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take a break (from sth)
take a break 是常用搭配，表示短暂休息；from 后接暂时离开或暂停的事情。
I'm going to take a short break from work.
我要从工作中休息一小会儿。
休息；暂停；幕间休息
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
休息；暂停；幕间休息
A pause or rest, especially from work; an intermission.
I'm going to take a short break from work.
我要从工作中休息一小会儿。
将某物打碎成两块或更多块的行为。
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
嘻哈DJ为制作节奏舞曲而将歌曲中的打击乐间奏延长重复的段落。
A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
某物内部或两物之间出现的物理间隙。
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
连续性的中断；脱离或决裂。
An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
She got a lucky break when the company called her for an interview.
她走了好运，那家公司打电话叫她去面试。
That was a real break; the train was delayed just long enough for him to catch it.
那真是好运；火车晚点正好让他赶上了。
Winning the lottery was an incredible break for our family.
中彩票对我们家来说是一个难以置信的好运。
take a break 是常用搭配，表示短暂休息；from 后接暂时离开或暂停的事情。
I'm going to take a short break from work.
我要从工作中休息一小会儿。
a break in sth 可指空间上的裂口或空隙，也可指时间上的间歇，需根据语境选择译法。
We saw a break in the clouds.
我们看见云间出现一道缝隙。
between 后接两个名词或名词短语，指两者之间的间歇或空隙；复数形式是 breaks。
There is a ten-minute break between the two sessions.
两场会议之间有十分钟休息时间。
without a break 意为“不间断地”，常与表示持续动作的动词搭配使用。
He worked for six hours without a break.
他连续工作了六个小时，没有休息。
Not this
Let's have break.
Use this
Let's have a break.
break 指“休息”时是可数名词，常用搭配 have/take a break，必须有冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。加上 a 后，句子才符合英语可数名词短语的用法。
Not this
I need a break of studying.
Use this
I need a break from studying.
break 表示“暂停某活动”时，固定搭配是 a break from + 活动/事物，说明休息所离开的对象；介词 of 不能表示这一关系。把 of 改成 from，就正确表达了“从学习中暂时休息一下”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
好运
He got a lucky break when the interviewer was also a fan of his work.
面试官也是他作品的粉丝，他走了好运。
重大机遇
Her big break came when she was cast in a Hollywood movie.
她被选上一部好莱坞电影时，她的重大机遇来了。
厄运
Losing his job was a bad break, but he soon found a better one.
丢了工作是厄运，但他很快找到了更好的工作。
好运；侥幸
Winning the lottery was a lucky break for him.
中彩票对他来说是个好运。
厄运；倒霉事
Losing his job was a bad break.
丢掉工作是一件倒霉事。
破晓；黎明
We set out at break of dawn.
我们在破晓时分出发。
我想要挣脱束缚
After working for hours, she needed a break.
工作几小时后，她需要休息一下。
休息一下，休息一下，把你的文件收好。
He decided to take a short break.
他决定休息一小会儿。
Use break naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将'break'（打破）想象成好运打破困境，突然降临。
语域：非正式；典型使用场景：日常对话、新闻报道、个人经历；备注：多用于口语或非正式场合，表示意外的好运。
The word 'break' is the only common word with the '-eak' spelling pronounced /eɪk/ (along with 'steak'). Other '-eak' words like 'leak', 'weak' are pronounced /iːk/. Words ending in '-ake' (e.g., 'bake', 'cake', 'wake') share the same /eɪk/ sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.