Phrase
break up
分手;结束
to end a romantic relationship with someone
- 1.
To break or separate into pieces.
打碎或分成碎片。
- 2.
To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
打碎或分成碎片;分解或分开。
- 3.
To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.
极大地扰乱;引起极大的情绪困扰或不快。
- 4.
To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
结束(通常是浪漫或性)关系。
- 5.
To dissolve; to part.
解散;分开。
- 6.
Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
学校在学期结束时放假。
- 7.
Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
谈话因连接不良而无法理解;信号恶化。
- 8.
To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
制止打斗;分开打斗的人。
- 9.
To become disorganised.
变得无序。
- 10.
To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
切割或拆解成废料。
打碎;破碎;驱散;解散;分裂;分解;衰退;变坏;打碎或分成碎片。
In use
My sister and her boyfriend broke up after five years together.
Some couples break up because they grow apart.
I saw them break up outside the café.
break up (no object)
指会议、聚会等结束或解散。
The meeting broke up at noon.
会议在中午散了。
break up with sb
固定搭配,指结束恋爱关系。
She broke up with her boyfriend.
她和男朋友分手了。
break sth up
可分离,宾语可放在break和up之间。
The police broke the fight up.
警察驱散了斗殴。
Connections
Confusing words
- break down
- 分解,出故障,崩溃 · break up 指结束关系或打碎整体,而 break down 侧重于分解成部分、系统瘫痪或情绪崩溃
- break off
- 折断,中断,断绝 · break up 常指关系或集会结束,而 break off 强调突然中断(如对话、谈判)或折断物体
- split up
- 分裂,分开,分手 · break up 与 split up 在分手意义上相近,但 split up 更强调群体分裂成小团体或夫妻分开,且split up 多用于主动分离
Learner notes
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