break

vt.

1. 打破；折斷；使碎裂
   He fell down and broke his ankle.

   他跌斷了腳踝。

2. 毀壞，弄壞；砸破
   They broke down the door with a big heavy log.

   他們用一根粗大的木頭將門砸開。

3. 兌開（大額鈔票等）
4. 越（獄）；從……掙脫
   break jail

   越獄

5. 衝破（障礙等）；破……而入；闖入
   The river broke its banks during the flood.

   洪水期間河水衝破了堤岸。

6. 破（土）；割破
   He fell but didn't break the skin.

   他跌倒了但沒有擦破皮膚。

7. 打破（寂靜等）；切斷（電路等）；中止（旅程等）
   Radio contact was suddenly broken.

   無線電聯絡突然中斷了。

   At last Phil broke the silence.

   最後菲爾終於打破了沉寂。

8. 使垮掉；制服；放棄（習慣）；使放棄習慣
   He just can't break such a bad habit.

   他就是改不掉這個壞習慣。

9. 破壞（約束）；違反
   She didn't break the rules.

   她沒有違反規定。

10. 打破（記錄）；超過
    She broke the world record for the broad jump.

    她打破了跳遠的世界記錄。

11. 透露；說出
12. 破解（密碼）；破（案）；拆穿
13. 使破產

vi.

1. 破碎；破裂；斷裂
   The plate broke to pieces when it fell on the floor.

   盤子落在地上摔碎了。

2. 破掉，被損壞
   My watch has broken.

   我的表壞了。

3. 猛闖，突破；強行逃脫[Q]
   The man broke away from his guards.

   這人從看守處逃脫了。

4. 中斷，中止
   Let's break for lunch.

   讓我們停下來吃午飯吧。

5. （精神等）垮掉
   His health began to break two years ago.

   兩年前他的健康狀況開始變糟。

6. 突然發生；突然傳出
   We had no sooner set out than a thunder storm broke.

   我們剛動身就突然下起了大雷雨。

7. （天空）破曉
   When day broke he had already been on the way.

   天亮時，他已在路上了。

8. （嗓音）突變