1. break up 分手/解散
Four months ago , my girlfriend and I broke up.
四个月前，我和我的女朋友分手了。
The police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
警察不得不使用武力驱散人群。
2. break down 精神崩溃/毁坏
The machine must break down at this busy hour.
正忙的时候，机器偏偏又坏了。
He finally break down under the four-hour's strain.
在四小时的压力下他终于坚持不了。
3. break in 破门而入
Robbers often breaks in at midnight.
强盗经常在半夜破门而入。
4. break out 出皮疹/爆发
His efforts were brought to naught when the war broke out.
战争爆发，使他的一切努力付诸东流。
The baby broke out in a rash.
婴孩全身出了一片红疹。
5. break off 休息一下/暂停
Let's break off work for a few minutes.
我们把工作暂停几分钟。
6. break through 突破/穿过
The sun broke through the clouds.
太阳冲破云层出来了。
We hope to break through soon in the fight against AIDS.
我们希望在与艾滋病的斗争中很快有所突破。
7. break even 不赚不赔，收支平衡
It will be a year before the firm makes a profit but at least it's breaking even.
这家公司一年以后才能赢利，现在至少已收支平衡了。
8. the break of dawn 破晓
She got up at the break of dawn.
天刚亮她便起床了。
9. break the ice 打破僵局/破冰
The host told a joke to his guest to break the ice.
主人为了打破僵局，给客人讲了个笑话。
10. break the bank 太贵
Come on! One evening at the theatre won't break the bank.
得啦! 看一晚上戏不会倾家荡产的。
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