All the windows broke with the force of the blast.
爆炸的巨大力量震碎了所有的窗户。
She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces .
她把盘子掉在地上打碎了。
to break a cup/window
打破杯子╱窗户
She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
她从梯子上掉下来，摔断了胳膊。
He broke the chocolate in two .
他把那块巧克力一分为二。
My watch has broken.
我的表坏了。
I think I've broken the washing machine.
我可能把洗衣机弄坏了。
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
那条狗咬了我，但没咬破皮肤。
to break the law/rules/conditions
违反法律╱规章╱所定条件
to break an agreement/a contract/a promise/your word
违反协议╱合同╱允诺；食言
to break an appointment(= not to come to it)
失约
He was breaking the speed limit(= travelling faster than the law allows) .
他违章超速驾驶。
Let's break for lunch.
我们休息一会儿，吃午饭。
a broken night's sleep(= a night during which you often wake up)
夜间时时醒来的睡眠
We broke our journey in Oxford(= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to) .
我们途中在牛津停留了一下。
She broke the silence by coughing.
她的咳嗽声打破了寂静。
A tree broke his fall(= stopped him as he was falling) .
他坠落时一棵树挡住了他。
The phone rang and broke my train of thought.
电话铃响起来，打断了我的思路。
an attempt to break the year-long siege
试图冲破长达一年的围困
Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike .
资方未能使罢工终止。
He broke all ties with his parents.
他断绝了与父母的一切关系。
He finally managed to break free from his attacker.
他终于设法逃脱了袭击他的人。
to break sb's morale/resistance/resolve/spirit
瓦解某人的士气╱抵抗╱决心╱精神
The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.
政府决心削弱工会的力量。
The scandal broke him(= ruined his reputation and destroyed his confidence) .
这桩丑闻把他毁了。
She broke under questioning(= was no longer able to bear it) and confessed to everything.
她经不住盘问，招认了一切。
The death of his wife broke him completely.
妻子的死使他悲痛欲绝。
The clouds broke and the sun came out.
云开日出。
Dawn was breaking when they finally left.
他们终于离开时正是破晓时分。
There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
丑闻一传开，舆论一片哗然。
breaking news(= news that is arriving about events that have just happened)
突发性新闻
Who's going to break it to her?
由谁来把这事告诉她呢？
I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you.
我很难过，这消息得由我来告诉你。
Her voice broke as she told us the dreadful news.
她告诉我们这可怕的消息时，声音都变了。
She had broken the world 100 metres record.
她打破了 100 米世界纪录。
The movie broke all box-office records.
这部影片打破了所有的票房纪录。
the sound of waves breaking on the beach
浪涛拍岸的声音
The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
海浪冲刷着破船的残骸。
to break a code
破译密码
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
可以给我找开二十元的钞票吗？
a coffee/lunch/tea break
用咖啡╱午饭╱茶的休息时间
Let's take a break .
咱们休息会儿吧。
a break for lunch
午餐休息
She worked all day without a break.
她接连工作了一整天。
Come and see me at break.
课间休息时来见我。
a break in my daily routine
我日常生活中的一段小插曲
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children.
她想暂时放下工作，去生孩子。
More news after the break.
广告后继续报道新闻。
We had a weekend break in New York.
我们在纽约度过了一个周末假日。
a well-earned break
应得的休假
He needed to make a complete break with the past.
他得与过去彻底告别。
a break with tradition/convention(= a change from what is accepted, in sth such as art, behaviour, etc.)
突破传统；破除习俗
a break in the weather(= a change from one type of weather to a different one)
天气的转变
a break in diplomatic relations
外交关系的中断
We could see the moon through a break in the clouds.
我们能从云缝里看到月亮。
I got my lucky break when I won a ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ competition.
我时来运转，在“年度最佳青年记者”竞赛中取胜。
We've had a few bad breaks(= pieces of bad luck) along the way.
我们一路上遭遇了几次厄运。
The X-ray showed there was no break in his leg.
X 光照片显示他的腿没有骨折。
It was her second break in the set.
这是本盘比赛中她第二次破掉对手的发球局。
break point(= a situation in which, if you win the next point, you win the game)
破对方发球局的破发点
He's put together a magnificent break.
他这杆球打得很不错。
a 147 break(= the highest possible break in snooker )
单杆 147 分（斯诺克中的单杆最高得分）
Give the lad a break─it's only his second day on the job.
别苛求这小伙子，他上工才第二天。
Give the lad a break─it's only his second day on the job.
别苛求这小伙子，他上工才第二天。
He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.
他突然一跃而起，向门口逃窜。
They decided to make a break for it(= to try and escape) that night.
他们决定那天晚上逃跑。
He suddenly leapt up and made a break for the door.
他突然一跃而起，向门口逃窜。
They decided to make a break for it(= to try and escape) that night.
他们决定那天晚上逃跑。
1.破坏;损伤;中断;折断;【电】断路
2.驯兽,训练
3.【语】音的分裂
4.亚麻下脚
1.破坏;损伤;中断;折断;【电】断路
2.驯兽,训练
3.【语】音的分裂
4.亚麻下脚
1.“break”的现在分词
1.The present participle of break
1.When record-breaking storms flooded the village this past summer, the children happily paddled around on boards as if they were canoes.
去年夏天空前的暴雨淹没村寨时，孩子们把木板当做独木舟来嬉戏。
2.Breaking the figures down even further, five out of every eight dollars were spent by women.
把数字做的分析，，每八元中有五元是女性销费的；
3.Never let a man spend the night, she said. Never apologize, never explain. She was breaking all her rules, and it would change everything.
永远不要留男人过夜，她说的。从不道歉，从不解释。她违背了自己的所有准则，并且这将改变所有的事情。
4.It could be very awkward to continue working with this person after breaking up with him or her.
分手以后还继续与对方共事可能会非常尴尬。
5.There's a river in your eyes and I'm swept away Breaking inside out, promising to stay Together again, a lifetime stranded apart Save me!
有一条河流，在你眼里，我卷走打破内而外，答应留下来再次相聚，一生滞留除了救我！
6.He did not realize that she was obeying his orders exactly, although it was breaking her heart.
他没有意识到她在完完全全地服从他的命令，尽管这叫她伤心欲碎。
7.What about you? What is the point of living simply for you? I'd love to hear other folks' reasons for slowing down and breaking free.
你有何感想？简单生活对你来说它的意义是什么呢？我非常想听到其他人对放慢生活脚步并自由自在呼吸的看法。
8.The attack took place in the early evening when Afghans were breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
爆炸袭击发生在傍晚时分，当时阿富汗人正在准备穆斯林斋月的开始。
9.You know, I'm a big believer in breaking bad news to a guy when you're in bed with him.
我坚信向男人宣布坏消息的最好时机就是在和他在床上的时候。——《生活大爆炸》
10.Then, like a storm breaking, she picked up the cognac glass in front of her and hurled it at him with all her might.
一阵死一样的沉默，然后她像暴风雨一样爆发了，抓起眼前的白兰地酒杯狠命朝他掷来。