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作者: djt000    时间: 2013-10-10 16:37
标题: break的用法
一、break的基本用法

(一)作动词

1. 作及物动词

①打破;打碎;使折断

如:Take care not to break the cup.

小心别把茶杯打碎了。

If you pull too hard you will break the rope.

如果你太用力拉,就会把绳子拉断。

②违背;违反

如:He accused his father of having broken his word.

他指责他的父亲违背诺言。

The worker broke the rule of running this machine.

这名工人违反了操作这台机器的规则。

③减弱(力量);打破(记录);中断(某事)

如:The government is determined to break the power of the trade unions.

政府决心削弱工会的势力。

She is eager to break the Olympic 100 meters record.

她渴望打破奥运会100米记录。

2. 作不及物动词

①折断;破碎

如:The thread breaks where it is weakest.

线在最脆弱的地方容易断。

The rope broke and he fell to the ground.

绳子断了,他摔到了地上。

②(天)亮;(消息)突然传出;(身体或精神)垮掉

如:As I walked home the dawn was just breaking over Paris.

我启程回家时,巴黎的天刚蒙蒙亮。

There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.

丑闻传开后引起了公愤。

He broke under questioning and confessed to everything.

他经受不住盘问,精神上垮了下来,于是供认了一切。

(二)作名词(通常为可数名词)

1. 间歇;休息时间(尤指工作期间)

如:She's worked for 27 hours without a break.

她已经不间断地工作了二十七个小时。

2. 机会;运气(多用于口语中)

如:Give him a break and he'll succeed. 给他一个机会,他会成功的。



二、由break构成的常用搭配

1. break down (机器)坏了;(计划、谈判)失败;(谈话、通讯)中断

如:We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down.

很抱歉我们来晚了,但是由于车坏了。

Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.

双方的谈判已经破裂。

2. break into 破门而入;打断(谈话);(不得已)占用

如:He broke into our talk rudely.

他粗鲁地打断了我们的谈话。

His father broke into his money in order to buy a car.

为了买车,他父亲只好用了他的钱。

3. break off 突然停止;中断(谈判);断绝(关系)

如:These two countries have broken off relations again.

这两个国家又断交了。

4. break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾等)爆发

如:World War II broke out in September 1939.

第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

5. break up散会、(学期)结束、驱散(集会)、(精神上)垮掉

如:When does school break up?

本学期什么时候结束?






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