break sth into sth
表示把整体（如钞票、物体）拆成更小的单位。
Could you break this fifty into tens?
你能把这张五十元换成十元的吗？
出故障；弄坏；损坏；打断；中断；终止；把…换成零钱；破开；退烧；使退烧；使屈服；摧毁…的意志
to fail to keep or obey something such as a promise, rule, or law
将(某物,常为钱)拆成更小单位
To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
使(人或动物)丧失精神或意志；使精神崩溃
To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
被压垮；悲痛欲绝
To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
打断；破坏连续性；解除或终止
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
使破产；使倾家荡产
To ruin financially.
(股价)突然暴跌
Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
违反；不遵守
To violate; to fail to adhere to.
退烧；使热度消退
To end a fever.
结束；终止
To end.
开始或结束
To begin or end.
到达；来临
To arrive.
(使)停止运作；(使)失灵
To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
使(障碍物)不再阻挡；突破
To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
打乱；使混乱；刺穿
To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
(浪)在浅水处碎成浪花
To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
迸发；冲出；出现
To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
暂时停工；休息
To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
用东西垫住以缓冲下落
To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
突然响起
To become audible suddenly.
突然改变稳定状态
To change a steady state abruptly.
尝试挣脱并逃向；奔向
To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
青春期时变深沉
To become deeper at puberty.
因情绪或压力而变声:男性通常变高,女性有时变低；破声
To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
失去质地
To lose a texture.
超过(某一数字)；打破(纪录),创下新纪录
To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
作为接发球方赢得比赛
To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
开球；将球从初始整齐排列中打散
To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
拿走(某点上的)两个棋子之一
To remove one of the two men on (a point).
降级；降低军衔
To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
结束(连接)；断开
To end (a connection); to disconnect.
反击
To counter-attack.
体质或能力变弱；失去健康或力量
To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
破坏其强度、坚固性或一致性
To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
革除职务和地位；撤职；解雇
To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
突然改变；改变步态
To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
在正常完成前终止程序执行
To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
在调试期间暂停程序执行以便检查程序状态
To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
导致或允许换行发生
To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
一般现在时
He breaks the record every year.
他每年都打破纪录。
一般过去时
She broke the vase yesterday.
她昨天打碎了花瓶。
现在完成时
The machine has broken down.
机器已经坏了。
不规则动词，过去式broke，过去分词broken。
Be careful not to break the eggs when you put them in the bag.
小心别把鸡蛋放进袋子时打破了。
用法提示：动词原形break，意为‘使破裂’，后接宾语eggs。
He broke the chocolate bar into small pieces to share with his friends.
他把巧克力条掰成小块和朋友们分享。
用法提示：动词过去式broke，意为‘掰开’，后接宾语chocolate bar。
The strong wind broke several tree branches last night.
昨晚的强风折断了好几根树枝。
用法提示：动词过去式broke，意为‘折断’，主语wind，宾语branches。
表示把整体（如钞票、物体）拆成更小的单位。
Could you break this fifty into tens?
你能把这张五十元换成十元的吗？
指车辆或机器停止运转；这是不及物动词短语。
The car broke down on the highway.
汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
表示违反或不遵守；宾语可以指法律、规则、承诺等。
He broke the law and was arrested.
他违反了法律，被逮捕了。
表示使某人丧失精神或意志；也可说 break sb's spirit/will。
Years of war broke him.
多年的战争把他压垮了。
最直白的替换说法，正式和口语语境都适用。
较正式，多指设备出现异常或部分失灵，不一定是完全停止。
较正式，常指突然完全失效，如发动机或刹车失灵。
口语常用，语义宽泛，不一定指完全停止，也可指某个环节出错。
非正式表达，多指用久了的机器或车辆突然停下或彻底坏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday he break his arm.
正确表达Yesterday he broke his arm.
break 是不规则动词，过去式是 broke，不能用原形表示过去动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子The glass was breaked by the wind.
正确表达The glass was broken by the wind.
被动语态需要用过去分词 broken，而不是规则变化加 -ed 的 breaked。
grammar · medium
易错句子The toy is break.
正确表达The toy is broken.
系动词 is 后应接形容词 broken（表状态），而 break 是动词原形，不能作表语。
针对 break 表示“违反（法律、规则）”义，obey 强调服从权威或规定，如 obey the law；不用于“遵守承诺”。
针对 break 表示“违背（承诺、协议）”义，keep 搭配 promise、appointment、word 等，如 keep a promise；不用于“服从法律”的典型搭配。
针对 break 表示“违反（规则、指示）”义，follow 可接 rules、instructions、advice，适用范围较广。
针对 break 表示“违反（法律、习俗）”义，observe 较正式，如 observe the law/customs。
针对 break 表示“违反（协议、决定）”义，abide by 为短语动词，后接规则、协议等，如 abide by the rules。
crack 指表面出现裂纹，物体可能仍完整可用；break 指使物体断裂、破碎或停止工作，破坏程度更严重。
violate 用于正式或法律语境，对象多为法律、协议、权利等抽象事物；break 用于日常语境，可接 rule、promise，也可指物理上的弄坏。
interrupt 指在某人说话或某活动进行时插入，使其暂时停顿；break 作“打断”时侧重中断连续性，还可表示终结，不一定指插入。
违法
If you break the law, you may have to pay a fine.
如果你违法，你可能需要缴纳罚款。
（机器等）出故障；抛锚
The elevator broke down, so we took the stairs.
电梯出故障了，所以我们走了楼梯。
戒掉习惯
It took him years to break the habit of smoking.
他花了好几年才戒掉吸烟的习惯。
把二十美元换成零钱
Can you break a twenty? I need coins for the laundry.
你能把二十美元换开吗？我需要硬币洗衣服。
退烧
He took aspirin to break the fever.
他吃了阿司匹林来退烧。
使某人心碎
It broke her heart to leave her hometown.
离开家乡使她心碎。
打破僵局
He told a joke to break the ice at the meeting.
他在会议上讲了个笑话来打破僵局。
祝好运（演出前祝福）
Break a leg on stage tonight!
祝你今晚演出成功！
花光积蓄；倾家荡产
A new car won't break the bank.
买一辆新车不会让你倾家荡产。
我必须击垮你。
Ivan Drago, the Soviet boxer in 'Rocky IV', says this to Rocky before their fight, meaning he will crush Rocky's spirit and will.
在《洛奇4》中，苏联拳手伊万·德拉戈在比赛前对洛奇说这句话，意思是他会彻底击垮洛奇的精神和意志。
突破到另一边。
From The Doors' psychedelic rock anthem 'Break On Through', this line urges listeners to push past limitations and expand their consciousness.
出自大门乐队的迷幻摇滚杰作《突破》，这句歌词鼓励听众突破限制，扩展意识。
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