Word · Frequency #2451
breach
违背；违反；不履行
breach
- 1.
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
通过破坏或撞击造成的缺口或开口,如墙、堡垒或堤坝中的
- 2.
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
未能履行某项承诺的行为或义务
- 3.
The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
比喻意义上的打破行为。
- 4.
an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
一个开口(尤指堤坝或防御工事上的缺口)
- 5.
A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
法律或任何义务或关系的破坏或违反；不履行
- 6.
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
个人或社会层面的分裂(如对立派别之间)
- 7.
A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling out.
友好关系的破裂,争执。
- 8.
A difference in opinions, social class, etc.
意见、社会阶层等的分歧
- 9.
A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves.
水浪的冲破(如漫过船只或海岸防御工事)；水浪本身。
- 10.
A breaking out upon; an assault.
突袭；攻击
通过破坏或撞击造成的缺口或开口,如墙、堡垒或堤坝中的；未能履行某项承诺的行为或义务；比喻意义上的打破行为。；一个开口(尤指堤坝或防御工事上的缺口)；法律或任何义务或关系的破坏或违反；不履行
In use
The company sued its supplier for breach of contract.
She considered the landlord's refusal to return the deposit a clear breach of their agreement.
Any breach of the safety rules will result in immediate dismissal.
a breach of sth
指违反法律、协议或义务。
The company was sued for a breach of contract.
该公司因违约被起诉。
a breach in sth
指物体上的裂口或缝隙。
Water poured through a breach in the dam.
水从大坝的裂口涌出。
to breach sth
指攻破或突破某物。
The army breached the enemy's defenses.
Connections
Collocations
- breach of contract
- 违反合同
- The company sued for breach of contract.该公司因违反合同而提起诉讼。
- breach of security
- 安全漏洞；违反安全规定
- A breach of security allowed hackers to access the data.安全漏洞使黑客得以访问数据。
- breach of duty
- 失职
- The officer was accused of a breach of duty.该官员被指控失职。
- breach of the peace
- 扰乱治安
- He was arrested for breach of the peace.他因扰乱治安而被捕。
- breach a dam
- 决堤
- The floodwaters breached the dam.洪水冲垮了水坝。
- breach a wall
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一堵墙被攻破（breach），露出一个大裂口，记住：breach就是裂口或打破。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
As a noun, often used with 'of' to indicate the thing broken; as a verb, always transitive.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: teach, beach, reach, peach, bleach all end with '-each' and have the /iːtʃ/ sound, matching 'breach'. Warning: words like 'bread' (spelled brea- but pronounced /bred/), 'break' (/breɪk/), and 'breath' (/breθ/) look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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