebreak prison break reading break reef break sand break section break shelf break shelfbreak shore break short break soft break spring break station break summer break sunbreak syllabic break take a break tax break T-break tea break Thanksgiving break thermal break Think break tie-break tie break toilet break tolerance break tough break underbreak waterbreak water break wet break wikibreak wind break wind-break winter break word break word-break zoo break
相关词
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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der.
Proto-Germanic *brekaną
Proto-West Germanic *brekan
Old English brecan
Middle English breken
English break
From Middle English breken, from Old English brecan (“to break”), from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Doublet of bray.
Cognates
Cognates of Germanic origin include Scots brek (“to break”), West Frisian brekke (“to break”), Dutch breken (“to break”), Low German breken (“to break”), German brechen (“to break”), French broyer (“to crush, grind”), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan, “to break, destroy”), Norwegian brek (“desire, yearning”).
Also cognate with Albanian brishtë (“fragile”), Latin frangō (“break, break up, shatter”, verb), whence English fracture and other terms – fragile, frail, fraction, and fragment.
The modern pronunciation shows an irregular change of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language; contrast this with the development of other words such as speak and wreak.
词源 2
Clipping of breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) and see also breakdancing.
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